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Lloyds Banking Group welcomed the Scottish Government to the Dundee offices of its recently acquired Embark Group. Embark was acquired by Lloyds earlier this year to help give customers more control of their long-term financial planning. It already provides retirement solutions to more than 350,000

Edinburgh headquartered solicitors, Gilson Gray has announced it is expanding its presence to Aberdeen in west end of the city. The move comes after the law firm's first foray south of the border, announced earlier this month, with the takeover of Lincoln-based Home Property Lawyers (HPL) Ltd.

Corporate insolvencies in Scotland fell by 39% during the first six months of 2022, despite spiralling inflation, rising interest rates and energy costs, supply chain disruption and ongoing geo-political uncertainty continuing to pile pressure on businesses. Analysis of notices in The Gazette by Int

Scottish business confidence has fallen to a record low in June, but remains stronger than Europe, according to the latest Accenture / S&P Global UK Business Outlook. Whilst the findings come amid global economic uncertainty, a net balance of +17% more private sector firms forecast their ac

Small firms are encountering widespread problems in their dealings with the insurance market, amid rising premium costs, a new report has found. FSB’s new publication looks into the price of insurance and whether the products on offer are suitable for small business customers.

RSM has warned of the effects growing supply chain issues are having on middle market businesses. Well over a third (39%) of middle market businesses* have experienced supply chain issues within the past 12 months, and this likely represents the tip of the iceberg as disruption looks set to continue

abrdn has announced the conversion of three further equity funds to Article 8 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). This includes its flagship Asia Pacific Equity Fund (to be renamed as Asia Pacific Sustainable Equity Fund), which has $2 billion (£1.67bn) AUM making it on

A Scottish boutique hotel, No. 17 The Promenade, has reopened under its new owner, unveiling a grand renovation.

N4 Investments (N4), the direct investment vehicle of N4 Partners, has announced its seven-figure investment in Opulus Financial (Opulus), the CFO solutions business headquartered in Glasgow. With a team of over 40 people based across the West of Scotland, Opulus provides a range of financial and op

Consilium Chartered Accountants has appointed Craig Coyle as a partner at the Glasgow-based firm. From July, Mr Coyle will lead Consilium’s tax department alongside founding partner, Raymond Clarke.

Annual house price growth in Scotland has now reached 8.4%, signalling the highest growth so far this year, according to the latest Walker Fraser Steele Acadata House Price Index.

Circularity Scotland Ltd, the not-for-profit scheme administrator for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in Scotland, has signed an agreement with Biffa that will see the sustainable waste management company become the scheme’s official logistics service provider.

The way businesses file Value Added Tax (VAT) returns has now changed, as part of Making Tax Digital (MTD), now HMRC is urging businesses in Scotland to join over 1.7 million taxpayers who are already benefitting from MTD to make the change. From 1 April 2022, MTD for VAT became mandatory for all VA

A virtual reality firm has brought in Scottish software specialists to help manage global growth as it produces global video games.

Chinese property developers are accepting garlic, watermelons, wheat and barley as down payments on new apartments.