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A significant majority of businesses (68%) expect to be promoting a more regular return to the office by the middle of this year, according to the latest EMEA Occupier Sentiment survey from global real estate advisor CBRE. Nearly a quarter of those surveyed (23%) said the process is already underway

EY is considering a global restructuring that could see it spin off the audit division from its advisory business. Yesterday, EY confirmed that it was in the “early stages” of separating its audit business from its consultancy arm.

Building and construction business The JR Group has promoted its group accounts manager Elaine Dickie to group finance director, marking the latest addition to the board of directors for the group. Elaine was promoted to the post, which coincides with her 10 years of service with The JR Group, makin

New funding has been made available by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to help grow Scotland’s bio-economy with the latest tranche of its innovation fund now open for proposals.

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has appointed Seona Shand as its new international trade director. Ms Shand has over a decade of experience in the field of international trade and brings to SCC deep knowledge and practical experience of trading internationally, doing business in new markets

A third of middle-market businesses (33%) have admitted their board does not understand the cyber threat landscape enough to accurately assess their level of risk, according to a new survey carried out by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK.  ‘The Real Economy’ report also highlig

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has welcomed the short term action announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ease the cost of living crisis, but warned more support is needed for households and businesses as the cost of living crisis worsens. Following calls from the Scottish Government, the UK

New research from Grant Thornton UK’s latest Business Outlook Tracker finds that, since the lifting of legal COVID-19 restrictions in February, just over half (51%) of the 604 mid-sized businesses surveyed have adopted a hybrid working approach. This is quite a significant dip compared to resp

Households and businesses are struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis and need urgent action from the UK Government, according to finance secretary Kate Forbes. With inflation reaching a 40 year high of 9% and forecast to rise higher, Ms Forbes has written to the Chancellor of the Excheque

Business networking organisation BNI Scotland North has announced two new director appointments with Tess Day and Stacy Edghill joining the ranks. Tess Day and Stacy Edghill have been appointed as area directors with responsibility for day-to-day operations. Aberdeen-based Tess Day is owner of

Shires Income plc, a company managed by abrdn, has seen its Net Asset Value (NAV) rise by 11.4% in the year ended March 31 2022. The company's share price also rose by 18.4% over the period, this compares against its benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Index, which returned 13.0%. Revenue return per share

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out an ambitious vision for potential reform to the way companies list in the UK that aims to attract more high quality, growth companies and give investors greater opportunities. In a new paper, the FCA is continuing its discussion on how it can make th

A Shetlands-based company has been fined £80,000 after an employee sustained fatal injuries after being struck by a forklift truck. QA Fish Ltd, a fish processing company based at Blackness Pier, Scalloway, pled guilty to health and safety breaches committed between 6 January 2014 and 31 Janua

A new charity partnership initiated by accountancy firm Azets is spearheading efforts to reduce maritime plastic pollution with the first-ever European plastic pick-up to mark UN World Oceans Day. The Azets Plastic Pick-Up Day has been created in partnership between corporate charity Azets 4 Kids an

Perth-based insurance giant Aviva has revealed that the proportion of insurance claims tainted with fraud increased by 13% in 2021. Aviva uncovered more than 11,000 instances of claims fraud last year, worth more than £122m. That is equivalent to detecting more than 30 bogus claims every day,