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The threat of an extension to the vaccine passport scheme has prompted chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset to forecast a bleak mid-winter for hospitality sector operators juggling to cope with a drop in customer traffic while facing the prospect of rising admin costs. Deputy First Minister and

Brewin Dolphin has expanded its Glasgow team with 14 appointments and promotions across its financial planning and investment divisions this year. Craig Thomas joins the wealth manager’s financial planning team as a paraplanner, after holding positions at IBC Wealth and Scottish Widows.

UK auditors are showing poor professional judgment in a number of cases and must improve their standards, according to a new report published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). In the latest Developments in Audit 2021 report, the FRC revealed that for the third year running around 30% of audi

UK banks will be forced to refund victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams under new changes to the law published by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR).

The Edinburgh Tax Network and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a talk entitled Estate Planning with Pensions- A Guide for Tax Advisers and Solicitors on Tuesday 30 November 2021, from 12noon to 1pm. Presented by Richard Johnston of

Edinburgh-based laser firm Chromacity has signed an agreement with MSH Systems, to supply and distribute its ultrashort pulse lasers in Japan. Based in Tokyo, MSH Systems provides a wide range of optical components, lasers and spectroscopy equipment for industrial applications and academic institute

West Dunbartonshire Council will buy the Artizan Shopping Centre for £1.7 million to progress plans to regenerate and transform Dumbarton town centre.

Just half (53%) of Scottish employers are confident that office-based and home-based employees will be treated evenly and fairly in the next 12 months, according to a new report from employment law, HR and health & safety specialist WorkNest.

The second round of the Young Company Capital Investment Grant (YCCIG), operated by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) opened for applications earlier this week,

Global developer and operator of state-of-the-art wellbeing destinations Therme Group has signed heads of terms with Peel Land and Property for the location of its second UK project on a waterfront site in central Glasgow.

A woman who allegedly tried to hire an assassin to kill her ex-husband through a transparently fake website called RentAHitman.com has been arrested. The website, which tells visitors it is "no longer affiliated with the Donald J. Trump, CIA, SIS, Diners Club, the Illuminati and Rudolph Giulian

The team at Hall Morrice, a member of the PrimeGlobal association of independent accounting and business advisory firms, are celebrating a triple win for PrimeGlobal in the Digital Accountancy Forum Awards at The Waldorf Hilton in London. PrimeGlobal, which comprises more than 300 successful member

The Scottish Government should use next month’s Budget to accelerate their ambition to reform Council Tax if it is going to happen by the time of the next Scottish election, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). The CIOT has responded to a Scottish Government consultati

Former FanDuel executives have launched a new company, BetDEX, positioned to be the world’s first decentralised sports betting protocol, while securing the largest ever seed investment round by a UK startup. The $21 million investment round is led by San Francisco-based crypto investment firm

Valentian Vermouth, the makers of one of the UK’s most talked-about new vermouths, have begun surveying locations for a new Scottish Borders headquarters following a successful £120,000 crowdfunding campaign that hit its target in just two days. More than 170 investors ‘put their m