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New Aviva research has revealed that more people in the UK aged between 65 and 74 are still working compared to six years ago.

A 20-year-old student has crystallised a $110 million (c.£93.5m) profit after a one-month bet on the stock of American retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond. Jake Freeman, currently an applied mathematics and economics university student, raised $27 million (c.£23m) through friends and fami

Japan's national tax agency has launched a competition for ideas to encourage more young people to increase their alcohol intake amid a growing trend of sobriety.

Demand for financial advice has risen greatly as many struggle to meet mortgage debt payments, a charity has warned. Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has seen a big increase in traffic to their website pages for advice on mortgage debt. From June 2021 to June 2022 the views of the webpages 'Schemes th

The South of Scotland’s largest community buyout is set to double in size having “achieved the impossible” for a second time in two years, following one of the most ambitious community fundraising campaigns ever seen. A historic agreement for 5,300 acres of land and three propertie

Johnstons of Elgin has reported a pre-tax profit of £3.9 million after a 28% rise in sales for the last year. The family-owned textile firm has a positive outlook as the business is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels this year. However, the positive outlook comes with expectations of p

The average Standard Variable Rate (SVR) mortgage has reached over 5% for the first time in 13 years.

Scottish businesses have been attracting substantial equity investment in the last year as venture capital and angel investor's interest in the region grows. Based on data from Beauhurst, the research looks at the performance of the Scottish equity investment market and compares with the other natio

A new report published by the Scottish Affairs Committee has warned that access to cash in Scotland is becoming more limited as banks shut down branches and ATMs.

Scottish renewables company Renewco Power has announced its expansion into the US with the acquisition of several key projects. Renewco has agreed on a deal to acquire a 1.5GW pipeline of early stage utility-scale solar projects alongside 500MW of battery storage projects from Beaufort Rosemary, a V

The new Edinburgh-based Port of Leith Distillery has completed its latest funding round in record time, raising £2 million for its forthcoming £12m vertical distillery.

Audit partners at Big Four accountancy firm EY are set to receive multi-million-pound payoffs if the firm implements plans to separate its audit and consulting business. In June, it emerged that EY was considering a full separation of its auditing and consulting business. According to leaked interna

Colin Millar, corporate partner at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), highlights some of the potential pitfalls and shortcomings of crowdfunding that can often be overlooked. Rock band Marillion, fronted by Dalkeith’s own Derek Dick aka Fish, is often somewhat unexpectedly c

EQ Accountants has congratulated three of its staff on completing the Edinburgh half marathon yesterday. Steven Todd, Caitlin Treschman and Roshannah Cox from the firm's Glenrothes office completed the trek in aid of the firm's charity of the year, SAMH.

An appeal by a Scottish landfill operator against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal that material used in the construction of landfill cell walls should be taxed at the standard rate has been partially successful. Barr Environmental Ltd raised the action in the FtT challenging Revenue Scotland&r