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A Highland businessman has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for attempting to defraud an insurance company out of £400,000 by setting fire to his own properties. Michael Maggs, 52, of Beaufort, Culbokie, had been developing three properties at Earlseat Steading, Moyness, near Nairn when f

Aberdeen-headquartered Wood Group's board has confirmed it is considering Apollo Global Management's fifth acquisition proposal for 240p per share, which was put forward earlier in the month.

eToro, social trading and investment network, has teamed up with Twitter to significantly expand the range of stocks, cryptocurrencies, and other assets available for real-time price monitoring using the $Cashtags feature.

EY UK staff have been told to prepare for cost-cutting initiatives and a wave of job losses following the collapse of its ambitious break-up plan.

A project that seeks to accelerate the development of Clyde Metro has been agreed between Glasgow City Council and the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB).

Carlos Abarca, former chief information officer (CIO) at TSB Bank, has been personally fined £81,620 in an unusual move by the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) for inadequately managing an IT migration that led to massive disruptions for millions of customers.

Rising inflation is putting pressure on over-50s life insurance customers to carry on paying their monthly premiums, research has revealed.

Despite a decline in profits due to increased energy costs, iomart Group has said it expects to report record revenues of £115 million in its June full-year financial results. In its latest trading update, the Scottish cloud computing firm estimated adjusted EBITDA to be at £36.2m, and a

Bankruptcy papers have revealed that FTX's accounting standards were so lax that employees submitted business expenses and invoices via Slack, where they were rubber-stamped by a flurry of emojis.

Johnston Carmichael, the firm auditing the SNP's finances, has resigned after working with the party for over a decade.

Over three-quarters (77%) of people in Scotland believe they do not have enough in their pension pots to retire comfortably, according to a survey conducted by RBC Brewin Dolphin. On average, Scots think they need £478,000 in their pension pot and an annual income of £33,000 for a comfor

Fraser of Allander Institute has forecast a -0.7% contraction in the Scottish economy in 2023, returning to 0.9% annual growth in 2024. Uncertainties have increased due to concerns in global financial system and persistently high inflation. Lack of clarity on annual impacts on Scottish Budget and UK

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar on tax covenants and warranties at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh on Thursday 27th April 2023. At this event, Christine Yuill and Nicola Williams of Burness Paull wil

More than half of consumers surveyed for PwC Research’s latest Cost of Living Tracker have said they don’t have confidence that the policies announced in last week’s Budget will have a positive impact on their personal financial situation.

Big four firm PwC has said it is reviewing its hiring and training procedures to accommodate recent school leavers and graduates affected by the lockdown and missed out on taking exams under normal conditions due to Covid.