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Burness Paull has announced an all-staff bonus of either five per cent of salary or £2,500 — whichever is higher — after recording a seven per cent increase in profit to £35.7 million in the year ended 31 July. The independent law firm announced the special bonus, which is in

An auditor working for PwC has filed a personal injury claim, at the London's High Court, against the big four firm seeking £200,000 in damages.

The founders of a Kinross-based travel business have doubled their campervan rental fleet after securing £50,000 financial support through the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme to help fulfil increased demand from international tourists.

Cineworld's share price fell over 50% yesterday before making a partial recovery today.

Independent Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has reported turnover of £15 million in the year ending 28 February 2022, a double-digit increase of 12 per cent on the previous year. Gillespie Macandrew ended its financial year in a strong position exceeding pre-pandemic revenue levels and r

Joe Ferguson is a family law solicitor at JMW Solicitors, a law firm with a specialist digital assets offering for commercial and individual clients. He discusses the possibility of cryptoassets for asset concealment and how this should be considered.

Michael Reid, managing partner, Meston Reid & Co, warns businesses to avoid using misleading advertisements. The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), the organisation that writes the advertising rules which are enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority, has issued an Enforcement Notic

The Scottish Building Society has appointed Ian Wilson as its new chair following the retirement of Raymond Abbott, who has spent five years at the helm. During Mr Abbott's time at the Society, he has helped the organisation to navigate through unprecedented economic challenges to achieve record gro

The majority of Scots want finance companies to deliver more responsible investment to tackle climate change, according to a new report from the Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI). In 2019 Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) asked YouGov to carry out a survey to ascertain what people in S

abrdn has concluded a deal to become the largest external shareholder in Archax, a UK-regulated digital securities exchange.

The UK's second oldest bank, C. Hoare & Co., has announced the appointment of Giles Andrews as an independent non-executive director of the bank. Mr Andrews has extensive experience in financial technology, lending and investment. In 2004, he co-founded Zopa, an online peer-to-peer lending busin

Wheatley Group has today announced a major £100 million sustainable loan agreement with four of the UK’s leading financial services organisations. The housing, care and property management group has agreed a £50m revolving credit facility with existing lenders, Royal Bank of Scotla

Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford released annual results for its US Growth Trust, which has £785 million AUM, showing a -45% return over the past financial year.

KPMG has resumed bidding for large government contracts after having taken itself out of the running amid a series of accountancy scandals. In December last year, Scottish Financial News reported that the Big Four firm pulled out of bidding for public contracts after the Cabinet Office threatened to

Young people awaiting their exam results tomorrow have been reminded of the value of their qualifications and the many different career pathways and opportunities ahead in an open letter from Scottish business leaders. Students have faced a number of challenges over the last few years, with covid-19