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Despite the current uncertainty in the Scottish housing market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a significant drop in transactions, average prices are expected to remain stable, according to Rettie & Co. In its Spring 2020 forecast, the property specialists said transactions activity is likel

MHA Henderson Loggie has indicated that Scotland's Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) market will return after the coronavirus lockdown measures have been reduced, but not as we know it. The financial advisory firm has said that deal flow has slowed as coronavirus emergency measures continue to im

Bank of Scotland showcased the dedication of its key worker colleagues, who continue to support customers during the coronavirus crisis with the launch of a new advert yesterday. The advert, filmed by colleagues over the last fortnight and featuring TV star comedian Susan Calman, highlights the supp

The £107 million sale of Dundee-founded Low & Bonar has been completed as global technology group Freudenberg acquired 100% of its shares. Low & Bonar is based in London but still has a carpet backing manufacturing site located at Dundee’s Caldrum Works.

NatWest has launched a video game to help children develop money management skills.

Alan McIntosh explains why it is "vital" that the amendments proposed by Jackie Baillie MSP to the latest coronavirus bill are implemented. The role of the Scottish Government in this crisis is to protect its citizens, and as we move through this COVID-19 crisis and diverge from the rest of the

TSB has published new figures on how many customers it has helped in Scotland using remote communication channels which allow customers to bank from the safety of their own homes. Overall, 12,207 customers in Scotland have used Smart Agent, the new online chat service.  Since the outbreak

United Capital has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Glasgow-based Saltire Facilities Management, a company with over 320 direct employees and an annual turnover of circa. £30 million, for an undisclosed sum. Saltire Facilities Management was founded in 2000 as a public/priva

Audit, tax and consultancy firm RSM has urged Scottish directors to act in the best interest of stakeholders warning that if they do not, they could be found personally liable.  Company directors are working hard to keep their business up and running and ready to get back to more normal trading

The Sunday Times has published its Rich List 2019 revealing that Scotland's richest residents are worth £35 billion. 

Shellfish growers and trout producers will receive a share of £800,000 of Scottish Government funding to help make improvements to their businesses to mitigate the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic. The grants from the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) to 11 aquaculture businesse

Analysis by 3Gem Research & Insights on behalf of Scottish Friendly has revealed that 45% of savers in Britain expect to draw money out of savings and investments to cope with the impact coronavirus is having on their household finances. The most likely place they will look to source cash from i

Dundee-based Alliance Trust Savings (ATS) has been censured by the Information Commissioner over the use of a mobile app which allowed it to access an “excessive amount” sensitive personal data of its employees, The Courier has reported. The Information Commissioner ruled that the financ

David Shadwell, accounts and business support partner at accountants Chiene + Tait, recently returned to the UK after spending nine years in Wellington, New Zealand. He details the lessons Scottish businesses can learn from New Zealand as we begin the process of coming out of lockdown. Before r

Lyn Calder, a managing partner of Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), appears in one of the firm's new videos urging more businesses to apply for the government COVID-19 loan schemes such as CBILS and Bounce Back with the aim of positioning themselves strongly for the ‘new normal’.