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A rare first edition of The Hobbit discovered among a donation of otherwise ordinary books at an Oxfam charity shop has sold for £38,400 at auction.

Investors in Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust could see the trust begin cashing in part of its holding in SpaceX next month, after fund manager Tom Slater said trading restrictions following the company's Nasdaq listing are due to ease. Speaking at the trust's AGM, Slater said up to 20% of SMIT's

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has urged pension providers to do more to ensure customers with older pension products receive good value, after finding many legacy schemes compare poorly with newer offerings.

Credit card defaults have climbed to their highest level since the global financial crisis, according to the latest Bank of England data, as households continue to face mounting financial pressures.

BDO UK and BDO Ireland will complete their merger on 4 July, creating one of Europe's largest accountancy and business advisory firms focused on the mid-market. The deal combines BDO Ireland's Dublin and Limerick offices with BDO UK's 17 locations, creating a business with revenues of almost £

Governments must take a far more active role in regulating artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new survey of ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) members.  Six in ten Chartered Accountants (60%) say government intervention on AI regulation should increase - four times

A rare Bank of Scotland Pudsey £5 note is expected to fetch up to £7,000 when it goes under the hammer next week. The note, dated July 2015 and bearing the serial number PUDSEY05, will be offered by Noonans as part of its British and Irish Banknotes auction on Wednesday 8 July 2026.

Robb Ferguson Chartered Accountants has strengthened both its executive team and banking-debt capabilities for its clients with the appointment of former Barclays corporate banking leader, Andy Hall, as a director.   Born and raised in Perth, Mr Hall, 56, has spent 40 years in the banking secto

Nearly 100,000 UK companies have missed the legal deadline to file their annual accounts, with Glasgow ranking among the country's worst areas for late submissions, new analysis has found.

Scotland recorded a 74% rise in equity investment value in 2025, defying a wider UK trend that saw overall equity funding into smaller businesses fall slightly (by 4%), according to new research from the British Business Bank. Published today, the Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker sh

A new inquiry into the affordability and sustainability of Scotland’s tax and spending plans has been launched.

A Scottish design company whose plant pots have been presented to King Charles and Sir David Beckham has unveiled a new expandable planter inspired by NASA engineering.

New research by Wealth Club, the non-advised investment service for high-net-worth individuals, reveals wealth managers and independent financial advisers increasingly agree that exposure to private markets is now a necessity for retail and HNW investors seeking to capture a broader spectrum of gro

Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (ACABL) has provided a multi-million-pound funding package to support Ignite Growth's acquisition of Glasgow-based engineering firm APH Hydraulic Engineering.

Aberdeen Investments and Rock Rail have reached a c.£800 million first close for a new platform investing in the next generation of UK passenger trains, attracting long-term international capital into Britain’s rail network.