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Aberdeen Japan Trust PLC, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted strong results for the 12 months to 31 March 2020 with its net asset value (NAV) increasing by 3.3%. The Trust's share price rose by 6.8% as the discount to NAV per share reduced from 13.6% to 10.9%.

Jack Boyle, director and specialist in employment law at Blackadders, details the latest changes to the UK Government's Job Retention Scheme. Following on from Rishi Sunak’s latest announcement about changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”), HMRC has updated its gui

Aberdeen-based design agency Dunclyde has been awarded more than £42,000 to develop its platform for helping local businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Dunclyde provides strategy-led brand and web design services to north-east and UK clients.

The majority of Scottish Financial News readers want to undertake more home working in the future, according to the results of our recent survey. 

Scotland’s GDP fell by 2.5% during the first quarter of this year, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's Chief Statistician.

The UK's inflation rate has hit a four-year low as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions pushed the rate down to 0.5% in May.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed the top scams fraudsters are committing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Firms must do more to ensure they are always giving appropriate advice to equity release consumers, a review conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found. 

Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves is auctioning off a one-to-one Zoom date in a bid to raise money for charity. The A-List actor is offering a 15-minute video call, which has been dubbed “15 Minutes of Fame with Keanu Reeves”.

An established investment and asset management joint venture (JV) between ICG Real Estate and its Scottish partner Ambassador Group, has taken control of Edinburgh's Ocean Terminal with plans to inject £10 million into the shopping centre. 

Cowgills has been appointed administrators of Aberdeen Market Village, throwing many of the city's market traders into uncertainty.  The firm has issued a statement confirming that the premises was placed into Creditors Voluntary Liquidation on June 11 and has now ceased trading.

Leading Scottish financial services executive Neil Easson has joined the board of the Scottish Building Society. Mr Easson has more than 20 years’ experience in the sector, having held a range of senior positions at Lloyd’s Banking Group.

Scotland's unemployment rate is now the highest in the UK, according to the latest Labour Market Statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Aberdeen-based swarf management specialists ROMAR International has appointed Alan Shanks as its new chief financial officer. Mr Shanks took up his new role on June 1 this year, in a move which the firm said would add further strength to the board and executive leadership team.

Edinburgh tech start-up PicoJar has successfully completed a £146,000 pre-seed funding round led by Techstart Ventures and backed by Skyscanner founder Gareth Williams. The firm, which was founded by former Amazon and Skyscanner software engineer Siwei Kang, is behind an AI-powered note-t