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Link Group Limited has reported that Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P) and its ratings committee have retained Link Group’s rating at ‘A’ with a stable outlook. In its research update released last week, S&P highlighted Link’s key role in supporting the

The Financial Ombudsman Service (OBS) has published today an action plan to change and improve the organisation to provide the best service for its customers and to cut down the complaints backlog. The action plan, which builds on progress already underway, sets out how the OBS will change and impro

Perthshire-based law firm Macnabs has announced a series of appointments as it celebrates the opening of its new office in Bridge of Allan this month. The firm has appointed partner Rachael MacDonald, and has promoted Sarah Mitchell who will also take up the position of partner within the firm.

Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has opened its new craft beer hotel in Edinburgh.

Scottish footfall decreased by 19.8% in November, a 2.8 percentage point decrease from October, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Sensormatic IQ data.

Kalopsia Collective, a textiles batch product manufacturer, focused on offering sustainable and ethical alternatives for apparel and accessories, has moved to Fife. The social enterprise’s expansion will create two green jobs immediately, with a further 15 machinist roles to be created over a

A Scottish-based manufacturing facility that will enable the production of lower carbon cement products has secured a £500,000 award from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular Economy Investment Fund. The new site is being launched by Innovative Ash Solutions, a 50/50 joint venture between Leve

Data from Tyl by NatWest, an SME payments provider, has shown SME’s transaction values increased by £7.85 on average since the new £100 contactless limit came into effect on October 15th. Analysing data by key seasonal sectors, those in the floristry industry benefited from an aver

The Cadworks sustainable office development in Glasgow city centre launched yesterday having been completed to coincide with COP26. Investor and developer FORE Partnership has already let part of the building to UK law firm TLT.

Clydesdale Bank owner Virgin Money has announced that it will create 'collaborative hubs' to support its collaborative approach.

Debt collectors are now allowed to reach out to American borrowers on social media and by text message, according to new rules enacted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The change, which was approved by the CFPB last year under the Trump administration, requires creditors to contac

Independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has expanded its operation in London following a series of significant business wins. The firm has secured a larger office in the heart of the City to support its continued growth – just over two years after opening its fir

The Cabinet Office has threatened to ban KPMG from bidding for government contracts if it does not improve its audit standards. The Financial Times reported that the department wrote to KPMG warning that the action would be taken if the firm could not guarantee that there would be no further miscond

The Aberdeen office of accountancy and business advisory firm Azets has made a further senior hire with the appointment of Richard Stephenson as director of the firm’s Accounts and Business Advisory Services (ABAS) department. The ABAS team oversee the technology-led delivery of all compliance

KPMG has told its UK auditors that it expects them to be in the office or at client sites four days a week in the future. Catherine Burnet, KPMG’s head of audit in the UK, informed UK employees in an email last week that client-facing staff should now be working at least two days a week either