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Scotland has come top of an index charting the representation of women in the workplace across the UK, retaining its position from the previous year. The performance is revealed in PwC’s latest Women in Work Index, which analyses the representation and welfare of women in the world o

CYBG has announced that its Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank branches are now completely image cheque enabled, well ahead of the industry deadline. Following the completion of its mobile app feature in early 2018, the Bank has undertaken an extensive programme of work to migrate its Customer

Wylie & Bisset is warning anyone who participated in Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) and Employer Funded Retirement Benefit Schemes (EFRBs) that the new Tax Year could bring unprecedented financial woe as the new Loan Charge Legislation comes into force. Traditionally such schemes remunerated key

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it is considering changes to the way in which commission works in the motor finance sector after uncovering serious concerns about the way in which lenders are choosing to reward car retailers and other credit brokers.  The findings form part of the fi

A Scottish firm that has pioneered technology using plastic waste to surface roads has opened its first factory in Dumfries and Galloway today.

A major business park which will bring up to 350 jobs across the Scottish Borders and act as a key catalyst for long-term economic growth has received a multi-million-pound funding boost. The Central Borders Innovation Park at Tweedbank is set to receive £15 million after its business case was

The entrepreneurial founder of Ross Boyd Ltd, which operates across the UK and Ireland, including a recently opened office in Glasgow, has announced a restructuring of the accountancy practice following the appointment of a new director who has taken a stake in its Belfast operation. The firm, which

FNZ, the global financial services technology firm which employs over 300 people in its Edinburgh office, is to expand its global graduate programme as it looks to attract new talent to drive its strategy for growth. The fintech giant, which employs more than 1,500 people around the world, has recen

Business owners from across Scotland have been invited to enter the Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme as LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, launches its 2019 search for Britain’s most inspiring entrepreneurs. The programme, which is run by leading mid-market pr

Shan Saba, business development director at Scotland-based recruitment business Brightwork, tackles the legacy of Glasgow's slave trade history and the fight that the second city of empire still faces today Everyone is aware that many of Glasgow’s merchants became rich throughout the 18th

This year will mark the year businesses started taking seriously the notion of ‘working from home’ as standard practice within Scottish firms, says audit, tax and consulting firm RSM.

Edinburgh’s buoyant office market has seen the Scottish capital break into the top 20 global business hubs in terms of prime office rents and rental growth, according to new research from Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy’s latest Global Outlook report found tha

As the prospect of leaving Europe on 29 March with no deal remains a possibility, experts at Saffery Champness set out what such a scenario would mean for UK businesses in all sectors, including agriculture. If nothing changes between now and the end of the month, UK businesses following a 

February provided some hope that new car sales could be pulling out of the slow lane where they have been stuck since September as they rose 1.4 per cent year-on-year.

After completing the 2018 London Marathon in record-breaking temperatures, accountant Andy Bell is once again pulling on his running shoes to show that the 26.2-mile route is far from too hot to handle. Although he managed to complete the course in sweltering 23.2C temperatures, Andy was disappointe