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A woman has been fined for trespass after she bit the testicles of an irate camel which sat on her when she entered its compound.

Global company EY has revealed plans to move its headquarters to Aberdeen city centre.

A man accused of breaching an order disqualifying him from acting as a company director who claimed that criminal proceedings raised against him were “time-barred” has had a legal challenge against his prosecution dismissed.

HSBC UK has today launched a £650 million lending fund to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland. The fund is part of its commitment to help businesses realise their ambitions for growth and navigate Brexit.

Springfield Properties is to deliver its first homes for Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS) and is targeting the release of hundreds of homes over the coming years. The AIM-listed housebuilder has signed a collaboration agreement with urban regeneration specialist Sigma to kick-start the p

Santander's boss Ana Botin has insisted that Britain remains a "critically important market" to the bank despite its writedown of €1.5 billion.

Dundee demolition contractor Safedem has moved to secure the firm’s future by becoming an employee-owned business.

EY ITEM Club has revealed that mortgage approvals fell and consumer credit growth slowed in August. UK Finance reported that mortgage approvals for house prises eased back to back to 42,576 in August from a 29-month high of 43,303 in July, whilst annual net unsecured consumer credit growth edged bac

Business activity in the Scottish economy declined in the third quarter of this year with the ongoing economic uncertainty expected to have a continued detrimental impact.

Transparency reporting by accountancy firms performing audits is currently ineffective, with a lack of awareness amongst investors and audit committee chairs that the reports even exist and many being used as a marketing exercise, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has said.

Bakkafrost, a Faroese fish farm, has bought the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) for more than £500 million.

The Financial Reporting Lab (FRC) has published a report on disclosures on the sources and uses of cash. 

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is highlighting the ‘power of ethics, trust and sustainability’ in its latest global project, which launched on Monday. The global theme will showcase how digital advances, tightening regulation and changing consumer behaviou

Ahead of the stage one debate on the establishment of the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon, economy secretary Derek Mackay has written about what the bank will mean for the future of the Scottish economy. Today marks another important step forward fo

Business leaders from across Scotland have come together to share their stories and inspire young people as part of National Inclusion Week. On Wednesday, representatives from KPMG, Martin Currie, PwC, Royal London Group, Investment2020 and Aberdeen Standard, spoke to over 100 S4 pupils at St.