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Standard Life Aberdeen (ASI) has joined the Net Zero Asset Manager initiative – an initiative that will see asset managers work in collaboration with clients to achieve net-zero by 2050 or sooner. This means developing net-zero solutions across asset classes to enable clients reach their net-z

Marsh Commercial, a UK insurance broker and risk adviser, has announced six new appointments across its branches in Kirkwall, Elgin and Inverness. The growth is a result of increased demand for guidance and support from businesses in a wide range of sectors in the region with their ongoing insurance

Continulus, the Glasgow-headquartered online video-learning platform for health professionals, has appointed Graham McDonald, former head of global private equity at Aberdeen Standard Investments as chairman and Janine Watson, who has a background in private equity and law, as chief operating o

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors' first dedicated commercial property auction of the year features lots with a combined commercial value of £3.35 million. After forging a new partnership with SDL Property Auctions late last year, the first live-streamed Shepherd Commercial Property Auction of 2021

An employer has been branded childish after paying a departing employee his final wages in pennies – and calling him a "weenie".

Iain Fraser and Tom MacLennan, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators to Wooha Brewing Company Limited, the fast-growing artisan brewing business based in Kinloss, Morayshire. Founded in 2015 by Heather McDonald, Wooha Brewing had built a substantial export business for

Edinburgh-based ready meal provider Parsley Box has raised £17 million through a share offering ahead of being listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The company conducted an initial public offering by way of offers of up to 2,500,000 new Ordinary Shares and 6,000,000 exi

Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte has announced it will offer 'thank you' bonuses of between £500 and £2,000 to all employees. In October last year, the firm announced that it would cut partner pay by 17% as a result of a decline in revenue growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The

Sir Jon Thompson, the chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has told non-executive directors that they cannot “simply turn up” and “take your fees” as backlash grows over proposed reforms to increase their exposure to regulatory action. Yesterday, Sir Jon T

Amber Real Estate Investment (Amber REI) has formally started a planning process to deliver upgraded and new poultry processing facilities in the future at Coupar Angus, the primary poultry processing plant in Scotland.

Isle of Barra Distillers has unveiled ambitious £5 million plans to build a new whisky and gin distillery and visitor centre, creating 30 jobs for the island.

The Scottish team at research and development (R&D) tax credit specialist Access2Funding is celebrating a crucial milestone after securing £2 million in R&D tax relief in 2021. The Scottish contingent of UK-wide business, Access2Funding, was launched in March 2020 and the ever-growing

A three-year community-led project to bring about a recovery and create a more sustainable future for tourism in Wester Ross has secured £193,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

The UK Government has extended temporary insolvency measures providing further support to businesses during the pandemic.

Four inspiring and aspirational businesswomen and their companies have shared the spotlight today as winners of the AccelerateHER Awards 2021. The awards final, staged online, unveiled a winner from each of the four key sector categories - CleanTech and Climate; Disruptive Innovation; MedTech and Sc