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A group of accountants and business advisors has set off on an epic cycle from Aberdeen to London, in aid of charity.

The joint administrators of Hutchinson Networks Ltd, Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of KPMG, have secured the sale of the business to PlanNet21 Communications Ltd. Edinburgh-based Hutchinson Networks was placed into administration on 13th May 2019, resulting in 94 redundancies.

Fife fintech company PaySend has been valued at £125 million in a new crowdfunding campaign that launched today with platform Seedrs. After being founded less than two years ago, Kirkcaldy-based PaySend's drive is aiming to raise £4.26 million for a 3.3 per cent stake in the co

Unique events are taking place in Edinburgh and Glasgow this week to help legal, accounting and banking professionals in the cities and wider regions to offer clients information and advice on employee ownership. The Law Society of Scotland, Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) and Co-

The price of a standard ticket to attend the cinema in Japan has remained the same for over a quarter of a century but will now finally be increased.

Leading shareholders in Amazon, such as Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments, have been called upon by trade unions to use their influence in order to fight for better working conditions for the online retail giant’s employees. According to reports, Baillie Gifford

The next phase of funding for the CashBack for Communities scheme will take total investment in the programme to almost £110 million since it began in 2008. The scheme reinvests criminal assets into community projects which support young people into positive destinations, diverting s

Metro Bank has been forced to reassure customers their money is safe, acting quickly to quash what it described as false rumours on social media about its financial health. It said plans to raise £350m from investors to shore up its finances were “well advanced”. The bank, whi

Three executives at Metro bank have had their bonuses frozen as an investigation over accounting errors at the lender rumbles on. Shares worth about £480,000 had been due to chief executive Craig Donaldson, and about £250,000 each for finance director David Arden and his predecessor

French Duncan has paid tribute to payroll worker Jenny Bairner who this Sunday is running the London Marathon to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK after her mum, Fiona, sadly died from the disease last year. Jenny has already raised over £7,500 so far for the cause and competed in the

Liz Cameron, director & chief executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce has been named as the 'Scottish Business' representative to advise the UK Government on strategic trade policy issues, including future trade agreements. SCC's participation in the group is part of its commitment to rai

The Law Society of Scotland, The Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) and Co-operative Development Scotland are joining forces to promote employee ownership amongst Scotland’s professional advisers. The partners are coming together to host a unique series of events on employee ow

Millions of people in Uganda are boycotting the internet after a new social media tax was imposed in the African nation.

Scotland’s capital has taken another step towards becoming the first UK city to charge a tourist tax after the move was approved by Edinburgh city councillors.

Triple Point Social Housing REIT has secured a new £70 million revolving credit facility (RCF) with Lloyds Bank. The floating rate RCF has an initial term of four years expiring on 20 December 2022 which may be extended by a further two years.