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The number of alleged fraud cases over £100,000 being heard in Scottish courts rose significantly last year, according to KPMG UK’s latest bi-annual Fraud Barometer. A total of 24 cases totalling £17.4 million reached Scottish courts in 2022, up from 2021, when 16 cases worth &poun

Industry figures have responded to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's announcement of her intention to resign as First Minister. The First Minister, who made the announcement yesterday, said she "will remain in office until my successor is in place".

Scotgold Resources Ltd has raised $3.6 million (£3.0m) in total from the sale of 1.2 million shares at 40p each. The Stirlingshire-based gold exploration and production company announced plans to raise around £2.5m last week.

Scottish Gas owner Centrica has shown a £3.3 billion operating profit in its preliminary results, following the growing wholesale energy price last year. The energy giant's operating profit grew nearly £2.4bn from £948 million in 2021. This surpassed the previous highest operating

Take-up of industrial property in Aberdeen has risen to its highest level in almost a decade during 2022, as a high oil price and greater interest in renewables boosted activity in the energy sector and its supply chain, according to Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy&rsqu

The Royal Mint has added a coin featuring Professor Albus Dumbledore to its Harry Potter themed collection.

The UK is ranked at number 25 of 51 countries on the quality of entrepreneurship ecosystem economies, a drop from rank 18 last year, according to the new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) National Entrepreneurship Context Index (NECI) released today.

Asset and wealth management firm AssetCo, run by Martin Gilbert, has announced a £9.2 million loss for the year ended 30 September 2022. The figure compares to a profit of £14.6m in 2021. According to the firm's preliminary results posted today, assets under management (AuM) reached &pou

SME specialists Consilium Chartered Accountants have provided corporate finance and tax advisory services to the Electric Heating Company (EHC) as part of a £3.8m investment by Foresight Group. The investment in Blantyre-based EHC is the first from Foresight’s £60m Scotland Fund, w

Global E&C, a Scottish engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) service provider, has been acquired by US-based private equity company SCF Partners. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Global E&C has a global headcount of more than 1,000 people, with more than 900 people supporting the UK&rsqu

Glasgow-headquartered Edwin James Group has received a secondary investment from funds under management by private equity firm Aliter Capital LLP (Aliter) to support the group’s growth plans. The engineering services group helps companies across the UK look after their critical environments an

Twelve aspirational female company founders have been shortlisted as finalists in the AccelerateHER Awards 2023. Three female-led companies were selected from each of the awards’ four specific categories - technology; environment; culture; and health. A winner from each of the four categories

Auditing is the most in demand finance career in the UK right now, according to a new study from online trading platform CMC Markets.

Independent pharmacy business Porter Pharmacy has purchased two pharmacies as part of its ongoing growth plans. Porter Pharmacy, which is owned and run by husband and wife team Andy and Lynne Porter, have added two pharmacies to their existing group of outlets, with the company now operating a total

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has publicly censured Amigo Loans Ltd (Amigo) for failing to conduct adequate affordability checks on borrowers and guarantors.