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A new global fitness franchise, F45 Glasgow, will open its first studio in Scotland next month after securing a £120,000 loan from HSBC UK.

The president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, has ordered several banks in the country to fund an initiative to improve the pedigree of the Alabay dog breed. He has issued a presidential decree which means that eight banks are required to contribute a 12.5% stake each, according to TDH n

Scottish retailers are likely to face a £12 million increase in their business rates bill, new analysis from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has revealed The Office of National Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure revealed inflation in September stood at 1.7%. The September figure

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging the government in its forthcoming budget due to cut the rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) to ease the squeeze on families and businesses who do the right thing by taking out insurance. The standard rate of IPT has doubled since 2015, most recentl

A total of 15 social enterprise start-ups have been awarded a share of £175,000 in Firstport's latest round of funding. The Start It and Build It awards are part of the Scottish Government’s Social Entrepreneurs Fund.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a substantial and ambitious revision to the UK Stewardship Code. The new code substantially raises expectations for how money is invested on behalf of UK savers and pensioners.

FNZ, Morgan Stanley and Skills Development Scotland in partnership with the City of Glasgow College win at the Scottish Financial Services Awards 2019. The winners of this year’s revamped Scottish Financial Services Awards 2019 were announced at a ceremony at the EICC in Edinburgh last night a

Andrew Bailey delivered a speech at the Lord Mayor's City Banquet at Mansion House emphasising that there are strong benefits from free trade and open global financial markets and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will continue to support them. He also said that a big question for the FCA is how

More than £32 million of Venture Capital (VC) was invested into Scottish start-ups in the third quarter of 2019, according to KPMG’s latest Venture Pulse survey. The figures, compiled by Pitchbook, reveal that both deal volume has dipped slightly, from 16 deals in the previous quarter, t

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an enquiry into Ovo's £500 million purchase of the retail arm of major Perth employer SSE. All 8,000 of SSE's energy services staff, including the contact centre based in Perth, will transfer to Ovo as part of the process.

A restaurant in Lima, Peru has been fined $90,000 for giving women a different menu when they dine with men.

Accounts assistant Andrea Gibson embezzled more than £248,000 from Evans Halshaw in Glasgow. Ms Gibson manipulated financial systems to cover 45 transactions made to her personal bank accounts.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Women’s Enterprise Scotland are to host an investment day for female entrepreneurs at Gogarburn Conference Centre.

Shares in C&G Group have increased as the firm's first-half operating profit rose 9.2% to €63.8m amid a resilient performance by Tennent's Lager.

Fife hotel and holiday park operator, Pettycur Bay Holiday Park Limited, saw sales decrease by nearly 10% last year in a competitive marketplace. The company also operates Kinghorn Harbour Holiday park.