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  A £4.3 million project to significantly improve the inner harbour at Ullapool in Wester Ross has secured an investment of up to £1.086m from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Sandy Manson, chair of Johnston Carmichael and former CEO, is stepping down from the role at the end of this month after 31 years with the business. Mr Manson, a highly regarded member of the wider Scottish business community, was CEO for 12 years, seeing the firm grow from 350 people and revenues o

The average inheritance tax bill will rise to £266,000 this year, as surging inflation tips more homeowners over the threshold, according to new analysis by investment service Wealth Club. Wealth Club has revealed that in this financial year, the average bill for a family hit by inheritance ta

New data from Scottish Friendly has indicated that households are having to pare back on saving and investing as they look to cover other areas of essential spending in the first three months of 2022. The Scottish Friendly Investor Index tracks sales of adult investment ISA policies and the total va

Wheatley Group, the social housing provider, has retained its A+ (stable outlook) rating from Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P).

A local politician has resigned on the basis he cannot work amid allegations he is secretly the artist Banksy. William Gannon, a councillor in the south-western Welsh town of Pembroke Dock, gave the bizarre reason for his immediate resignation yesterday, The National reports.

Grant Thornton UK's Scottish corporate finance team has been ranked number one in the Experian Q1 League table rankings for Scotland, following an excellent start to the year.

Scottish property rents have continued to rise at a higher rate than the rest of Britain after years of low increases according to an analysis of the latest data by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd.

Revolut Business, the business banking app run by the challenger bank, is launching ‘Spend Management’, a new suite of solutions to help CFOs and controllers manage their teams’ spending.

Specialist marketplace lender Assetz Capital has provided a £2 million development funding loan to London Edinburgh Investments Ltd, to regenerate the former Star Hotel in Kingussie.

The Executive Counsel of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has imposed sanctions against KPMG and Anthony Sykes, an audit engagement partner, in relation to the statutory audit of the consolidated financial statements of Rolls-Royce Group plc for the financial year ended 31 December 2010. The fi

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has moved into a new office in the heart of Edinburgh’s business district to deliver a sustainable, hybrid working environment to support RSM’s future growth. The firm has taken the third floor of 2 Semple Street, relocating around 100 people into fl

Glasgow-based Kelvin Smith Insurance Brokers has appointed two new directors. Longstanding employees Rena Ross and Scott Gardner will now sit on Kelvin Smith’s board alongside managing director Stephen Travers.

Quarterly investment volumes into Scottish commercial real estate reached £460 million in Q1 2022, up from £380m a year ago, according to Colliers’ latest Scottish Snapshot. According to Colliers, at £140m, retail investment accounted for 30% of all activity by value.

More than half (53%) of professionals in Scotland would be tempted to move to a company which offers a four-day week, according to the latest Quarterly Insights Survey from recruitment firm Hays Scotland. The survey found that 32% of professionals believe this will become a reality within two to fiv