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Verso Wealth Management has acquired Glasgow-based Campbell Thomson Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum, signalling the firm's first acquisition in Scotland. Established in 1978, Campbell Thomson Insurance Services has a team of 13 advisors, planners, researchers and support staff, and as of t

Edinburgh-based charity Bank of Scotland Foundation has announced it is providing almost £1,000,000 of additional financial support to Scotland’s third aector to help charities through the cost of living crisis. This will enable them to provide more grants throughout the remainder of thi

Almost a third (28%) of affected mid-sized businesses in Scotland have yet to register for the newly-introduced Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT), more than four months since it came into force. According to research by accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP, 15% of those yet to register use more

A new report from Perth-based insurance giant Aviva has found tht four out of five (80%) employers compared to 65% of employees think it is important that a workplace pension fund is invested responsibly.

PwC has said it plans to cut partners' compensation next year after annual results show £5 billion in revenues for the firm.

A report has found that there are stark inequalities in how women and men are represented with money in visual media.

Cineworld's share price fell over 50% yesterday before making a partial recovery today.

A man rescued from a collapsed makeshift tunnel near the Vatican has been arrested on suspicion of attempting an elaborate bank heist. Italian police believe that the man and three others were attempting to dig a tunnel into a nearby bank, the BBC reports.

The owner of Ladbrokes, Coral, and other gambling brands, is to pay £17 million for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures at its online and land-based businesses.

Scottish law firm Harper Macleod has appointed Bill Stark as debt & asset recovery consultant. Mr Stark's appointment strengthens the firm’s expertise across a wide range of service and sector teams which advise businesses, individuals, commercial landlords, public sector bodies and housin

Edinburgh-based biotechnology start-up, MiAlgae, has secured further investment of £2.3m to help drive the next stage of its growth journey. Established in 2016, MiAlgae has created a solution to producing a sustainable source of Omega-3 for animal and human consumption – something which

Independent Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has reported turnover of £15 million in the year ending 28 February 2022, a double-digit increase of 12 per cent on the previous year. Gillespie Macandrew ended its financial year in a strong position exceeding pre-pandemic revenue levels and r

Plans for a £33.8 million leisure-led development at West Kinfauns, Perthshire, have been given the green light at a full meeting of Perth and Kinross Council. Plant hire company Morris Leslie, which has its headquarters on the West Kinfauns site, has secured planning permission in principle f

Drum Property Group has completed the construction of 324 Build to Rent (BTR) apartments for Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) at Buchanan Wharf on Glasgow’s Clydeside.