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The world's largest video game cheating ring, worth around €65 million, has been broken up by an unprecedented police operation.

RSM’s capital markets team advised on Parsley Box Group plc, a direct to consumer provider of long-life ready meals, on its £83.8 million initial public offering (IPO) today and Calnex Solutions plc IPO which raised £22.5m in October 2020. Parsley Box Group plc, which admits to AIM

Independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has launched a unique virtual workplace challenge for more than 100 students across the country. The scheme, which is the first of its kind, is a partnership with Skills Development Scotland, schools and further education college

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has announced that its acquisition by James Hay Holdings will be implemented by way of a recommended takeover cash offer after employees at the firm voiced concerns about the deal. The firm said that the takeover offer will be u

Clyde Munro Dental Group has secured a £10 million funding package from Investec that will help it consolidate its place as the dominant firm of its type in Scotland. The cash injection is enabling Glasgow-based Clyde Munro to exceed a milestone of 50 practices owned in the coming weeks - with

John Docherty, associate director of accounting & finance at Core-Asset Consulting, discusses the growing appeal of start-ups and commerce for Scotland's accountants. Ambitious young accountants who saw traditional career prospects flattened by Covid have responded by embracing start-ups and oth

Following business growth and a number of recent promotions and new hires, Savills Rural, Energy and Projects (REP) is now seeking new talent at a range of levels. In order to service Savills expanding rural division Ewan Reid, has been made director in the Forestry team in Perth. Mr Reid undertakes

UK annual house price growth slowed in March as prices dropped 0.2% month-on-month after taking account of seasonal factors, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

Edinburgh-based ELE Global, the first responsibility-focused strategic communications agency for the legal sector, has announced its certification as a B Corporation (or B Corp), joining a growing group of companies reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well as profit. ELE Global has been cert

Fast-growing Edinburgh-based software development startup Pogo Studio has signed a strategic partnership with NHS Lothian that will see its Tailored Talks product rolled out across the Scottish health board. Tailored Talks is a digital platform developed by Pogo Studio in tandem with NHS Lothian and

Current account switching levels dropped by around 30% annually in 2020, according to new figures released by the Current Account Switching Service (Cass).

Over a quarter (26%) of Scottish firms have expanded during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research by Rathbone Investment Management.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Government that homeware shops and garden centres can re-open from April 5.

The UK's GDP grew 1.3% quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).