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Ken Thomson, the recently appointed chairman of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland's (ICAS) regulation board, has resigned after just a month in the role. His departure comes in the wake of controversy surrounding his previous role as head of the Covid co-ordination directorate of th

One of the most pivotal documents in the history of football is set to go to auction in March with a starting price of £300,000. The item in question is the famous and unique napkin on which the first promise of a contract was written to secure the 13-year-old Lionel Messi for FC Barcelona.

Scotland's onshore GDP faced a marginal contraction of 0.1% in November, a slight improvement from the revised figure of -0.6% in October 2023, according to the latest data announced by the chief statistician.

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) is gearing up for a trio of premier tourism and events industry conferences. The VisitBritain Association Conference, EXPERIENCEit, and ETAG’s annual tourism industry conference will be taking place between 5-8 February, and bringing togethe

FinTech Scotland, in collaboration with professional services supporter Deloitte, and with Tesco Bank, Morgan Stanley and abrdn, has launched a first-of-its-kind innovation challenge.

The Bank of England has decided to maintain interest rates at 5.25% for the fourth consecutive meeting, emphasising the need for "more evidence" that inflation is on a sustained downward trajectory before considering rate cuts. Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, explained that they requ

Celebrating its 75th anniversary and the recent appointment of Cara Laing as managing director, family-owned Scotch whisky business Douglas Laing & Co has released of six of its most scarce and precious single casks, hand-selected from the family vaults, named "The Diamond Collection". Establish

Grant Thornton UK's Scotland corporate finance team has reported a successful 2023, overcoming challenging market conditions. Led by partner Neil McInnes, the team advised on 17 deals with a cumulative value of £363 million. Four of these deals involved cross-border transactions, and 11 were r

The deal which will see Irwin Mitchell invest in firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) is now complete after securing regulatory approval. This paves the way for the two businesses to work closer together as they seek growth across the UK and internationally.

Law firm CMS has announced a series of free-to-attend events aimed at supporting Scottish food & drink companies on key legal issues affecting their sector. The CMS Scotland Kernel series is designed to support companies operating in the industry which employs around 120,000 people and is curren

As part of its new year initiatives, a raft of promotions at both director and associate level have been made at Chartered Surveyors firm DM Hall. Seven professionals have been elevated to director status in the firm. They are David Hyde and Wallace Kidd, both of whom work in the Glasgow residential

Gilson Gray has expanded its marketing and business development team by appointing Kelly Jones as marketing manager and Rachael Etheridge as business development manager. Ms Jones joins the law firm from communications agency The Lane, where she worked across a range of corporate sectors, inclu

Edinburgh-headquartered Aegon UK has completed the transfer of Nationwide Building Society’s financial planning service into the business. This will see more than 300 new jobs at Aegon UK and the creation of a new service, Aegon Financial Planning.

AG BARR plc has appointed Euan Sutherland as its chief executive officer, effective from 1 May 2024. With extensive experience in consumer goods, Mr Sutherland has previously led notable UK and international businesses, demonstrating a successful track record in achieving sustainable growth based on

Business confidence in Scotland rose 11 points during January to 42%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland.