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Accountant David MacFarlane has been found guilty of perjury and jailed for three years after providing a false alibi for a gangster. Mr MacFarlane, 61, previously told Hamilton Sheriff Court under oath that David Sell was at his home on 11 March 2015, on which date Mr Sell was accused of taking par

A major porn production company has launched a $10 million bid for naming rights to the home stadium of a major basketball team.

Business restructuring and insolvency firm Dunedin Advisory has moved to larger Dundee premises after expanding its team with the appointment of development director Linda Grant and associate director Angela Paterson. Ms Grant has over 25 years’ experience in business, marketing and financial

Equity Gap and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise, have invested £1.22 million in Edinburgh-based home security tech specialist Boundary to create new jobs and prepare its smart home security alarm for launch. Boundary is the invention of Robin Knox and Pau

European digital innovation organisation EIT Digital has attracted €2 million of new investment to drive the commercialisation of Scotland's tech sector since opening a satellite office in Edinburgh five months ago. EIT Digital’s Scottish presence is based at the Bayes Centre in Edinburgh

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has named Hamisha Mehta as the top young chartered accountant for 2019. The announcement was made last night as part of the global One Young CA competition in London, where the young and upcoming talent of the business and finance profession

New Scottish SME challenger bank Alba has moved closer to launch next year after partnering with software company Temenos. Glasgow-based AlbaCo Limited, which is taking forward the project with a view to launching next year, will use the Swiss company's "end-to-end digital banking platform combined

There were more complaints about Bank of Scotland to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in the first half of the year than any other bank, according to new figures. There were 16,179 new complaints about Bank of Scotland between January and June 2019, down from 19,538 new complaints in the second

Barclays’ national network of Eagle Labs is set to host a series of free artificial intelligence (AI) themed Frenzy events across Scotland to inspire entrepreneurs and businesses to consider the opportunities being presented by the increasingly high-profile technology. The first of the AI Fren

Ten companies and individuals have been named as finalists across three categories for the Scottish Financial Services Awards 2019, run by Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) and sponsored by EY.

Despite one third still seeing the value in university, Scottish parents believe apprenticeships and on the job training are better for career prospects than a degree for their children, according to new research by Bank of Scotland. The research, conducted in partnership with YouGov as part of the

The first LGBT credit union, which will offer unique services including loans for transitioning trans people, has been given the go-ahead.

Big Four accountancy firm EY has appointed a new associate partner, Alan Maudsley, to lead a dedicated team in Scotland that will be focused on working with private mid-market (PMM) clients. Mr Maudsley was previously head of corporate development at Barclays and is well connected in the local busin

Derek Forsyth, head of business restructuring and insolvency at Campbell Dallas, has been appointed provisional liquidator of specialist deep cleaning business Macdet Hygiene Services Limited. The company, founded in 1988, provided an extensive range of deep cleaning and hygiene services for floor c

Edinburgh-based pensions provider Aegon UK will be headed up by Mike Holliday-Williams from next year, the firm has announced. The current chief executive, Adrian Grace, will retire from the position on 31 March 2020, The Scotsman reports.