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Scotland has recorded ten high-value fraud cases during the first half of 2021, as logistical challenges for the country’s justice system begin to ease. The latest data from KPMG’s Fraud Barometer report reveals ten cases of alleged fraud took place, valued at over £2.5 million, in

Scottish business angels are now investing almost as much as they were at the end of 2019, bucking the UK-wide trend, according to new figures from LINC Scotland. Angels invested £9.7 million in the first quarter of 2021, the second highest on record after a peak of £10.9 million in the

New data from Barclays released today reveals that there has been a 20% surge in business scams in the past five months, with thousands of SMEs across the UK falling victim to highly sophisticated and targeted scam tactics.

Urgent action is needed to help families repair their finances to stay afloat over the coming months in the face of a COVID-19 winter, according to a new report from IPPR Scotland.

Chartered accountant Amjad Hassan from EY's Edinburgh office has been announced as the 2020 winner of a global competition searching for the best and brightest CAs in the world of accounting, finance and business. The announcement was made by ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)

The business and accountancy profession is facing increasing operational challenges, thanks to the expanding social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)'s new global COVID-19 survey. 

Dundee-based lorry hire firm Norman Jamieson Ltd has secured a six-figure loan from Bank of Scotland to help buffer against a decrease in demand amid the construction industry shutdown.

John Moore, senior investment manager at Brewin Dolphin, highlights the company's predictions for the year ahead. After a choppy 12 months for markets, investors will be hoping 2020 will be the year for resolutions – not necessarily in terms of promises kept, but conclusions to a variety of lo

Running a socially responsible enterprise is good for society and good for business, the University of Dundee entrepreneurs will hear from a local CEO. Caroline McKenna, CEO of locally-based Social Good HQ, will present the next in the latest series of Entrepreneurial Masterclasses organised by

A property owner who sued the Royal Bank of Scotland for breach of contract over the mortgage lender’s early termination and demand for repayment of three loans has had his £160,000 damages action against bank dismissed following an appeal.

Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run schools challenge day took place at Glasgow Green ahead of this weekend's Great Scottish Run where elite runner Andy Vernon put local children through their paces The biggest weekend of running in Scotland takes place this weekend and will see up to 30,000 partici

Jennifer Craven Jennifer Craven, lawyer and civil fraud and asset recovery expert at law firm Pinsent Masons, writes on the rise of financial crime in the UK.

At least one in four large businesses in the UK are considering transferring some activities to elsewhere in the EU as a result of Brexit, according to a poll of finance professionals carried out by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Sir Howard Davies As the pound today hit a fresh 31-year low against the dollar, the chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed that the 73 per cent state-owned lender acted to protect itself against such a plunge after Britain voted to leave the European Union last month.

Europe is divided on the UK remaining part of the single market, were it to leave the European Union, research carried out by the University of Edinburgh suggests. Nearly half of Germans surveyed are in favour of a post-Brexit UK staying in this trading bloc, but only a quarter of French respondents