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The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) are reminding crypto asset investors to include their gains (and losses) in their 2021/22 tax returns as the 31 January deadline looms.

According to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey, Scottish recruiters reported a decline in permanent placements during December.

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has kicked-off its 110th anniversary year with the appointment of Joe Madden to help drive forward its UK-wide growth agenda. Mr Madden, most recently former managing director of independent property and construction consultancy PMP has been appointed

FinTech Scotland has announced a further increase in the number of entrepreneurial fintech SME firms as well as a record-breaking new investment funding for the year. In the last 12 months, Scottish fintechs received over £305 million in funding supporting their growth and development, represe

Bio-based construction materials manufacturer Industrial Nature Ltd has secured a follow-on investment of £2 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank. The £2m investment comes after the Edinburgh-based firm successfully established the IndiNature Mill in the Scottish Borders an

Princess Diana's famous dress is to go up for auction at Sotheby's for £100,000.

Property advisory firm, Lismore Real Estate Advisors, has released its review of the Scottish investment market for the final quarter of 2022, along with predictions for 2023.The review predicts opportunities in a more liquid Scottish investment market.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland has voiced concerns over the dramatic scaling back of energy bill support for small businesses, announced yesterday by the UK Government. Andrew McRae, FSB Scotland policy chair, said: “Small businesses have been calling for some certainty o

Stephen Ingledew, chairman of FinTech Scotland, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List for services to the UK financial technology (fintech) sector. Mr Ingledew formed and led FinTech Scotland in 2018, initally as chief executive.

The boss of Brewdog has been put nearly £500,000 out of pocket after remedying a misleading promotion in which 50 individuals won "solid gold" beer cans.

AAB, the tech-enabled business critical services group, has launched AAB People. Formerly Purpose HR, the firm was founded by Lisa Thomson in 2014 and joined the AAB Group in 2021, now with a team of more than 20 specialists based in offices across Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are on track to fall by 3% this financial year, and by 4% next year, with the two-year cost-of-living squeeze set to leave families £2,100 worse off and only the very richest households seeing their incomes rise, according to new re

STC INSISO has transitioned Steve Holmes to the role of chief operating officer following his two-year tenure as chief performance officer. The Aberdeen-headquartered problem-solving company, announced the change to its executive leadership team as it prepares for accelerated business growth in 2023

Construction has begun on a 49MW/98MWh standalone energy storage system near Abernethy, Scotland, after Santander UK provided £12.5 million in funding for the project. The Jamesfield development is a joint venture between global clean energy enterprise, TagEnergy, and Harmony Energy, following

In one of its first transactions of the year, law firm Harper Macleod has advised Connelly Group Holdings on its acquisition of Renfrewshire safety and security business Brookfield Alarms. Connelly Group Holdings – known by its Connelly Security Systems brand – was established in Bishopb