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Mowi, the largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon, has posted a drop in profits thanks to lice, disease and escapes from its Scottish sea pens.

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited has posted its annual results revealing that the company's net asset value rose by 14.1%. The firm is an investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange, run by Aberdeen Standard Investments.

Sheldon Mills has been appointed as interim chief executive director of strategy and competition at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have published joint letters for accountants and auditors with information regarding auditing, accounting and corporate reporting standards during the transition period following the UK’s e

Increased optimism from buyers has led to a pick-up in sales activity in the Scottish housing market, according to the January 2020 UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

A misprinted £1 coin has sold on eBay for £112.

One in five major businesses in Scotland are ‘financially stressed’ according to new research from KPMG.

Nine businesses are being probed by HMRC for potential breaches of the new corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion, with 21 other potential cases under criminal review. Tax experts at Pinsent Masons said that the figures should act as a wake-up call to S

Roger Davis, the chairman of Edinburgh-based Sainsbury's Bank, is to step down from the role after seven years of service. Mr Davis is also the chairman of RadioData Communications and Future for Heroes, and a non-executive director of credit reference agency Experian and private healthcare brand Bu

Scotland’s build to rent (BTR) residential sector is expected to deliver many years of growth before reaching maturity, according to the results of Ryden’s latest detailed review of the Scottish commercial property market. While relatively new in Scotland with only two schemes completed

Scottish salmon exports have risen by 22% on the previous year to reach a record £618 million, according to the latest HMRC statistics.

The hunt is on for the most talented and inspirational young chartered accountants (CAs) the Institute for Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) has to offer. The ICAS Top Young CAs competition is an annual showcase of the best and brightest CAs in the worlds of accounting, finance and business.

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has revealed industry export figures for 2019, showing worldwide growth.

Fintech company PolyDigi Tech Limited is set to open a technology hub in Edinburgh after securing a £200,000 Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) award from Scottish Enterprise. The move is set to create 16 new jobs all paying the real living wage.

The UK economy saw no growth in the last three months of 2019, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).