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Shares in Wood Group have resumed trading on the London Stock Exchange, surging as much as 38% after a suspension lasting more than five months.

Scottish cloud computing firm iomart Group has reported a 25% rise in revenue for the first half of the financial year, driven by a major acquisition.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a significant shift in market transparency by ending the public identification of firms that short-sell UK-listed companies. In a new consultation, the FCA has outlined plans to stop disclosing the identities of individual short-sellers. Instead, it

Armstrong Watson has appointed Clare Lancaster as a director in its private client tax team. The accountancy, business and financial advisory firm has rapidly expanded its senior tax team in recent months, and Ms Lancaster's is among a string of senior hires and promotions across the business.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced new plans to support the tokenisation of assets, aiming to drive innovation and growth within the UK's £14 trillion asset management sector.

Ofcom has fined Royal Mail £21 million for significant delivery failures.

EY has been accused of misleading the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) over its audit of NMC Health, as the £2 billion negligence trial concerning the collapsed hospital operator nears its conclusion.

Nearly half of millennials are willing to open a Junior ISA (JISA) to help give someone else’s child a financial foot up, according to research conducted by 3Gem on behalf Scottish Friendly. Meanwhile, the same research shows a continued rise in support amongst the UK public for reforming JISA

With the UK government’s consultation on mandating major companies and financial services firms to develop and implement climate transition plans now closed, the spotlight is turning not just on corporate strategy, but on their legal responsibilities. By 2023, more than 70% of FTSE 100 compani

Land reform campaigners are calling on the taxpayer-funded Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) to reconsider its financial relationship with Gresham House, an asset management group that has become Scotland's second-largest private landowner.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) are joining together to tackle misleading advertising and inadequate information provided by some claims management companies (CM

Scottish fintech firm Beeks Financial Cloud Group has reported a 26% surge in revenue to £35.9 million, while underlying profit before tax jumped 41% to £5.5m, for the year ending 30 June 2025. The Renfrewshire-based company's Gross profit grew by 30% to £14.7m. This performan

Global offshore connectivity firm Tampnet has named Kirsty Lawrence its new chief financial officer (CFO). An internal promotion, Ms Lawrence joined the company in 2021 as a finance business partner and was promoted to head of group business control in 2023. Before her time at Tampnet, she specialis

Scotland’s charity sector is in a fragile state. Financial strain is widespread, future funding uncertain, and services and roles are at risk, writes Emma Marshall. Research from the third sector in Scotland, stark admissions from those at the helm – and anecdotes from our own clients &n

Inverclyde Council has appointed David Forbes as its new chief financial officer. Mr Forbes joins the council from North Ayrshire Council where he has worked since 2016 and is currently senior manager (strategic business manager).