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Frontier IP, a specialist in commercialising intellectual property, has raised its equity stake in portfolio company Celerum Limited from 10% to 33.8%. The increase is in return for an investment of £25,000, converting a previous loan of £21,818 into equity, and for providing £50,0

Pernod Ricard, the owner of Chivas Brothers, has issued a profit warning in light of the business risks in China stemming from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. In announcing that the profits forecast has been cut, Pernod Ricard hailed the strong performance of The Glenlivit, Ballantine's and

Brexit uncertainty resulted in significantly lower growth for the Scottish economy in 2019, the Scottish Government's State of the Economy report has found.

Unity Trust Bank has appointed former RBS head of corporate transactions John Copping as its new regional director for North. Mr Copping has a wealth of experience in the financial services sector having worked at RBS for over 30 years where he was regional head of corporate transactions, overseeing

The Puerto Rico government has lost $2.6 million after falling for an email phishing scam.

Jenny Simpson, partner and head of Wylie & Bisset’s charities team, has been re-appointed to the advisory committee that oversees the rules for how charities across the UK and Ireland report on their finances. For the first time, the committee will include organisations which work closely

Aberdeen accountancy firm Infinity Partnership won two awards at a UK accountancy event held in Birmingham on Tuesday. Infinity, which has a UK-wide client base, is recognised for its accountancy, research and development tax relief, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance expertise. More tha

Edinburgh-based tech start-up ePOS Hybrid is launching a month-long crowdfunding campaign in a bid to raise £250,000 to help support the company’s ambitious growth trajectory. The company launched their public campaign having already successfully secured £150,000 of private funding

Barclays has posted pre-tax profits of £6.2 billion in its 2019 full-year results, marking an increase of 9%.

Investors from the Middle East have deployed £230 million into Scotland in 2019, according to real estate advisor CBRE. A total of £880m was invested by businesses across the UK regions with £650m injected into central London.

Nicola Brown, associate solicitor, dispute resolution at Blackadders solicitors, discusses the economics of litigating debts claims under the value of £5,000. We are frequently contacted by clients regarding the pursuit of debts under £5000. The first question that is inevitably asked is

Mowi, the largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon, has posted a drop in profits thanks to lice, disease and escapes from its Scottish sea pens.

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited has posted its annual results revealing that the company's net asset value rose by 14.1%. The firm is an investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange, run by Aberdeen Standard Investments.

Sheldon Mills has been appointed as interim chief executive director of strategy and competition at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have published joint letters for accountants and auditors with information regarding auditing, accounting and corporate reporting standards during the transition period following the UK’s e