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Professional accountants must help drive the migration to sustainable economies and businesses by becoming experts in green finance, according to the latest report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) — Green finance skills: the guide.

The former director of Midas Financial Solutions has been ordered to hand over only £814.35 despite having made more than £13 million from his Ponzi scheme. Scottish businessman Alistair Greig, 69, originally from Cairnbulg in Aberdeenshire, who is currently serving a ten-year priso

Davidson & Robertson (D&R), the firm of rural surveyors and consultants with offices across Scotland and Northern England, has strengthened its team with the senior appointment of Graeme Ferguson as a director within its Rural and Agency department. Mr Ferguson joins D&R with over 20 yea

Law firm Gunnercooke has strengthened its Scottish presence to six partners, with the appointments of Katy Wedderburn and Alex Innes. Mr Innes joins as a banking & finance partner, with more than 30 years of experience advising clients in England, Wales and Scotland. He is a dual qualified lawye

Lanarkshire-based Bells Food Group, which bakes 16 million Scotch pies annually, has been awarded a major contract to supply own-label pastry to Tesco stores throughout the UK, creating 15 additional jobs. The contract will see five and a half million packs of puff pastry made by Bells across five d

Silicon Valley Bank listed a job for senior manger, financial crimes on Friday just before it was shut down by regulators.

The launch of the Scaling Up Summit, taking place later this month in Edinburgh, has been announced as part of a partnership between The Scottish National Investment Bank, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Colin Barral, the founder and chairman of Glasgow-based @SIPP, has passed away at the age of 64. Mr Barral created @SIPP in 2001 and worked hard to grow the business to what it is today, but he also founded IFA business Barral Sheppard (now part of True Potential) and accountancy firm ProfitCounts.

A Shetland-based sheep fleece rug maker has increased her sales, after receiving support from DigitalBoost, Scotland’s national digital upskilling programme, delivered by Business Gateway. Founded in September 2021, Hart of Shetland produces sustainable and ethical felted woollen fleece rugs u

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has published figures showing the agency provided investments of just over £4.25 million in the Outer Hebrides during 2022. Between 1 January and 31 December, Salar Smokehouse Limited was awarded £72,685 towards its refit project at its new premises

Advanta Invest has appointed Jon Rebak to its investment committee as an investment consultant and independent member. With over 40 years’ experience in multi-asset portfolio management and fund manager selection, Mr Rebak started his career in 1980 within the private client division of W Gree

Britain’s new car market rose by 26.2% in February, marking the seventh consecutive month of growth, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Student Rents, the Edinburgh-based SaaS rental platform, has appointed Jamie Stewart as its new chief executive after closing a £470,000 CrowdCube seed round. Mr Stewart, 19, steps up from chief brand officer and replaces his father Grant MacCusker, who becomes non-executive chairman as t

The Scottish private sector registered the first rise in private sector activity for seven months February according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI data. The Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service sector output – moved back within in the expansion t

The Scottish Government's flagship recycling scheme, which involves a 20p charge on single-use bottles and cans, is facing a potential setback as the UK government plans to deny a request for a trade exemption.