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Unique events are taking place in Edinburgh and Glasgow this week to help legal, accounting and banking professionals in the cities and wider regions to offer clients information and advice on employee ownership. The Law Society of Scotland, Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) and Co-

Nationwide Building Society has joined forces with a charity to help raise £7 million needed to create a spectacular memorial for those who took part in the D-Day landings.

A new social enterprise aimed at providing the best mobile telecommunications solutions for charities has been launched in Dundee. The first dedicated mobile social enterprise in Scotland, Good Call aims to remove the mobile communications barriers facing charities, social enterprises and

The price of a standard ticket to attend the cinema in Japan has remained the same for over a quarter of a century but will now finally be increased.

Edinburgh-based Hampden & Co has reported lending, deposits and income all up by double-digits in its 2018 results as the private bank also revealed its new chairman. Lending was up 40 per cent to £132.5 million, deposits up 38 per cent to £267.5 million and total income up 63 per ce

Scottish insurance firm Blackford has acquired a significant new client portfolio and a full commercial broker team to launch its offering in Edinburgh. Glasgow-based Blackford, which specialises in commercial risk, has taken on the Edinburgh customer book of TL Dallas,

Scotland remains the second most attractive location for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) after London and has retained the majority of ground gained over the last five years, according to EY. This is according to the latest EY Scottish Attractiveness Survey published today.

A 16 acre research and development complex, home to one of Edinburgh’s biggest employers, Italian aerospace, defence and security company Leonardo, has been sold to a South Korean investor for £100m.

The average selling price of a house in Scotland was £174,317 in the first quarter of the year, a 0.3 per cent decrease on the same period last year, according to the latest quarterly house price statistics from the Registers of Scotland (ROS), covering the period from 1st January to 31st

Seven in ten businesses that have attempted to raise capital in the last year have failed at least once, according to the new Dream Bigger: Funding ambition report from Smith & Williamson. The findings in the accountancy firm's report come from a survey of the founders of 501 scale-up compa

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, a Japanese trust bank, and Aberdeen Standard Investments have today announced the establishment of a joint venture that will invest in residential real estate in Japan and other mature markets across Asia Pacific. In Japan SuMi TRUST has a strong presence, significan

Online retail giant eBay and Asto, the Santander-backed fintech that aims to help small businesses run and grow through a range of financial and non-financial services, have partnered up to offer cash flow loans to eBay.co.uk’s growing network of small businesses. The partnership aims to help

SNP MP Stewart McDonald will today launch a new cross-party group in Parliament in a bid to tackle the growing concern of unpaid work trials. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Unpaid Work Trials is expected to bring together MPs from all the major political parties to gather evidence from

Expresso Property Limited is in the final stages of planning for a new high tech ‘Grade A’ business hub on Glasgow’s waterfront after concluding missives with Scottish Enterprise for the acquisition of 1A Pacific Quay.

An innovative Fife-based business which manufactures and sells pioneering eco-friendly cleaning products is set for expansion after securing financial support from HSBC UK.