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Around 23,000 low income households without proper internet access will be helped to get online with the assistance of £15 million of Scottish Government funding. The investment, part of the Connecting Scotland programme, will prioritise disadvantaged families with children and young people le

Italy's Supreme Court has made a landmark decision regarding parent's obligations to financially support their children, following a five year legal battle between a 35-year-old man and his parents. The claimant is a part-time music teacher from Florence who was living with his parents while he was

Three young accountants with Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy firm Meston Reid & Co are celebrating a series of exam successes. Abbie Watson, who joined the chartered accountancy practice in August 2019, became the latest member of staff to bolster her qualifications when she passed two midd

The Aberdeen New India Investment Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, has seen its Net Asset Value (NAV) drop by 22.7% for the year ended 31 March 2020.  The decline in NAV is compared to the MSCI India Index which dropped by 27.3%, both in sterling total return te

Glasgow Prestwick airport, which is owned by the Scottish Government, was back in profit after making a £1 million loss, before the coronavirus pandemic struck. 

The launch of a new app-based exchange feature by Edinburgh-based Zumo, the cryptocurrency wallet and exchange platform, has led to a surge in user demand as new investors continue the move towards bitcoin.  The Zumo App’s GBP exchange function allows users to easily buy, sell, send and s

Andrew Hill discusses why offices are still going to be important to businesses and staff, despite the working from home (WFH) boom. We’re more than 20 weeks into lockdown and, if they haven’t already done so, many businesses are beginning to look at returning to their workplaces, a

A team of Nationwide NOW personal finance consultants from Nationwide Building Society’s office in Dunfermline undertook a gruelling fundraising challenge during July to support local charity, Andy’s Man Club. The team from Dunfermline managed to complete 3582km and raised £325 for

Persimmon has announced an interim dividend on the back of an “excellent” start to the second half.

Over 10,000 UK SME owners have applied for a single £10,000 Business Boost grant from insurer Simply Business, as the coronavirus continues to take its toll financially on small businesses. 

According to the latest study from CV-Library, 65.5% of Scots have said they’re willing to reskill and retrain in a new line of work following the coronavirus pandemic as a lack of jobs forces people to consider searching in different sectors.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on future public spending decisions to protect equalities and human rights in Scotland is to be considered by a Holyrood Committee.  The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights (EHRi) Committee has issued a call for views on the financial i

A Chinese mobile phone number ending with five eights has sold for 2.25 million yuan (£250,000) in an online auction.

KPMG has appointed three new directors to its tax and audit teams within its Scottish practice.  In Edinburgh, Craig Barrowman has been appointed director in the tax and legal team. He’s joined by tax director Ruth Wallace in Glasgow and Michelle Smarsh, who is promoted to audit dire

Staff at Big Four accountancy firm PwC and asset manager company Schroders are to work from home permanently signalling a change to flexible working in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin Ellis, PwC’s chairman, has said thousands of the firm’s 22,000 UK staff will never retu