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Loch Lomond-based Glen Luss Distillery has appointed former KPMG partner Gary Deans as non-executive director.  Mr Deans brings over 35 years of experience advising privately-held businesses and his work at Glen Luss will focus on raising finance and the business’s growth strategy. He als

Jeff Bezos, the head of Amazon and the world's richest man, has just broken his wealth record once again after his net worth increased to $171.6 billion. The valuation of Mr Bezos's wealth by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index broke the previous mark that Mr Bezos set in September 2018, when his holdi

Estate agents across Scotland are forecasting a record month for sales in July, eclipsing the 10,352 properties sold in July 2018. The Bank of Scotland has said it has seen a 75% rise in online mortgage applications in the last week alone, and a 470% spike in people seeking a lending appointment.

Wealthy holidaymakers are enjoying socially distanced travel with the advent of £1 million private jet package holidays.  Jet broker Fly Victor has seen bookings rise by 80% in the last few days, according to its founder, Clive Jackson.

Luxury and vintage handbags outperformed art, classic cars and rare whisky in auctions and sales last year, according to a report from Art Market Research. 

BDO is now the second-largest auditor of listed companies in the UK, according to new data from Adviser Rankings.  The firm is the UK’s fifth-largest accounting firm by revenue as it has gained 35 listed clients in the 12 months to May. As a result, BDO now audits 297 listed companie

UK retail sales rebounded by 12% in May signalling a slight recovery from their record falls due to the coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

The latest patent, trademark and design data from the UK Intellectual Property Office shows an impressive performance from Scotland in 2019, according to IP specialists Marks & Clerk. Scotland filed 1,168 registered design applications in 2019 compared with 757 applications the previous year &nd

The new Royal Bank of Scotland UK Small Business PMI survey has identified a clear improvement in the business environment since April, with the downturn in private sector output moderating from the record drop at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed the top scams fraudsters are committing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Scotland's unemployment rate is now the highest in the UK, according to the latest Labour Market Statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Aberdeen-based swarf management specialists ROMAR International has appointed Alan Shanks as its new chief financial officer. Mr Shanks took up his new role on June 1 this year, in a move which the firm said would add further strength to the board and executive leadership team.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has launched a new paper which calls for several tax reforms and more informed public debate. The Future of Taxation in the UK – published by the ICAS Tax Board – identifies an unwillingness from the government to increase the ma

Michael Walker, Scottish Friendly’s chairman, is stepping down after 11 successful years. Mr Walker was appointed chairman in January 2009 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis and has overseen the business’s dramatic growth and innovation in the years since. 

Spending on measures to counter the coronavirus pandemic has reached just over £4 billion, Scottish Government figures have revealed.