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Administrator FRP Advisory’s progress report on collapsed Inverness housebuilder Roy Homes has shown the firm owed more than £1 million to creditors when it ceased trading in January 2017.

Fiona Beal Fiona Beal, a professional support lawyer in Scottish law firm Brodies' corporate team, looks at new rules relating to the disclosure of director's personal information

Westway Park Developer and asset manager Canmoor has completed the acquisition of Scotland’s largest fully enclosed Industrial park for £40 million and plans to make a substantial investment to breathe new life into the area.

Sean McGinness Rules on vouchers are being streamlined under an EU directive and a new system coming into force from January 2019 will mean rural businesses that sell or redeem vouchers will be among those affected.

Calum Bennie The latest Disposable Income Index (DII) published this week by Scottish Friendly has revealed a stark contrast in the level of confidence between men and women when it comes to money matters, while also highlighting a clear difference in their approach to saving and investing.

British millennials have set themselves an ambitious savings target of over £300K before they retire, a figure they believe will grant them ‘comfort’ in their golden years, with many aspiring to travel the world, own a second home and eat out multiple times a week.

Overseas Scottish food and drink exports were worth approximately £6 billion in 2017 - almost £570 million more than 2016.

Mike Wells Life and insurance giant Prudential, which employs more than 2,000 workers at its site near Stirling, has announced that it is to demerge its UK and European business M&G Prudential in a move that will create two separately listed companies.

Gail Boag The former director of BT Scotland Gail Boag has been appointed the new Dean of Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School following seven years with the communications giant.

Michael Reid Michael Reid of Aberdeen-based Meston Reid & Co has been appointed provisional liquidator of Glasgow wind turbines manufacturer Gaia-Wind Ltd after the firm ceased trading.

9 George Square Serviced office provider Orega is set to launch its first business centre in the central belt after closing a significant deal at Grade A Glasgow office development 9 George Square.

Maggie McGhee The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has today issued a new warning to professional accountants over the importance of maintaining an up-to-date understanding of developments in the fast-moving space of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Liz Cameron Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s “low-key” first Spring Statement, but urged that the stabilising economic fundamentals revealed by growth and borrowing figures be used as the springboard for bolder pro-business and pro-growth measures in the A

Scott Henderson Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee companies are leading the way with innovation, topping a newly released league table showing R&D (research and development) tax relief claims made across Scotland’s 32 local authority areas.

Eileen Tocher, relationship director at Royal Bank of Scotland and Gayle Graham, managing director of Box Pool Solutions at the construction site Peterhead-based fish container provider, Box Pool Solutions, has secured a £1.2 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to construct a new pu