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Couples in the middle of separating or divorcing could save themselves a major tax bill by delaying the division or sale of any shared assets by a few months, according to legal firm Gilson Gray. With less than six months until the tax year ends and ‘divorce day’ approaching in January,

Scottish thermal storage manufacturer Sunamp has secured £9.25 million to develop and trial its thermal storage system to tackle fluctuations in renewable energy availability. Sunamp will test their technology in 100 homes across the UK extending their existing heat battery to provide increase

UK government minister for Scotland Malcolm Offord has launched a new forum that will see improved collaboration between the financial sector in Scotland and the UK government. The Scotland-London Financial Services Forum, established with industry body Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), will look

Accounting and advisory firm Saffery Champness has appointed Shirley McIntosh as a partner in its Inverness office. Joining from RSM, where she was a partner and formerly head of tax for Scotland and Northern Ireland. She brings with her more than three decades of experience advising high-net-worth

A student has been left stunned after receiving two boxes of Weetabix instead of the MacBook laptop he ordered from Amazon.

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has modernised its Inverness office unveiling a state-of-the-art refurbished space. The revamped space, at Cradlehall Business Park, Inverness, was launched last Thursday with a breakfast and lunch event, followed by an evening drinks recept

The launch of Young Enterprise Scotland’s Square Go Start-Up Village in Rouken Glen Park Glasgow, took place last week (24 November), with East Renfrewshire Provost Mary Montague, conducting the official opening. Filling a gap for community start-up spaces that encourage and support young peop

Scottish cities were amongst the worst performers in the UK sports economy in 2020, but a new report has indicated that targeted government support can help a sector worth almost £250 million combined in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen drive future prosperity and create more jobs. The joint &l

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced the Fintech Champions for Scotland and Wales at the Board of Trade meeting in Wales yesterday. DirectID have been appointed as the Fintech Champions for Scotland, with Yoello selected as the Welsh Fintech Champion. They join the previously a

With Companies House data revealing that Edinburgh and south-east Scotland have the highest percentage of female entrepreneurs in the UK, Wylie & Bisset, accountants and business advisers, has welcomed the rise in the number of female-led start-ups while stressing the importance of cashflow as a

Hilton has revealed plans to open Motto by Hilton Glasgow on the banks of the River Clyde, extending the Motto by Hilton brand to the UK.

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has recently secured two global energy conferences for 2023, with InterPore2023, and HYDRO 2023 set to see thousands of delegates arrive in Edinburgh next year, contributing millions of pounds in economic benefit to the city and region.

A tribunal has ruled that a group of employees are due nearly CA$500,000 (£308,000) in wages after their employer paid out 50% of their salaries with company gift cards. The Canadian Employment Standards Tribunal (EST) dismissed an application from the Vancouver-based Dayton Boots Company appe

The board of Scottish meat casings firm Devro announced a takeover agreement has been reached with a company owned by one of Germany's richest families. The deal with Bidco is for a cash acquisition of the entire issued valued at approximately £540 million on a fully diluted basis, implying an

Weir Group and abrdn are set to rejoin the FTSE 100 this week after their share prices have recovered since their respective relegations from the index. Abrdn dropped out of the FTSE 100 earlier this year after its share price fell to under 150p, but it has since recovered and is now trading at