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Jamie Daniels, director of investment management at Blackadders, provides information on the latest changes in the economic market amid the current coronavirus outbreak. The Covid-19 outbreak is rapidly evolving as we speak and changing on a daily basis, if not hourly!

In collaboration with 19 firms from its international Preferred Firm Network, Burges Salmon has published an interactive report on the regulatory treatment of cryptoassets in jurisdictions throughout the UK and EU. Burges Salmon’s Fintech team has teamed up with Tier One law firms across its P

Scotland's economy grew by 0.2% during the fourth quarter of 2019, covering the period October to December. Change in gross domestic product (GDP) is the main indicator of economic growth. Over the year, compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, the economy has grown by 0.7%. In 2019 the economy

Scottish fintech Giftround is changing the fee structure of its group gifting collection service to help those in most need during the coronavirus outbreak. From today, GiftRound will be adding a small fee of £1 to every contribution made into a group gifting collection. And every £

Drinks giant Diageo announced a suite of measures yesterday to help support the British drinks trade as it faces unprecedented challenges from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

Loganair has today announced a further drop in the number of flights due to the increasing impact of the coronavirus. With forward bookings continuing to fall dramatically versus their previous levels, the airline has enacted an overall reduction of over half of its flying program for April and

Guidance on how to arrange and conduct AGMs in light of Covid-19 has been published by The Chartered Governance Institute (ICSA) in conjunction with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and Slaughter & May.  Paul George, FRC executive director of corporate governance and reporting, sa

Nationwide has announced that it is trialling new branch opening times during the coronavirus outbreak so that elderly and vulnerable people can manage their money in a safe environment with a dedicated hour each morning. From Wednesday, March 18, more than 100 branches across the UK will open from

Founders of global brewing phenomenon BrewDog have spoken exclusively about the challenges they faced to achieve success in a new documentary which airs on BBC ALBA on Wednesday, March 18th. James Watt and Martin Dickie, from Aberdeenshire, reveal how they built the business from an industrial unit

Dundee-based distillery Verdant Spirits has swapped from distilling gin to producing hand sanitiser following an appeal from local care groups in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak.

UK economic growth is expected to slow sharply in 2020 amid disruption caused by the impact of Coronavirus, according to the latest economic forecast by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Jenny Simpson, partner and head of Wylie & Bisset’s charities team, has said that if anyone ever wondered why charities need reserves, then the situation we face with Covid-19 is the answer. Ms Simpson, who was recently re-appointed to the SORP Committee, the advisory committee t

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has been accepted to join the Law Society of Scotland’s panel of approved accountancy partner firms. The Law Society of Scotland is the professional body for all Scottish solicitors. As part of the partnership programme, the Law Society seeks approved ac

Fashion retailer Laura Ashley has filed for administration, with PwC appointed as administrators.  The move comes after rescue talks for the firm were scrapped by the outbreak of Coronavirus.

The UK employment rate in the three months to January 2020 was estimated at a joint record high of 76.5%, 0.4 percentage points higher than a year earlier and 0.3 percentage points up on the previous quarter, according to the latest Labour Market Statistics from the Office for National Statistics (O