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Over 90% of rural business owners in Scotland are confident they can reopen their business while safely adhering to social distancing measures, according to a new survey by Scottish Land & Estates (SLE).

The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Scotland’s transport services and the rural economy is to be investigated by MSPs.

Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed Chris McLauchlan as a legal director to lead the firm's banking team in Scotland. Joining from Eversheds Sutherland, Mr McLauchlan is a senior banking lawyer with over 15 years of experience advising on Scottish, English and cross-border transaction

Staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland are preparing to work from home for the foreseeable future in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Scottish Government should consider widening access to a temporary scheme extending the time available to claim a refund of its property tax surcharge to include transactions that have taken place during the coronavirus lockdown, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).

Seven Scottish hotels have closed down after a major UK travel firm Specialist Leisure Group fell into administration. An estimated 2,500 jobs have been lost and 64,000 bookings have been cancelled with the collapse of the firm.

Marcus Paine, head of Scottish Borders-based quarrying firm Hutton Stone, says he’s already looking at life after lockdown – but fears uncertainty over cashflow could leave many SMEs like his family business between a rock and a hard place. The businessman has spent 26 years building up

Edinburgh-based private bank and wealth management company Adam & Company has appointed Andy Hall as financial planning director. Mr Hall joins from Barclays Wealth Management, where he was director of wealth planning for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

One in five Royal Bank of Scotland mortgage customers is receiving a three-month payment holiday.

ESPC has highlighted how the Scottish property market might move forward after the coronavirus lockdown measures have been eased.

Michael Reid, managing partner at Aberdeen-based Meston Reid & Co, discusses the suspension of wrongful trading. When the temporary suspension of wrongful trading rules for company directors was announced, the UK government commented that it was designed to help business owners combat the f

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on additional guidance for payments firms to strengthen the way in which they look after customers’ money. The payments sector is a priority area for the FCA and the consultation follows ongoing work to ensure payments firms are

A route map towards unlocking £1 billion of new investment for nature conservation in Scotland has been published by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). This work comes at a critical time as society plans a green recovery from the social and econo

Perth-based insurance broker and risk adviser Marsh Commercial has appointed Chris Brophy as its new development leader for the firm's Edinburgh and Glasgow operators. Mr Brophy who will become the new developer leader for the firm's central regions joins from Barclay's business banking division whe

Lawrie IP, an independent Scottish intellectual property firm based in Glasgow, has grown its total turnover to £2.6 million from £2.2m in the last year. Dr Donald Lawrie launched Lawrie IP in 2010 and it has expanded steadily with a big increase in turnover of almost 200% in the la