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A couple who discovered rare coins worth nearly £20,000 in their newly-purchased home have returned them to their original owner.

Glasgow-based Aliter Capital LLP has completed an investment into digital micro learning specialist Skill Pill. The investment into Skill Pill, which produces video, animation and gamified eLearning content, will complement Aliter Capital's existing portfolio of online learning companies, Sponge and

Scotland has "more than a solid base" for a future foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy, EY Scotland has said following the publication of a new survey. The proportion of overseas companies planning to invest in the UK in the next 12 months has fallen to 25% from a ten-year high of 31% in April,

Scottish retailers will have to be innovative to survive this winter due to the double impact of Brexit and Covid-19, KPMG has warned. The Big Four accounting firm said its latest retail figures showed sales took a step back in October in a "miniature repeat" of the spring lockdown, with sales of fo

Cluster management organisation FinTech Scotland has enjoyed a boost after Google Cloud joined the cluster to support the growth of the fintech SME community in Scotland. With most fintech firms using cloud solutions to integrate more easily with their clients cost-effectively, the addition of Googl

Edinburgh-based online payment orchestration innovator BRIDGE has been named Payment Start-up of the Year at the international Payment Awards 2020. Now in its eighth year, the Payments Awards recognise and celebrate companies demonstrating excellence and innovation in the global payments space. The

Two former Rangers FC administrators have settled their claims against Police Scotland over their wrongful arrest and detention for an undisclosed sum. Lawyers for David Whitehouse and Paul Clark, who worked for Duff & Phelps, yesterday confirmed they had dropped their lawsuit against the chief

Artisan Real Estate is set to invest £150 million in residential development in Scotland over the next 12 months in a "radical bid" to raise standards for sustainable living in prime city centre locations in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The regeneration specialist launched a new UK-wide building des

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed updated guidance to firms setting out enhanced support that should be available to mortgage borrowers experiencing payment difficulties as a result of coronavirus. 

A man has become an instant millionaire after a rare meteorite crashed through his roof.

The Sainsbury's Group has said it has received "preliminary expressions of interest" from rivals interested in acquiring the Edinburgh-based Sainsbury's Bank. The bank was established as a joint venture between Sainsbury's and Bank of Scotland in 1997 but has been wholly-owned by Sainsbury's since 2

More than a dozen Bank of Scotland branches are set to close next year as part of a mass closure programme announced by Lloyds Banking Group. The closure of 56 branches of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland across the UK was originally set to take place over the six months from April to October 20

Midlothian Council has been rated highly for its financial management and governance and transparency by external auditors EY.

A new court judgment suggests that HMRC will succeed in rejecting claims for business property relief (BPR) on holiday let businesses, Edinburgh-based Saffrey Champness LLP has said. The case, Executors of the Late Sheriff Graham Loudon Cox vs HMRC, concerned the executors’ claim for BPR regar

The global president of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has raised her voice in support of closer business links between Scotland and Asia. Ms Gu celebrated friendship across business communities at a webinar hosted by the Edinburgh-based Asia Scotland Institute, which was