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Cybercrime is now the number one risk for financial and related professional services firms, and company boards must do more to meet the challenge, according to findings published today in a new report from TheCityUK and Marsh, a leading global insurance broker and risk adviser.

Richard Clarke Cryptocurrencies are currently something that everyone is talking about. In this blog, Richard Clarke of Edinburgh accountants Chiene + Tait's Personal Tax team looks at the tax treatment of virtual currency Bitcoin

The chief financial officer of broadcaster STV, George Watt, is to take the helm of Glasgow-based SpaceandPeople, which specialises in renting out space in shopping centres for marketing promotions.

Scotland’s SMEs are the least targeted for fraud compared to anywhere else in the UK, research conducted by Barclays as part of their nationwide campaign to help small businesses tackle cybercrime and fraud has found.

Ken Patullo Businesses in Scotland are continuing to face a tough economic climate with levels of early financial distress rising by almost a third in the first three months of 2018 compared with the same period last year.

Fergus McDiarmid, Morton Fraser has been named as the provider of legal services in Scotland for self-invested personal pension (SIPP) provider Rowanmoor, part of the Embark Group.

Royal Bank of Scotland is exploring a plan to migrate up to a million customers of its NatWest subsidiary brand to a new online only banking offshoot.

Police are investigating alleged “financial irregularities” within the headquarters of the body representing the world renowned Aberdeen-Angus beef brand.

Andrew Rettie (left) and Jon Lambert The chairman of property firm Strutt & Parker in Scotland is stepping down.

Scotland’s economic ties with Europe’s largest economy have been boosted following the opening of a Scottish Government hub in Berlin.

Alex Metcalfe Young finance professionals in the public sector are in the dark about their future due to a lack of transparent career paths, a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has found.

Kieran Coyle at the Zhengzhou Exhibition Centre in Henan, China A Glasgow-based sports tourism company that offers tailored packages for football fans has signed a “significant seven-figure” deal in Beijing with a leading Chinese conglomerate during a Scottish Chambers of Commerce’s trade miss

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today urging people to be alert to the growing threat of loan fee scams targeting borrowers.

Claire Martin Claire Martin, an advisory manager at Grant Thornton UK in Scotland makes appeal for youthful entrepreneurial input into Scotland’s vital £14 billion industry

Andrew Foyle Andrew Foyle, a solicitor advocate and litigation partner in the Edinburgh office of Shoosmiths, gave delegates attending the annual Law Society of Scotland Debt Recovery Conference in Glasgow plenty of food for thought on the main challenges and opportunities in the business of debt re