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PwC's Strategy& has published a new report urging banks to assess their strategies in the context of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). The report, 'ESG and Banking: A chance to rethink strategy, states that while there are already several purpose-driven banking organisations, like buil

Miller Homes has acquired Wallace Land Investments and Management Limited in a move that accelerates the expansion of its strategic landbank and growth to deliver 5,000 homes per annum over the medium term. Founded in 2009 in Edinburgh, Wallace has expanded into England over the years with

TSB has announced plans to close a museum at the site of the world's first savings bank in Ruthwell. The bank intends to transfer the contents of the Savings Bank Museum to its HQ, Henry Duncan House, in Edinburgh.

The creation of the £21 million SeedPod hub for food and drink industry growth on the outskirts of Aberdeen will move ahead at pace after it received planning approval. Led by Opportunity North East (ONE), SeedPod will put the region's businesses at the forefront of innovation, produ

easyJet is set to boost its Aberdeen - Gatwick service to daily flights as soon as there is enough demand to justify it, according to the airline's UK boss Ali Gayward. Ali Gayward also announced the start date for the relaunch of a service linking Inverness with Belfast. She revealed that twice-wee

UK retail sales volumes rose 9.2% month-on-month in April, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation on its proposed policy framework for exercising two of its new powers under the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR), which will be introduced by the Financial Services Act 2021. These powers relate to the use of critical benchmarks that are

Students who exploited a glitch in KFC's mobile app to obtain thousands of euros worth of free meals have been jailed in China.

Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of Interpath Advisory have been appointed joint administrators of Bellhill Limited. Incorporated in 2010, the company owns and operates the Lorne Hotel, a 102-bed three-star hotel in the west end of Glasgow. The hotel also incorporates Bukharah, an award-winni

The last year has seen many changes across every aspect of everyone’s lives and property landlords are no exception. With an ever-changing landscape of legislation, this area of the property sector has had a lot to consider and with which to comply. Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) explored

The latest insolvency statistics in Scotland remain at unprecedented low levels down 17% when compared to April 2020 and down 63% on April 2019 due to ongoing government support. As key government support ends such as VAT deferral, rent moratorium and the furlough scheme, RSM predicts a doubling of

Litigation Capital Management (LCM) has agreed to back a £250 million negligence claim against KPMG for its audits of Carillion. The litigation funder said it would fund a High Court claim brought by the liquidator of the collapsed contractors entities.

Ian McMonagle, taxation director at Russell & Russell, business advisers, and member of The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT), warns of the large number of misleading Eat Out to Help Out scheme applications. As the hospitality sector is getting back on its feet, the latest news releases

Murray Capital, the private investment office of the Murray family, has appointed David Durie to the newly created position of property director. In this role, Mr Durie will be responsible for all property interests of the Murray Capital Group and support the future development of the Murray Estates

SMEs are in a state of paralysis and feel unable to plan their financial future, according to a survey from The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and The Corporate Finance Network (CFN). A total of 77.8% of accountants’ small business clients are not expecting to retur