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Glasgow-based fintech Guiide has secured another successful round of funding from a group of investors as the firm looks to increase its user base. The funding will help support Guiide develop more features and increase its already growing user base which continues to grow month on month. The invest

Amiqus, the Leith-headquartered software company that enables organisations to engage new clients or staff remotely, has entered the public sector after securing contracts with the Scottish Government and the NHS Business Services Authority. Founded by Callum Murray in 2015, Amiqus is already used b

Johnston Carmichael has added to its leadership team with the promotion of a new partner and seven new directors. New partner Barry Masson, based in Edinburgh, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2003 and joined Johnston Carmichael in 2014. He has been integral to growing the firm’s audit p

The Scottish Government overspent its 2019/20 budget by nearly £700 million responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by Audit Scotland.

Investor confidence in Scotland's social housing sector remains strong with private investment continuing to help fund RSLs towards their contribution to the Scottish Government’s target of an extra 35,000 social rented houses by 2021, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator.

Shoe retailer Schuh has secured a £19 million finance facility with Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group. The funding has been secured through the Treasury's coronavirus large business interruption loan scheme (CLBILS).

Deloitte has been appointed administrator of engineering firm BiFab.

Accountancy firm BDO has backed down and agreed to repay £4.1 million of furlough money after outrage over its £137m pay out to partners. On Friday, Scottish Financial News reported that partners at the firm would receive an average of £518,000 each despite receiving furlough

Dundee-based restructuring and insolvency specialists Dunedin Advisory has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Since making the decision to become an EOT, the firm's staff have fully engaged in the goal of strengthening and developing not only the business but their future personal develo

A new survey from NatWest has found that just over a third (31%) of young Brits (aged 18-24) don’t feel financially secure in the current COVID-19 climate. When asked if they felt financially secure, have enough money to live comfortably and afford essential payments (e.g. groceries, utility b

Accountancy firm BDO has backed down and agreed to repay £4.1 million of furlough money after outrage over its £137m pay out to partners. On Friday, Scottish Financial News reported that partners at the firm would receive an average of £518,000 each despite receiving furlough

Dundee-based restructuring and insolvency specialists Dunedin Advisory has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Since making the decision to become an EOT, the firm's staff have fully engaged in the goal of strengthening and developing not only the business but their future personal develo

A new campaign against loan sharks has been launched to crack down on lenders who are moving online to prey on Scots.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed proposals to permanently ban the mass-marketing of speculative illiquid securities - including speculative mini-bonds - to retail investors. A temporary ban was introduced without consultation in January following serious concerns that speculative

Companies in Glasgow are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic at the third-fastest rate in the UK, according to new research by Stockopedia.com.