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A new £12 million loan fund under the Scottish Growth Scheme, part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has been launched. The fund, to be managed by BE Group Debt Finance Scotland, which is part of the BE Group, has been launched with the aim of providing investme

Professional hiring activity in Scotland increased by 7 per cent in 2018, according to new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). Key sectors influencing this growth included financial services and technology with vacancies in banking up 23 per cent and demand for

Geopolitical uncertainty has not dampened enthusiasm for corporate mergers and acquisitions, according to one of Scotland’s top dealmakers. Investment levels have remained “buoyant” over the past 12 months, and international interest in investing in Scotland has also been sustained

A new specialist dementia unit, Murray House, has officially opened in Kelso following a £4 million fundraising campaign and a £2.1 million finance package from Royal Bank of Scotland. The 18-bed state-of-the-art facility is situated on land adjacent to Queen’s House care home, whi

A severe lack of Grade A office space could have a significant impact on Edinburgh’s attractiveness as a location for businesses, according to Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy’s projections show that, following deals which are expected to complete by the end of Q1 2019,

Office take-up in Glasgow in 2018 exceeded 1.4 million sq ft to mark an all-time record for the city as a number of giant lettings absorb available opportunities and kick start much needed office development in the city. According to Savills, the activity marks a 127 per cent increase on take-up las

The rollercoaster that is car insurance prices in Scotland has left some motorists forking out more to keep their car on the road, while others are left with a few extra pounds to play with, according to new data.

A Dundee accountant, who received a life-changing cancer diagnosis while pregnant with her son, has thanked her ‘incredibly generous' colleagues for their year-long fundraising campaign. Paula McAllister, senior manager with EQ Chartered Accountants in Dundee and mum to one-year-old

The most substantial fraud cases in Scotland were a result of internal fraud, with more than 50 per cent of cases perpetrated by staff, new findings from KPMG shows. While professional criminals were responsible for three of the £4.6 million worth of cases coming to Scottish courts, the far gr

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has written to its customers who may have been affected by an online ticketing giant’s data breach last year to tell them they are being issued with new debit cards.

A Lloyds worker has narrowly avoided jail after claiming he was coerced by criminals operating on the "dark web" to embezzle £75,000 from his employer.

Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed Jonny Williams as a partner and head of the firm's national financial services team.  A well-known figure in the financial services and wider business community in Edinburgh, Mr Williams will support the continuing growt

The number of people in Scotland who say they are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage has increased by nearly a third in the last two years.

On the eve of Parliament’s vote on the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, new data from accountants and business advisors BDO has revealed that business confidence has fallen to its lowest level since December 2016 with output also stagnating. 

The era of the ‘amateur’ landlord may be at an end according to Scottish accountants and business advisors French Duncan. This year will see further erosion of the tax benefits of being a landlord and by 2020 there will be few financial incentives left for landlords. Many private la