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A total of 429 jobs are at risk at the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) as the organisation struggles during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has revealed that many GP practices are adopting digital book-keeping systems to access and ensure the timely delivery of accounts during and beyond the coronavirus health crisis. While GP practices receive additional funding from health boards to help them c

ESPC agents have reported that some buyers are choosing to submit an offer after viewing a property virtually.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has called for its members to champion the ethical standards and sustainable business practices that will build organisations that deliver more than shareholder profit. Its new report, Accountants, Purpose and Sustainable Organisations,&

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a new range of Focused equity funds consisting of highly concentrated portfolios providing investors with access to the best ideas of ASI’s research teams around the world. The expansion builds on the track record in the US of ASI’s North

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK Government's job retention scheme has been extended until October.  The scheme will ensure that workers who have been furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic are paid 80% of their monthly wages up to £2,500.

More than half of Scottish finance leaders find government coronavirus support initiatives ‘adequate’, according to research gathered by Edinburgh-headquartered finance and accountancy search specialists, iMultiply. 

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reaffirmed its support for the next generation of financial services workers while making changes to how this year’s summer internship programme will be run because of the coronavirus pandemic. Given the current coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the

Some of Scotland’s early-stage mission-led businesses are stepping up in the fight against COVID-19, as part of the business community’s pandemic response.

The guitar used by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's famous MTV Unplugged in New York concert is up for auction with a starting estimate of $1 million.

Derek Forsyth and Blair Milne, partners with Campbell Dallas, have been appointed joint administrators of the largest construction business in Oban, Neil McGougan Limited. Founded in 1986, the family-owned business provided a wide range of building and construction-related services to a substantial

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has appointed Laura Smith to the newly-created position of Xero lead to promote the benefits of digital book-keeping to SMEs. Ms Smith, director and head of healthcare at the firm, notes that recent weeks have seen many SMEs adopt digital book-keeping systems

Private sector activity in Scotland fell at an unparalleled rate during April, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. Inflows of new business declined the most on record, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to clatter the private sector economy. As was the case in March, services recorde

Perth-based insurance broker Jelf Clark Thomson has completed its rebranding exercise as it strives for further growth under the new Marsh Commercial name.  Scottish Financial News reported in February that the firm, which was obtained by Jelf in May 2018, saw its profits more than double

Glasgow-based tour operator Macs Adventure has received a £1 million Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) from Barclays to safeguard the future of the business. The company specialises in self-guided, tailor-made walking and cycling holidays across 40 destinations, 90% of wh