A New Zealand couple have received a $1,410 NZD (around £960) refund after spending a 13-hour flight seated next to a farting dog. Gill and Warren Press faced the unanticipated inconvenience on their premium economy flight from Paris to Singapore.
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The British Business Bank (BBB) reported a £135 million post-tax loss in its latest financial year, predominantly due to a dip in tech company valuations. The bank experienced a £146m loss on its investment portfolio in the year to March, contrasted with a £619m gain in the precedi
Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, has partnered with open banking and open finance platform Moneyhub, to deliver its pensions dashboard.
Members of Royal Dornoch Golf Club have laid the foundations for a new £13.9 million clubhouse after voting in favour of the project last week. The proposals went on hold when the pandemic struck but a Special General Meeting held at Dornoch Academy on Thursday evening backed a proje
Alistair McAlinden and Chris Pole of Interpath Advisory have been appointed as joint administrators of Recast Sports Limited on 22 September 2023.
Scottish-based investment syndicate Kelvin Capital has concluded record investment totalling £7.8 million in the first half of 2023, marking a 22% increase from the same period in 2022. These significant financial strides highlight the growing strength and appeal of Scottish based businesses,
High interest rates, continued uncertainty and low productivity could see the UK struggle to keep its head above water in the second half of the year – with GDP growth forecast at 0.4% in 2023 and 0.3% in 2024, according to KPMG’s latest UK Economic Outlook.
Glasgow-based Fraser Wilson has been appointed as the new regional leader for financial services at PwC UK. Mr Wilson Fraser, who already leads on financial services for PwC Scotland, takes on the new leadership role, overseeing activity with financial services clients across the UK regions outside
Considering the challenges and opportunities currently present in the Scottish investment landscape, Bob Hair, Scotland regional head at Cazenove Capital, discusses his firm's support for next month's Invest2Scale gathering in Edinburgh, focusing on its role in aiding revenue-generating Scottish com
As the pandemic’s aftershocks reverberate through the financial ecosystem, insolvency law specialists are bracing for an overwhelming influx of fraud-based legal cases, writes Alan Munro. The pandemic required the government to provide fast and extensive support to keep businesses and ind
NatWest has remedied an IT glitch that led thousands of customers to believe they were missing funds. The issue was first identified on Thursday when the customers noticed discrepancies in their cash balances on the bank's ATMs. Many took to social media with their worries about potentially facing b
Scottish Leather Group has inaugurated a £14 million "super tannery" facility where it aims to set new industry standards for sustainable leather production. The landmark project, which has taken seven years to deliver, is part of Scottish Leather Group’s ongoing commitment to raising st
Twenty-six entrepreneurs from the Highlands and Islands have embarked on the final edition of the Pathfinder Accelerator, a four-month programme led by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), aimed at expediting their journey to business success. The programme provides intensive support for business
The ongoing challenging economic climate has seen belt-tightening across the board, yet, high net worth individuals (HNWs) and business owners in Scotland have continued to support charitable organisations, reveals research from Rathbones Investment Management.
Accountancy and business advisory firm Armstrong Watson, which has offices in Scotland and the North of England, has relocated its headquarters to a newly constructed purpose-built site. The move to James Watson House, in Rosehill, Carlisle, signifies a substantial investment, uniting over 180 colle

