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Edinburgh-based biotechnology firm IntelliDigest is primed to scale up its efforts in tackling food waste thanks to support from Royal Bank of Scotland’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator programme. Combining the latest developments in biotech, deeptech, agritech and foodtech, the company, which was

A multi-million-pound cash boost to help the Moray economy recover from the impact of COVID-19 is being considered by councillors.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched Mental Health Standards to provide better support for customers with mental health conditions when applying for health, travel or protection insurance. Customers can often face too many barriers when trying to access the service sector, especial

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its second annual perimeter report that determines which activities require authorisation and what level of protection consumers can expect for the financial services and products they purchase. The perimeter is decided by the government

Mike Tyson has revealed he paid a fan £6.2 million for breaking their jaw after being hounded for an autograph. 

Dundee-based accountancy firm MHA Henderson Loggie is to launch Start-Up Business Month in October, a new campaign to help the rising numbers of fledgling businesses get off the ground during the current economic crisis. The firm will provide expert advice to help budding entrepreneurs, start-ups an

US banking giant Morgan Stanley has reinforced its commitment to Scotland as the firm celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Glasgow office. The Glasgow operation is now home to 1,600 members of staff and its managing director Vida Rudkin told The Herald that Morgan Stanley is committed to gradually

Peter Shand explores the latest trend of the super-wealthy setting up finance and legal offices to deal with their affairs. Scotland’s financial ecosystem is changing and one of the latest drivers could be the increase in the number of official ‘family offices’ being set up.

Hugh Carr has been appointed to Berwickshire Housing Association's (BHA) board of trustees. Mr Carr is a chartered accountant and after an early career in audit and financial management in the private sector and the NHS, he has worked in and around Scottish housing associations since 1995, as a fina

Michelin Development is urging businesses in Dundee, Coupar Angus, Forfar, Arbroath, Carnoustie, Leuchars and Cupar to apply for funding to boost growth. Small- and medium-sized enterprises located in and around these areas could receive unsecured, subsidised loans and free expertise – if they

The Scottish Government's First Homes Fund which provides first-time buyers with loans of up to £25,000 is being continued next year, according to housing minister Kevin Stewart. The fund is still to be fully evaluated by the Scottish Government, however, Mr Stewart has said it has been a "hug

Edinburgh-headquartered auction house Lyon & Turnbull has hailed its transition to online bidding as it has seen its online sales almost double as a result of lockdown. When COVID-19 restrictions kicked in at the end of March, Lyon & Turnbull adapted swiftly to a virtual model. While other m

New data collected by Equifax has found that 40% of people living in Scotland feel worse off financially due to the coronavirus lockdown.

The amount of UK property sales that are made by first time buyers is set to fall for the first time in five years as banks across the country remove low-deposit mortgages from the market in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

The economic and wellbeing case for building more social homes in Scotland has been laid out in a major new report by Stephen Boyle, former chief economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland.