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Edinburgh saw a record low number of office take-up deals in the second quarter of this year as the coronavirus pandemic heavily impacted the sector, according to the latest office market figures from CBRE. Over the second quarter of the year, office take-up in Edinburgh totalled 26,876 sq ft, an 84

Sir Elton John is to feature on a new coin created by The Royal Mint.

Jackie Mann and Colin Crosby have been appointed as the new non-executive board members of Audit Scotland. The two are to be appointed by the Scottish Commission for Public Audit following an open recruitment exercise.

Dean Banks, a Scottish Masterchef finalist and restaurateur, has hit his crowdfunding target of £25,000 within just two days. The Angus-born chef, who appeared on BBC’s Masterchef: The Professionals in 2018, announced the fundraising campaign on social media two days ago,

Scottish tech entrepreneurs Chris van der Kuyl and Paddy Burns have invested in Dundee-headquartered aquaculture technology specialist Ace Aquatec. The investment by the tech duo who run the game development group 4J Studios that is best known for developing the Minecraft Console edition follows a f

Ahead of the reopening of pubs and restaurants on July 15 as lockdown measures are eased, chartered accountancy firm Wylie & Bisset is advising those hospitality sector operators facing financial difficulties because of the coronavirus to consider applying to the Redundancy P

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a new Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Equity Fund, offering investors an enhanced way to invest in companies that engage in responsible business practices. The Aberdeen Standard SICAV I - Emerging Markets Sustainable and Responsible

Hiring activity across Scotland continued to decline during June, with both permanent staff appointments and temporary billings falling amid reports of further delays to hiring decisions, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland's latest report on jobs. The report found that although rates of contrac

The Scottish Government has issued a fresh call for the UK government to ease the financial restrictions imposed on devolved governments so they can better respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The call has come from finance ministers from the three devolved administrations across the UK, with Kate Forbes

Scottish wholesale firms are urging Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend business rates relief to the wholesale sector to bring it into line with its customers in tourism and hospitality. The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) is also calling for an extension to the furlough scheme to safeguard jobs a

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has written to Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide about their non-compliance with the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) Market Investigation Order of 2011.

The head of Russia's national women's organisation has called for a rainbow-coloured ice cream to be banned as "gay propaganda".

The Edinburgh-based business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, has led investment of £3.3 million in innovative Scottish companies during the coronavirus lockdown.  Archangels’ Q2 (1st April – 30th June) deals data has revealed that three of its portfolio compa

Critics have argued that yesterday's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) order for the UK's Big Four accountancy firms to separate their audit practices has not gone far enough to remove conflicts of interests within big audit companies. Yesterday, Scottish Financial News reported that the FRC had out

Jackie Fraser, Inverness-based partner at accountants Chiene + Tait, details the reopening of Scotland's tourism sector after the coronavirus lockdown. Tourism is one of Scotland’s most important and fast growing sectors contributing over £11bn to the nation’s annual GDP. Last year