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Rental growth in Scotland’s industrial and logistics sector will outpace both offices and retail property assets over the next five years, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

Chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has welcomed the launch of a new online training initiative designed to support the growing number of female business founders in Scotland. With recent research for the Rose Review on Female Entrepreneurship revealing that 5,951 companies were established by w

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has promoted five of its lawyers to partner, six to legal director and six to associate. The promotions will take effect from 1 May.

Pensions firm Embark Group has announced plans to hire more than 50 people in Dundee over the next few months as it continues to build out its operations in the city. There are a wide range of roles on offer, from entry-level administrative roles to IT development, customer services, HR and marketin

The family of Sean Connery has listed his £15 million Picasso painting for sale at an auction to help raise funds for Scottish charities. Sean Connery's family are Buste d’homme dans un cadre after he requested a philanthropic trust be set up in his name after his death.

A cask of whisky distilled at The Macallan in 1988 which lay forgotten for over three decades has broken the world record for the most expensive cask of whisky ever sold at auction. After going under the digital hammer on specialist auction site, Whisky Hammer, the rare cask of 33-year-old whisky fe

Almost one in five employers in Scotland are likely to make staff redundancies in the year ahead, according to a new survey commissioned by workplace experts Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) and carried out by YouGov. The new study shows that 19% of businesses based in Scot

Aberdeen-headquartered, digital twin technology specialists, Eserv has secured a 3-year contract with Neptune Energy that will enable their digital twin software, AS-TEG™ to scale across the Operator’s global operations. AS-TEG™ provides a contextualised digital twin proven to enab

The latest SME Barometer produced by Azets has revealed ambitious growth plans among UK SMEs despite a significant drop in optimism about the economy. The Barometer revealed that 51% of all SMEs across the UK and Nordics are optimistic about the economic outlook, down from 68% last summer with UK SM

A review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that challenger banks need to improve how they assess financial crime risk, with some failing to adequately check their customers’ income and occupation. The watchdog found that in some instances, challenger banks did not have financi

The Asia Dragon Trust plc, a company managed by abrdn, has posted a Net Asset Value (NAV) total return of -7.7%, in the six months ended 28 February 2022. However, this is outperforming the -8.1% fall in the benchmark, the MSCI AC Asia Pacific (ex Japan) Index (sterling adjusted) total return.

A rare “forgotten” cask of Macallan 1988, bought for just £5,000, is expected to set a world record price as it opens for bids on specialist whisky auction site, Whisky Hammer. Originally filled on 5th May 1988, the 374 litre refill butt has been held in bond at The Macallan Distil

Law enforcement agencies probing suspected financial crimes have the right to additional time when necessary to properly investigate, a Scottish court has ruled. The landmark decision handed down by the Sheriff Appeal Court underlines the emphasis placed by courts on “allowing law enforcement

National contact centre go-centric has unveiled its new values as it opens the doors of its innovation hub in Glasgow. The outsourcer, which provides services to both the public and private sectors, has moved to a new and fully redesigned HQ in the Scottish city. To mark the move, it has launched it

A team of 30 eager and ever so slightly nervous people from accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael are lacing their boots to take part in the Glasgow Kiltwalk this weekend as the business aims to secure a record 100 walkers in 2022. Johnston Carmichael has been a gold sponsor of