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NFU Mutual is today warning ghost brokers who buy fraudulent policies on behalf of others that they will be found out and could face prosecution. The mutual insurer is supporting the Insurance Fraud Bureau’s campaign to raise awareness of ghost broking, which can leave vulnerable people with i

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced additional measures to an orderly end of its purchase scheme. On September 28, the bank announced a temporary and targeted intervention to restore market functioning in long-dated government bonds and reduce risks from contagion to credit conditions for UK hou

Business activity across Scotland's private sector contracted again in September, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI data. The seasonally adjusted headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service sector output - was little-chan

Stuart Dickson, senior investment director at Edinburgh-based Adam & Company Wealth Management, discusses the current financial market. Nostalgia for the 1980s seems to be everywhere at the moment.

Glasgow-based airline Loganair has been put up for sale with the sole owners, Stephen and Peter Bond, hoping to hand over stewardship of the airline by the middle of next year. Confirming reports in the Sunday Times, Jonathan Hinkles, chief executive of Logainair, said: "The airline is trading profi

A new fine-dining restaurant has opened in a trendy part of San Francisco, catering exclusively to an unlikely clientele – dogs. Dogue, based in the city's rapidly gentrifying Mission District, offers dogs a three-course tasting menu for $75 (around €75 or £67), the San Francisco Ch

Rettie & Co. has appointed Jamie Gillespie, formerly of Corum and Savills, as an associate director for their growing business. This appointment has been made to cement the already successful team in Glasgow, and to support managing partner, Maitland Walker, with ambitious growth plans for the W

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), the UK-wide organisation which regulates oil, gas, and carbon storage, has moved from the West End to new offices in Aberdeen's Marischal Square. NSTA joins other businesses at the office, hotel, and restaurant complex including the Royal Bank of Scotland,

Maison Dieu Coffee Roasters, set up and run by footballers John Souttar and Euan Spark, are toasting to a successful year one in business as they welcome a hat-trick of wholesale customers on board, fueling expansion plans for 2023. The roasting business that also sells online and direct to the publ

Glasgow-based sustainable packaging firm Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging has revealed ambitious plans for a major expansion that will make it one of the world’s biggest fibre packaging manufacturers. Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging is investing £15 million in a new innovation and design hub,

A trade mission, which aims to establish a direct exporting route from Scotland to Barbados and highlight investment opportunities, is set to take place between 20th and 25th November to the Caribbean island. Bringing together a range of delegates from sectors including finance, education, training,

A former NHS nurse who was the director of a health and wellbeing company has been disqualified as a director for 10 years after fraudulently claiming a £30,000 government Bounce Back Loan (BBL). Monica Coyle, 51, from Kilmarnock, was director of Positive Pulse Limited, a health and wellbeing

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has commenced an investigation in relation to the audit conducted by Mazars LLP of the financial statements of Studio Retail Group plc. The investigation concerns the period ended 26 March 2021, a month after the group was purchased by Mike Ashley's Frasers Grou

Pensions advisory firm Isio has promoted Calum Brunton Smith to partner in its Glasgow office. Calum Brunton Smith has played a key role in the growth of Isio’s investment advisory business and the firm’s Scottish expansion.

A survey carried out in June and July this year, indicated that most businesses in the Highlands and Islands were operating at either the same or above their pre-pandemic levels. However, it also showed a significant decline in exporting activity and in the level of confidence in Scotland’s ec