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Increased demand for guidance on boardroom governance has seen financial services adviser Malcolm Wood drafted in to a consultancy role with Burness Paull LLP. Mr Wood recently stepped down as group company secretary of Lloyds Banking Group. Prior to that he successfully led the in-house legal and s

A boost to the local economy and the creation of new jobs are expected in Speyside after planners were given the green light for a new distillery.

Two Scottish entrepreneurs from Snag and Invisible Cities have come out on top in the Barclays Entrepreneur Awards 2019, which celebrates the most innovative, disruptive and socially inspiring businesses across the UK.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has published two new reports which reveal that more support is needed for whistleblowing amongst professional chartered accountants (CAs).

MacRoberts has helped win an £18 million investment for emerging Scottish energy company Together Energy. The deal, which has been secured from Warrington Borough Council, will see the council take a 50 per cent shareholding in the business. The council was attracted to the Glasgow-based compa

A man lost most of his life savings after his best friend turned an oil-fired boiler in his workshop on – unaware that €540,000 was stashed inside.

Statistics released yesterday by HMRC have revealed that Scotland has seen another rise in Research and Development (R&D) tax credit claims. The latest 2017-18 figures show Scottish companies made a total of 2,210 claims, up from 1,900 made that this time last year.

The latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) Quarterly Economic Indicator survey for Q3 of 2019 shows that businesses continue to struggle due to factors caused by Brexit uncertainty in the most recent quarter.

House prices in Scotland continued to rise over the last three months, bucking the trend across other UK regions.

Standard Life Aberdeen is to cut up to 70 jobs in its IT department due to outsourcing. Workers at the financial services company were called into a meeting yesterday afternoon and told that the company's IT services would be outsourced to US-headquartered IT services company Cognizent.

Lanarkshire is to host the Lanarkshire Women in Business Closing The Female Funding Gap event next month to provide expert advice and access to funders to women across the area. The event follows the successful launch of Lanarkshire Women in Business last month – a brand new initiative designe

East Killbride-based pharmaceutical wholesaler Target Healthcare Group has received a seven-figure funding package from HSBC UK. The firm has said it will use the funding to boost its domestic and international business and increase its staff.

Glasgow-based TSF Finance has appointed Stephanie Moyes as director and Ian Close and Lee Mair as senior funding partners. TSF Finance services include invoice finance, asset finance, VAT loans, unsecured loans, commercial mortgages and bridging finance.

BDO LLP's Inflation Index fell by 1.39 points to 95.36 points in September - the lowest level since the Brexit referendum more than three years ago. The index now sits on the brink of the deflationary threshold (95.0), signalling a potential economic downturn.

Youth football teams in North-east Aberdeen have received a boost ahead of the new football season thanks to backing from Scott James Wealth Management (SJWM). SJWM announced its support for East End Lewis Youth and Stonehaven Youth FC’s girls’ under-13 side.