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Over the last few days there has been a roller coaster of COVID-19 news headlines:

Loch Lomond-based Glen Luss Distillery has appointed former KPMG partner Gary Deans as non-executive director.  Mr Deans brings over 35 years of experience advising privately-held businesses and his work at Glen Luss will focus on raising finance and the business’s growth strategy. He als

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has ordered the UK's Big Four accountancy firms to separate their audit practices by June 2024. The FRC has outlined a set of principles for the operational separation of audit functions within PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY. The watchdog has ruled that the four&nbs

Tesco Bank's chief transformation officer Sandy Begbie is to lead plans to develop a jobs guarantee for young Scots.  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Mr Begbie will lead work on the implementation plan for the scheme.

Brian McMurray, partner and head of tech at Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), details how deals within the tech sector will remain strong in 2020.  2020 has presented monumental challenges to global economies resulting in many people expecting a slowdown in deal volume. In reality, deal

Perth-based Aviva has appointed Amanda Blanc as its new CEO as Maurice Tulloch announces his departure. Ms Blanc is currently an independent non-executive director at Aviva. She was appointed to the Aviva Board in January 2020 and chairs the Customer, Conduct and Reputation Board Committee. She was

Important property developments in Edinburgh and Glasgow are to be delayed by at least six months as investors are becoming increasingly wary of funding new opportunities amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

In light of recent updates from the US on new tariffs applied to $3.1billion of European goods, of which Scotch Whisky is included (already with a 25% tariff), Niall Brown, senior portfolio director of Braeburn Whisky comments on how this will impact whisky cask investment and why it could be b

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has urged the UK Government to introduce a range of vital new measures to support Scotland’s response to the current economic crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Writing to the Chancellor in advance of his Economic Update on July 8, Ms Forbes has cal

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that its chief executive António Horta-Osório will step down in June next year after ten years in the role. Banking industry veteran Robin Budenberg will step up as the bank's new chairman after Horta-Osório's departure.

Niall Booker, the former chief executive of the Co-operative Bank, has become chairman the of start-up bank Monument - a new digital lender striving to shake up the market for wealthy customers who has attracted a string of banking veterans to its leadership ranks.  Mr Booker also held senior r

Jeff Bezos, the head of Amazon and the world's richest man, has just broken his wealth record once again after his net worth increased to $171.6 billion. The valuation of Mr Bezos's wealth by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index broke the previous mark that Mr Bezos set in September 2018, when his holdi

The Scottish Government has launched a £10 million fund to support Scotland's performing arts venues.

Over a quarter (27%) of Scots have been able to increase the amount they save since the start of coronavirus, according to new research from financial services firm Aegon.

Whisky collectors will have the chance to buy cargo from one of the world's most famous shipwrecks, as a bottle of malt whisky from the SS Politician is to go up for auction.