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Three former bosses of Barclays have been cleared in a fraud case over a £4 billion investment deal with Qatar at the height of the banking crisis. A jury took less than six hours to clear Mr Roger Jenkins, Thomas Kalaris and Richard Boath, of the charges, allowing them to walk free from the O

Over 600,000 SMEs (0-249 employees) could be at risk of collapse in 2020, according to new research by small business insurance provider Simply Business.

Scottish Enterprise has been instructed by its chief executive to suspend all future support grants and to slash internal budgets as the business agency faces financial difficulties. Steve Dunlop, chief executive of the agency emailed staff earlier this month asking staff to implement the changes. T

Criminals have been stopped from fraudulently withdrawing around £13 million from bank accounts, according to a new report into serious organised crime in Scotland.

Business confidence in Scotland has bounced back this month, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Business Barometer.

East Kilbride-based software company Turnkey Group has appointed former KPMG employee Deborah Baxter as commercial director. The move is part of the firm's £1.5 million expansion plan.

Manchester-based Gamma Communications has purchased Dunfermline-based telecommunications firm Exactive Holdings for £4.5 million with a possible £3m add-on if profit targets are met in 2021. Exactive Holdings is a unified communications specialist and is one of a small number of Microsof

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has warned UK residents planning to sell a UK residential property that changes coming into effect from 6 April 2020 will see a seismic shift in the deadline for reporting taxable gains thereon and settling any tax (CGT) due. Many UK taxpayers will be aware t

Ice cream producer Mackie’s of Scotland has recorded a 20% increase in annual turnover to £16.7 million with a 60% spike in operating profits to £2.1m, for the financial year ending May 2019. Soaring chocolate sales and ice cream growth that bucked a wider market decline have combi

Optician and hearing care specialist Duncan and Todd Group has appointed Ross McLellan as its new finance director. Mr McLellan has nearly two decades of experiences as a chartered accountant in the energy sector in both the UK and Australia where he worked for Ernst & Young. He joins Duncan and

Barclays has today announced that it has made a £50 million fund available to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and rural businesses impacted by the recent flooding.

Growth of manufacturing output accelerated to a ten-month high in February, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI.

Carol Flockhart, managing partner at accountancy firm Chiene + Tait, highlights the benefits of apprentice programmes.  This is Scottish Apprenticeship Week, an annual event in which employers, learning providers and apprentices across the country promote the importance and benefits of work-bas

An ATM in Bo'ness has been distributing free £20 notes after a technical malfunction.

Construction and residential development company JB Bennett (Contracts) Ltd has gone into administration with Eileen Blackburn and Linda Barr of French Duncan LLP’s restructuring and debt advisory practice appointed as joint administrators.