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Three Aberdeen charities are receiving a festive season funds boost thanks to city accountants and tax advisors Meston Reid & Co. The firm is donating the money it would normally spend on its Christmas party – as well as donations from its staff – to the good causes.

The owner of two of Edinburgh’s most iconic hospitality venues, Prestonfield House Hotel and The Witchery, has secured £2.5 million in CBILS funding through Royal Bank of Scotland to support the businesses through the impact of coronavirus on the hospitality sector. James Thomson OBE&nbs

Richard Douglas-Home looks at proposed changes to the capital gains tax regime. The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is an independent office of the Treasury, set up in 2010 to provide advice to the government on simplifying the UK tax system. It will produce reports either on its own initiative o

Edinburgh-based drug delivery company Bio-Images Drug Delivery Limited (BDD), has positioned itself for rapid growth with a £1.2 million investment led by Archangels. The Archangels investment was supported by Scottish Enterprise and BioCity Investments.

Virgin Money, owner of Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, has announced a strategic partnership with Dundee-based app development company, Waracle, to support the development of its digital proposition for the new Virgin Money Business current account.

Staff at Scottish kitchen design business Cameron Interiors have been given full control of their futures as it becomes the first employee-owned firm of its type in the UK. With studios in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Cameron Interiors has become renowned throughout Scotland for luxury German kitchens &nd

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched an Emerging Markets Sustainable Development Equity Fund that aims to deliver both an attractive return for investors and a positive societal impact. By leveraging ASI’s extensive research platform and ESG resources, the Fund will invest in Emerg

Employee-owned North-Berwick-based Jerba Campervans' production schedule is now full until November 2021 following soaring demand for its celebrated Volkswagen Transporter conversions.

The Scottish Parliament’s Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee has warned that it is seriously concerned by the challenges facing Scottish businesses in the new year regardless of whether a Brexit deal has been reached.

A six-year-old boy has spent $16,000 in the Sonic Forces game.

Accountancy firm BDO is to pay its partners an average of £518,000 each, despite receiving furlough money at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The firm revealed that the annual payout to its 264 partners reached £137 million and that it has decided to retain the furlough money it re

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has announced the completion of certain assets of OpenWealth. Last month, Scottish Financial News reported that Nucleus had agreed to purchase the assets of OpenWealth for £1.5 million.

Mark Hallan, director of global investment at Scottish Enterprise, discusses why the financial services are key to attracting inward investment to Scotland. Scotland is an extraordinary proposition for global companies to invest in.

The Supreme Court has approved a £14 billion court case against credit card giant Mastercard. The court ruled that the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) must reconsider the class action against Mastercard which it previously threw out.

Local shops and businesses are on a ‘cliff edge’ with one in 10 (11%) facing permanent closure without a successful trading period this Christmas, according to new research by small business insurer Simply Business.