Scotland has the most frequent gamblers of anywhere in the United Kingdom, a new study has found. Online research conducted by the polling company YouGov shows more than a quarter of adult Scots (28 per cent) gamble at least once a week, over five times the number of adults in the South West of Engl
News
New tenants renting from private landlords in Scotland have been faced with the highest percentage rental increases in Britain outside London, according to a new survey. The latest figures from the HomeLet Rental Index reveal that rents on new tenancies signed on a UK rental property outside of Lond
Alan Mahon and Josh Littlejohn of Brewgooder. Brewgooder, the new craft beer brand launched by two Scots-based social entrepreneurs, has successfully crowd funded its first production run three weeks after launching.
Glasgow-based property development company London & Scottish Investments Ltd (LSIL) has submitted a detailed planning application to South Lanarkshire Council for a major new £40 million retail development at Peel Park, East Kilbride.
The world’s biggest brands and businesses are still failing to tap into the trillion pound Muslim lifestyle market, according to the UK’s first-ever B2B conference discussing the fast-growing sector. Over 150 businesses took part in MLE Connect in London which discussed and showcased how the Mus
Perth-based transport giant Stagecoach has placed orders for about 480 buses and coaches in deals worth a total of £97m. The firm said it was buying £82m worth of new vehicles for its regional networks in England, Scotland and Wales.
Ronnie Brown
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned former Royal Bank of Scotland LIBOR submitter Paul White from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity and publicly censured him. The FCA said that were it not for Mr White’s serious financial hardship, the City watchd
Glasgow-based global engineering giant, The Weir Group, has ended its 70-year relationship with EY and confirmed that ‘Big Four’ rival PwC is to take over as its new external auditor. PwC will begin audit and assurance services at Weir, which is one of Scotland’s biggest employers and operates
Kirsty Wells Kirsty Wells is head of HouseMark Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed that its ongoing strategy of downsizing could yet involve selling off parts of, or simply closing, its Indian banking operation after admitting that it has failed to find a buyer for the entire business. A spokesman for the Edinburgh-based lender, which is still
UK banks were hit with charges totalling £880m between 2013 and 2015 over investment products and advice misselling, according to research from think tank New City Agenda. Almost £53bn was spent by the largest UK retail banks to pay for their misconduct across all products between 2000 and 2015, t
In the next five years, 40 per cent of family businesses globally will prepare to hand over the business to a new generation. According to new global research by PwC entitled, Great Expectations: The next generation of familybusiness leaders, the next generation of family business leaders – or ‘
Vishal Chopra Grant Thornton has called for all parties in Holyrood to make tax simplification a post-election priority.
A new strategic alliance between PwC and leading maritime fleet monitoring and risk management solution provider, Pole Star, has been announced that aims to help organisations involved in international trade to better manage their legal and regulatory obligations. PwC said it is working with Pole St