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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have launched new action to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of tax avoidance schemes. The joint enforcement notice aims to disrupt the activity of promoters and protect people from being presented with misleading a

ProBonoSkills.com (PBS) has announced that it will collaborate with NatWest Group on a range of initiatives. In addition, Philip Hall, senior legal counsel in the outsourcing, technology and IP team, will join the PBS Advisory Board.

Linlithgow-based telecommunications equipment firm Calnex has announced its interim results reporting strong growth and the ongoing expansion of its operations. For the six months to September 30 2020, the firm reported revenue growth of 37% to £7.7 million, up from £5.7m during the same

Average pay in the UK will be £1200 a year lower in the next five years, according to the Resolution Foundation.  Responding to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spending Review announcement on Wednesday this week, the think tank has warned that the coronavirus crisis is prolonging the UK's 15-yea

The University of Edinburgh has invested £5 million in green projects after becoming the first university in the UK to sign up to HSBC’s new green deposits programme. The Green Deposits programme enables organisations to invest directly in green projects that promote the transition to a

The amount spent by consumers on Black Friday has soared by 20% in three years according to the latest spending data from Bank of Scotland owner, Lloyds Bank.

Big Issue Invest's Power Up programme has supported 19 social businesses to date with a total of £870,000 investment, according to its 2020 Impact Report. In turn, collectively, the social ventures were able to respond to the COVID-19 crisis by providing meals to high-risk individuals, support

Companies from the Highlands and islands have made their mark on the annual Scottish Green Energy Awards which took place virtually last night, with finalists from the region shortlisted in eight of the 13 categories. Organised by Scottish Renewables and supported by Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Captain Sir Tom Moore has brought out his own gin. Sir Tim has partnered with his family friend Dougie Lampkin MBE, one of the founders of the Otterbeck Distillery in Yorkshire to support The Captain Tom Foundation.

St Andrews-based investment firm Eos Advisory has appointed Mark Beaumont to its leadership team to help deliver its strategic growth plans over the coming years. Mr Beaumont, an economics and politics graduate from the University of Glasgow, is best known for his world record-breaking cycles a

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has created an innovative new platform that will allow investors to track a broad spectrum of investable hedge fund benchmarks for the first time. Drawing on the public market equity tracker model, where half of US equity assets are passively invested, the platfor

Scottish business organisations have responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spending Review statement, with some calling the announcement "disappointing". The chancellor announced that public sector pay will be frozen with the exception of NHS staff and those earning under £24,000. He also anno

Aberdeen New India Investment Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted strong six month results as its share price and net asset value both increased substantially over the period.  Over the six months ended 30 September 2020, the company’s NAV increas

Edinburgh has been named one of the most innovative cities in the UK and among the world’s top 50 in a new report from Knight Frank.

Kevin Collie, senior paraplanner at Mearns and Company, discusses the DIY skills individuals may have learned throughout lockdown. It seems like only yesterday that we emerged from our lockdown bunkers ready to face the world again. Some of us were sporting once-in-a-lifetime lockdown tans and other