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Life organisation and legacy planning platform Legado has been included as a finalist in the Lloyds Banking Group’s innovation programme. LAUNCH Innovation Lab, powered by Lloyds Banking Group, seeks to identify new and leading-edge businesses that have created solutions which can su

A tonne of cocaine worth £100m has been found hidden in a shipment of banana pulp, the Home Office has said.

Begbies Traynor has reported revenue growth of 11% for the six months ended 31 October 2020, despite the economic upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic. The professional services provider said it has 'maintained a strong financial position' in the six month period with first-time contribution from pr

Fraser Campbell, head of family business with Azets, has suggested that Scotland’s businesses wanting to thank their staff in the traditional manner at Christmas should back their local hospitality enterprises by taking advantage of HMRC’s tax-free annual exemption of up to £200 fo

More than half of Brits (56%) believe investing 'is too much of a gamble' for them right now according to research by Dundee-headquartered investment firm Alliance Trust. A fear of losing money was the top reason Brits did not invest their savings, with a third (32%) of those who currently do not in

The Royal Bank of Scotland has fallen short in the annual Which? current account customer satisfaction survey with challenger banks cementing their place at the top of the rankings. The consumer champion surveyed more than 4,500 members of the public on their opinions of their current account provid

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) and Tritax Management LLP have announced that ASI will acquire a 60% interest in Tritax to strengthen the combined offering in the growing logistics real estate market. Tritax is a specialist logistics real estate fund manager with assets under managemen

Betsy Williamson, managing director and founder of Edinburgh-based Core-Asset Consulting, discusses the impact of Brexit and COVID on recruitment in the Scottish financial services sector. Top talent is continuing to depart one of Scotland’s most influential sectors as confusion around th

Stagecoach, the UK's largest regional bus operator, has posted a 91% drop in profits for the six months to October 31.

The Wealth Tax Commission has urged the UK Government to launch a one-off wealth tax on millionaire households to raise up to £260 billion to help the country recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The commission is a group comprised of tax experts and economists brought together by

Permanent job placements declined at the quickest pace for four months in November, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

The UK will suspend European tariffs on American products in an attempt to persuade the USA to cut high duties on whisky.

Business support in Scotland is shamed by that given by other UK nations and countries across Europe, according to the Scottish Hospitality Group.

RBS owner NatWest Group has appointed James Close to head up its climate change agenda. James Close, who was director for climate change at the World Bank for four years until 2018, will join the bank in the new year from London Waste and Recycling Board, a partnership between the Mayor of London an

A number of new business support models are available to small businesses, providing a one-stop-shop of support and facilitating their growth, according to a new study by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Traditionally, government initiatives and high street advice outlets p