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A roadmap for pension providers to transition to net zero has been unveiled by the Scotland-based Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) ahead of the COP26 climate summit. The roadmap, which is suitable for private pension providers as well as local government pension schemes, provides practical s

A community in Dumfries and Galloway is setting out to raise £2.2 million to double the size of a vast new nature reserve, in stage two of the South of Scotland’s biggest ever community land buyout. The Langholm Initiative charity aims to buy 5,300 acres of Langholm Moor and three reside

Strategic real estate advisor Avison Young has released its latest quarterly Big Nine office market update, covering the third quarter of 2021. The quarterly review shows the take-up in the major regional office occupier markets in the UK, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.

A millionaire dissatisfied with customer service at his bank has taken it out on the tellers by forcing them to count his huge withdrawals note by note.

KPMG UK has appointed 12 new directors across its Scottish offices amid a promotions round that sees 98 employees in new roles. Catriona Donald, Gordon Gray, Scott McCrorie, Paul Mulcare and Susan Thom have been appointed directors within KPMG’s tax and legal function.

The number of corporate insolvencies in Scotland rose by 29.4 per cent to 211 in July-September this year – compared with the April-June figure of 163. Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations meanwhile rose to 179 for July-September – an increase of 35.6 per cent on the 132 recorded for

Scottish insurance broker Blackford has announced it has doubled its team since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last March. The start-up business risk specialist was set up just a year before the pandemic struck and now counts global tech firms, eminent fund managers, and renewables heavyweights

There is little of benefit to Scottish small businesses in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said. Chancellor Rishi Sunak today set out plans for £150 billion in additional spending across the UK, including £150m for Scottish busines

The Scottish Government will benefit from £4.6 billion in extra funding next year, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 today. Speaking in Westminster, Mr Sunak said: "Through the Barnett formula, today's decisions increase Scottish Government funding,

A woman is suing Kellogg's for $5 million, alleging the company's strawberry Pop-Tarts contain very little strawberry.

Faith institutions with more than £3.1 billion of combined assets under management in the UK, Ireland and across the world have announced their divestment from fossil fuels. The move, announced in the run-up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, represents the largest-ever joint divestment a

The owners of Edinburgh-headquartered TSB have rejected a take-over bid by the Co-operative Bank. Spanish banking group Banco Sabadell, which owns TSB, said it had been approached by the Co-op but it "is not a transaction that we wish to explore at this moment as we have previously expressed publicl

The Scottish Government no longer supports unlimited recovery of hydrocarbons including oil and gas, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said in the run-up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The co-operation agreement signed by the Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party earlier this ye

Briar Homes is to become one of the first UK housebuilders to be supported by a Regional Growth Initiative (RGI) from Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) which forms part of the social impact investor's newly created £300 million property fund. The RGI is a four-year commitment that will see HGP

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has unveiled a limited edition blended Scotch whisky to be enjoyed by world leaders, delegates and visitors to the COP26 conference. The whisky, which has a run of just 900 bottles, represents the Scotch whisky industry’s commitment to sustainability from gr