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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.

A pensioner accidentally sent £193,000 to the wrong person after typing one digit of the sort code wrong whilst sending his banking details to his solicitor to receive an inheritance payment.

Accountant James Dempster has been appointed as a senior manager of Leonard Curtis' Scottish team. Mr Dempster joins the team within the group's Business Rescue and Recovery division based on Waterloo street in Glasgow.

Former RBS Edinburgh senior finance manager Neeraj Kapur has been appointed as the new chief financial officer of Provident Financial. Mr Kapur will join the Board and start as chief financial officer on 1 April 2020.

Challenger accountant BDO has rivalled The Big Four accountancy companies as it has taken on nine FTSE 250 audit clients this year. BDO's expanded client base comes as 'The Big Four' (Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG) increase their fees and cast off risky customers.

A Dundee-based McDonald’s franchise business has purchased a fourth restaurant and is investing in a new drive-thru lane after securing seven-figure funding from HSBC UK. Elm Restaurants, which is owned by franchise entrepreneur Nick McPartland, has purchased McDonald’s in Forfar from Mc

Julie Scott, chief executive of Standard Life 1825, the financial planning business of Standard Life Aberdeen discusses various aspects of the business in an interview with The Herald. Ms Scott's discussion ranges from the company’s expansion plans to Brexit and how savers are dealing with the