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In a charity fundraising effort, a team from Scottish Friendly has triumphed in the National Three Peaks Challenge, which involved conquering the highest mountains in Scotland, England, and Wales in under twenty-four hours. The team, including Alan Rankine, Brian Tonner, Colin Sergeant, Jason Arnste

The chair of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Sir Jan du Plessis, has countered claims from senior partners at the Big Four accounting firms stating that they should increase junior auditors' pay to make the sector more appealing to young recruits.

Scottish gold exploration and production company Scotgold Resources Limited has announced plans to raise £2.5 million as part of its growth strategy, which include further exploration in the Highlands.

The Bank of England's (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to raise the base interest rate from 3% to 3.5% - the highest rate for 14 years. The MPC voted by a majority of 6-3 to push up the bank rate, this is the ninth time in a row the rates have been increased.

At a visit to Glenkinchie Distillery, trade secretary Kemi Badenoch has announced that markets over £100 million have been unlocked for UK alcohol companies. The new export markets became available as trade barriers that deterred alcohol sales to multiple countries across South America and Afr

Gilson Gray has hosted its annual Grace Charity Gala, raising £121,000, proceeds of which will go to Edinburgh and Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charities.

Johnston Carmichael has put forward a united front at this year's Kiltwalk with 130 staff and partners taking part across all four events and raising £21,688 for 46 charities. Edinburgh’s event, held on Sunday 18 September, marked the final Kiltwalk of the year, with 67 members of Johnst

A new report from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has revealed that Scottish retailers raised or donated over £16.63 million in 2021 for good causes in Scotland.

Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England (BoE) has revealed that the bank is leaving "all options on the table", including a 50 basis-point interest rate increase in an attempt to fight back against rising inflation. Mr Bailey told an audience of global central bankers at the European Cent

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates again, from 1% to 1.25%, as it attempts to fight rising inflation. The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) by a majority of 6-3, voted to increase the bank rate by 0.25 percentage points.

Edinburgh-based digital postage company Stamp Free Limited has raised £600,000 in an oversubscribed funding round. The company raised the funds at a pre-investment valuation of £4 million, double the £2 million pre-investment valuation of its seed one funding round in September 202

Scottish accountancy firm William Duncan + Co Ltd has announced that the final total raised by its Kiltwalk team has reached £7,500.

A major tech conference that stemmed from a landmark report written by former Skyscanner chief Mark Logan will be a ‘game-changer’ for the industry in Scotland, according to Entrepreneurial Scotland.  The Raising Partners Live conference in Glasgow has been hailed as an opportunity

Dundee-based commercial insurance technology start-up Broker Insights has raised more than £6 million in a Series A funding round led by Mercia Asset Management. Chroma Ventures, which first backed Broker Insights with seed funding in 2018, made a follow-on investment in this round, along

The Bank of England has raised interest rates from 0.1% to 0.25% in an attempt to fight rising inflation. The increase marks the first time that the bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has risen the rate in more than three years.