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The third decade of devolution will see Scotland - and its business community - wrestle with an unprecedented period of change, according to Andrew McRae, policy chair at the Federation of Small Businesses Scotland. Mr McRae said: “Over the last two decades, Scotland’s sma

Permission has been granted for a £32 million Nyx Hotel to be built in Edinburgh, making it the brand's first hotel in the UK.

One in five items of jewellery inspected by Trading Standards officers in Scottish shops has been identified as fake or incorrectly hallmarked.

A young footballer has pranked his friend by convincing him that he'd won £100,000 on a fake scratchcard he bought as a secret Santa gift.

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO is set to recruit a number of new trainees in Scotland next year. Applications are now open for 25 new roles which will be based across the firm’s Glasgow and Edinburgh offices and split across three key programmes: graduate, apprenticeship and summer

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has teamed up with Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) to offer a head start and a fast track for their students on their journey to becoming chartered certified finance professionals. The ‘University for the Common Good’ –

Royal Bank of Scotland Group's investment arm bosses Chris Marks and Richard Place have stepped down as chief executive officer and chief financial officer of NatWest Markets Plc (NWM) respectively. Mr Marks has also stepped down as chair, and Mr Place as a member of the NatWest Markets N.V (MWM.N.V

The Sir Donald Brydon CBE Assess, Assure and Inform: Improving Audit Quality and Effectiveness report has recommended that auditors should be made independent from the larger accountancy profession. The report has emphasised the need for such a move in an effort to "stimulate improved quality and ef

Abellio ScotRail's contract to operate Scotland's train services will end three years early, transport secretary Michael Matheson has announced. Abellio has been running the franchise since 2015 but has faced increasing levels of criticism over cancellations and performance levels.

Mid-market private equity house LDC has completed an investment of an undisclosed amount in Commsworld, the Edinburgh-headquartered telecommunications and ISP provider.

Businesses interested in applying for the 2020 Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards can take part in a free advice workshop.

Students from a Glasgow primary school were treated to a VIP visit to Scottish Ballet’s headquarters thanks to KPMG UK.

An innovative Scandinavian arts project is being rolled out in one of Scotland’s most deprived communities, giving young people the chance to flourish in the creative arts industry, thanks to £16,653 from Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation. The ground-breaking Danish pro

In the three months to November 2019, retail sales fell by 0.4% when compared with the previous three months, marking the first sales decline in the sector since April 2018, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced that it will investigate EY's audit of Thomas Cook's financial statements for the year ended 20th September 2017. On 1 October 2019, the FRC announced the opening of an investigation into the audit of the financial statements of Thomas Cook for the