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Spirits producer Edrington Group has appointed Scottish accountant Angus Cockburn to its board of directors.  He joined the board as a non-executive director on September 1. 

The Scottish Government has announced a £160 million investment for forestry and agriculture.  An additional £100m was announced in the Programme for Government for Scottish Forestry to increase new planting, alongside £30m to Forestry and Land Scotland to expand national

Aviation authorities have asked police to investigate reports from two pilots who claim to have spotted a man in a jetpack above Los Angeles.

Accountants, financial and business advisers Armstrong Watson are warning pension savers of the importance of seeking professional financial advice after Action Fraud revealed last week that more than £30 million may have been lost to scammers since 2017. The latest figures suggest that m

Only half (52%) of all invoices sent by Scottish freelancers & small businesses in the past 18 months were paid on time, meaning more than two in five invoices are paid late, according to new research by Edinburgh-based cloud accounting software firm Free Agent. 

Trade minister Ivan McKee is calling for the UK Government to seek action to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in future free trade agreements with other countries. In a letter to UK Government’s trade minister Greg Hands, Mr McKee expressed concern that should this issue not be addressed

The Scottish Government has announced that five technology hubs will be established with £4 million to support the next generation of Scottish start-ups. This initial funding, announced today by finance secretary Kate Forbes on a visit to the CodeBase technology incubator in Edinburgh, will in

Scotland's Youth Guarantee will focus on identifying youth employment opportunities with employers in the financial services sector. Sandy Begbie, who led the Developing the Young Workforce Group that played a pivotal role in the delivery of the Edinburgh Guarantee to young people, was asked to writ

Anderson Anderson & Brown Wealth Ltd (AAB Wealth) has announced the appointment of chartered financial planner Richard Johnston. Mr Johnston brings over 15 years’ experience in financial services to the firm, having previously led the Financial Planning team at Murray Asset Management

The accountancy failures surrounding the collapse of Carillion are costing other firms with government contracts millions of pounds in annual audit fees.

Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford announced yesterday that it has cut its stake in Tesla to 4.25% in an attempt to prevent its clients being over-exposed to the company.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has partnered with Converge, Scotland's largest company creation programme for the Higher Education sector, to launch a new award designed to promote female entrepreneurship in Scotland. Named after Alison Rose, CEO of RBS and author of the 2019 HM Treasury-commi

The boom in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic has seen more than one in seven UK retailers (15%) create roles specifically to cater to an increase in digital sales and boost online capacity, according to a study of over 300 senior retail executives conducted by Barclays Corporate Banki

A tax break scheme to lure the wealthy to Italy has attracted super-rich Britons. The €100,000-a-year flat tax, which is payable on money earned abroad by anyone who changes their tax residence to Italy, has seen 784 high worth individuals make the move in the first two years, The Times reports

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland is at a seven-year low, falling over a third (35%) since last year, according to the latest data from Bank of Scotland.