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A rare bottle of The Rolling Stones' 50th-anniversary whisky sold for over £30,000 at Bonham's Whisky Sale in Edinburgh yesterday.

Dundee based charity Launch It, has toasted success after directly supporting 10 businesses in the eight months since opening its doors in the city. The charity supports young entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 30 and was formally opened by the chairman of software firm 4J Studios, Chris van der Kuyl

Almost a third (32%) of Scots don’t know how sprouts are grown, according to new research from Barclays Business Banking.

HMRC has cut a further £5 million from its claim against the company which owned Rangers Football Club, according to the latest report from BDO. The dispute between HMRC and Rangers FC concerns the manner in which some players were paid by the club from 2001 to 2009 and the lack of tax being p

KPMG has announced the launch of an apprenticeship programme in Scotland designed specifically for the next generation of auditors. The professional services firm’s first ‘audit only’ apprenticeship has 9 vacancies up for grabs to school leavers across its three Scottish offices (A

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced sanctions against Grant Thornton UK LLP. The sanctions are held against Grant Thornton and one of its Audit Engagement Partners in relation to the statutory audit of the 2016 financial statements of a publicly listed company.

Scottish law firm Anderson Strathern has posted record results with a 28% increase in profits largely due to its Brexit-related advice services. The 28% rise has boosted the firm's profits to £8.9 million and the company's revenue increased by 7% to reach £24.4m.

Fairmont St Andrews has announced that its holding company, St Andrews Bay Development Limited, has been bought by Hong Kong investors Great Century, which is part of the Lai Sun Group. The partners of Great Century have established a strategic plan focusing on global investments within th

Andrew Bell, chief commercial officer at Hampden & Co discusses the importance of balancing new tactics for growth and maintaining the qualities which drew current clients to the firm.  When financial services companies move through a series of growth phases, opportunities and challeng

Simply UK, a property construction group based in Glasgow, has opened the doors to a new care home in Inverness this week after securing a £7.2 million development loan from marketplace lender Assetz Capital. Castle Hill House comprises 88 beds and includes luxuries such as private dining

Paysend, the Edinburgh fintech business, has secured a licence to operate in Canada, expanding its worldwide footprint for its global money transfers service. Paysend will launch the service to Canadian consumers early in 2020.

Perthshire-based agricultural software firm Duradiamond Software is targeting its highest turnover to date after securing new contracts across the UK, Republic of Ireland, South Africa and Australia after receiving advice and support from Business Gateway. Duradiamond Software specialises

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the proposed £500 million sale of SSE's Energy Services to Ovo. In October, the CMA launched an enquiry into the £300m purchase of the retail arm of SSE after the firm announced its intention to buy SSE the month prior.

Ted Baker CEO Lindsay Page and chairman David Bernstein have resigned as the fashion retailer issues a profit warning amid accountancy issues. Ms Page was only appointed as CEO in April this year.

UK construction companies are continuing to increase their cash reserves but are earning little to no interest on their money as it’s sitting in low or zero interest accounts, new research has revealed.