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Award-winning Scottish salmon business, Loch Duart, has purchased a new feeding barge to increase production after securing a six-figure asset financing deal from HSBC UK.

The appeal of Scotland's entrepreneurs was strong enough to fight off the impact of Covid-19, according to Harper Macleod, which closed deals worth more than £50 million during the first year of lockdown. In the financial year from April 2020 to March 2021, the firm's corporate team closed 61

The sixth annual Ethical Finance Summit concluded yesterday, with “finance for nature” one of the key themes emerging from the conference, as biodiversity experts seek to broaden the terms of the climate debate to consider natural assets as well as carbon emissions. More than 3,000 deleg

Virgin Money, owner of Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, has partnered with New Zealand-based fintech, 9Spokes, to support the development of its business banking proposition. 9Spokes’ technology will provide Virgin Money’s business customers with a comprehensive view of their business, pul

Scottish savers have more money in their ISAs than their UK counterparts, according to new figures from HMRC. According to the data, there are 1.4 million Scottish adults with ISAs with an average holding of £29,861, higher than all other countries in UK. However, fewer of them use the tax-eff

Accountancy firm Azets has hired Matthew Allan as an associate director based in the audit team within the firm’s fast-growing Aberdeen office. Mr Allan has extensive experience auditing businesses in the O&G, food and drink, construction, manufacturing, retail and family business sectors.

A £1 million support fund for Armed Forces charities across Scotland has opened on Friday for bids. The Scottish Government fund will help the sector offset a shortfall in income due to the impact of coronavirus.

Inverness-based not-for-profit property development company HHA has agreed a £23.25 million funding arrangement with Scottish Widows and the Scottish Government which secures the tenancies of more than 160 mid-market rental (MMR) properties across the Highlands for the next 25 years.

Shires Income PLC, a company managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2021, revealing a 34% increase in Net Asset Value (NAV). The rise compares favourably against the company's benchmark, outperforming the FTSE All-Share Index, which

RSABI, the charity supporting people in Scottish agriculture, has been gifted an estate, worth an estimated £30 million, in the legacy of a Marykirk farmer Sheila Erskine. The charity, which is dedicated to the relief of hardship and poverty amongst people who have depended for their livelihoo

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), the tech-enabled business critical services group, and Glasgow-based accountants, Hardie Caldwell, have merged to accelerate AAB’s plans of becoming a leading Scottish regional player across the country’s three biggest cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh and A

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued a revision of its UK auditing standard on the responsibilities of auditors relating to fraud - ISA (UK) 240 (Revised May 2021) - The Auditor's Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements.The revisions to the standard are des

Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW) has appointed Marcelo Rodrigues to lead its business development proposition across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Mr Rodrigues will be responsible for leading brand and marketing activities across Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as developing strategic partner

Staff at Big Four accountancy firm EY will be allowed to work from home for at least two days per week after all coronavirus restrictions are eased. Yesterday, EY told UK employees that 17,000 staff would shift to a “hybrid working model” that mixed home and office working once social-di

Alistair McAlinden, managing director and head of the hospitality and leisure sector team for Interpath Advisory in Scotland discusses how operators across the hospitality sector in Scotland should beware of financial pitfalls as they fully reopen. With Scottish pubs and restaurants welcoming c