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Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has released official statistics reporting personal and company insolvencies in Scotland for the second quarter (July to September 2019) of 2019-20.

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.

Shockingly Fresh, an Edinburgh based start-up, has launched an investor seed round to kick start its expansion to more than 40 sites across Scotland over the next five years. The company plans to build dozens of indoor ‘vertical farms’ across the UK – which can grow up to five time

As part of the Scotland Fintech Festival, Gillian Docherty OBE, CEO at The Data Lab, explores the interdependence of the data sector and the growth of Scotland’s fintech sector. There are currently in excess of 100 companies based in Scotland solely dedicated to the growth of financial service

Financial technology start-up Tumelo has raised £1 million in seed funding to develop a platform to show investors exactly which companies they own through personal investments and pension funds. Addleshaw Goddard’s fintech team, based in Scotland, advised Tumelo on the deal. The funding

Scottish policy-makers should consider the creation of a "Productivity Data Bank" to help accelerate solutions to Scotland's productivity challenges, according to CBI Scotland and KPMG.

Stornoway-based media company MacTV, the largest independent TV company in the Highlands and Islands, has become Scotland's latest employee-owned business.

Royal Bank of Scotland has provided a £3.2 million funding package to The Furnishing Service Limited (TFS) to grow the Scottish business’ presence in England and service increase client demands. As well as supplying furniture and white goods to a range of clients, the East Kilbride-based

The dramatic surge in claims for mis-sold PPI before last week’s deadline has led RBS to allocate between £600-£900 million to cover the costs.

Changes to the way Companies House collects data on directors is severely hampering the ability of investigative and business journalists to hold businesses to account and expose frauds and criminals, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said. Company directors are no long

Wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin has warned that Scottish companies listed on Alternative Investment Markets (AIM) are going through "growing pains" in 2019. The firm's analysis shows that shares in Scottish companies listed on the FTSE and AIM underperformed against the indexes in the first si

New research from KPMG has highlighted a growing gap in business confidence between North Sea energy firms and the wider Scottish and UK economies.

Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary NatWest has appointed Marieke Flament as chief executive of small businesses digital offering Mettle. Ms Flament will be leading Mettle’s roll out as it becomes available in the App store from August.

Clydesdale Bank owner CYBG has announced a key appointment to strengthen its business banking leadership team.  Sue Douthwaite, a leading business banker in the UK, will join the Glasgow-based lender in September as its small and medium business director.

Edinburgh-based investment management partnership Baillie Gifford has opened its first client office in mainland Europe as part of plans for continued growth in the region. David Gaschik, recently appointed as the firm's marketing director for Germany and Austria, is based at the new offic