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Iskander Fernandez, partner at law firm BLM, discusses HMRC's role in leading over 12,000 interventions into the use of UK Government COVID support schemes. Research by BLM into the various coronavirus-related fiscal support schemes revealed that at the close of Q1 2021, HM Revenue & Customs (HM

Jane O’Berg, director of global mobility at Johnston Carmichael, discusses the realities of working from home. As the UK workforce prepares for a return to office life after more than a year of working from home, global mobility is proving to be a hot topic. Employees are now realising flexibi

Almost two in five (37%) of people who are close to retirement have accelerated retirement due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report released by Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA).

Fast-growing Edinburgh-based software development startup Pogo Studio has signed a strategic partnership with NHS Lothian that will see its Tailored Talks product rolled out across the Scottish health board. Tailored Talks is a digital platform developed by Pogo Studio in tandem with NHS Lothian and

UK productivity declined in the final quarter of 2020, after bouncing back in Q3 following falls in both Q1 and Q2, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched the Multi-Asset Climate Solutions (MACS) Fund in partnership with The Big Issue Group. The fund is designed for those who want to invest in companies whose products and services play a decisive role in mitigating climate change and building a more sus

The names of the streets and buildings at Barclays' state-of-the-art Glasgow Campus have been unveiled with the bank paying homage to the city’s industrial heritage.

The UK's unemployment rate rose to 5% in the three months to November, up from 4.9%, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The Scottish Government has announced further measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus and limit non-essential contact. From Saturday, non-essential click and collect retail services will be prohibited in Level 4 areas and further changes will be put in place to how services open for ess

Finance leaders expect a return to growth in 2021 with optimism rising to a record high, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO survey. Despite the surge in business optimism, half of CFOs do not expect demand for their own businesses to recover to pre-pandemic levels until the last quarter of 202

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.

Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, has outperformed its share price and net asset value benchmark in the six months to 30 September.  The company’s net asset value total return for the six month period to 30 September 2020 was 26.3%, pos

Par Equity, the venture capitalist, is extending its investor network by setting up a regional network in Aberdeen.  Chaired by Hugh Little, who for many years ran Aberdeen Asset Management’s private equity business, the network will be seeking to identify new investors, and to invest in

Almost one fifth (17%) of UK SMEs don’t think they’d survive another lockdown and would be forced to stop trading permanently if one came into effect, according to a new report by small business insurer Simply Business.

Andrew Morrison, director of MCC Accountants, discusses how regional corporation tax cuts could shift the UK's London-centric economy. There hasn’t been much to celebrate for society or the economy as Scotland and the UK has struggled through months of lockdown restrictions.