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Accountancy firm BDO has told staff to decide for themselves when to come back to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic as part of its new flexible working strategy. The firm, which is the UK’s fifth-largest accountant and employs about 5,500 people across 18 offices, will ask staff to work w

With much of Scotland’s holiday accommodation sector reopening today, chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has advised operators to prepare now for a busy summer. A recent survey from Barclays suggests that total UK spend on domestic holidays this year is anticipated to reach £31bn w

Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has appointed Caroline Connellan as chief executive officer of Personal Wealth. Ms Connellan will report directly to Stephen Bird, CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen plc, as a member of the executive leadership team. She will be based in London.

A £150,000 project to expand and commercialise a seaweed nursery in Argyll, has secured up to £75,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Paul Reilly, director in the Glasgow office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, says the residential property market in the West End of Glasgow is losing none of its allure, with quick sales and rising prices. The west end of Glasgow is, in normal times, variously described as busy, buzzing, vibrant and

Jackie Waring, CEO of Investing Women, Scotland’s first all-female business angel group, has been shortlisted for a UK accolade in recognition for her role in promoting diversity in equity investment. A finalist for this year’s UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) Investment in Diversi

Santander's online banking services have returned to normal after technical problems left customers unable to access their money this weekend.

Scotland’s salmon farmers exported a record amount of fresh fish to the European Union in the first quarter of 2021.

The Scottish economy continued on its recovery path in April, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. The seasonally adjusted headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service sector output - rose from 54.3 March to 55.4 in April to

UK employers are the most optimistic about hiring in eight years, according to the latest CIPD/Adecco Labour Market Outlook report.

British honey manufacturer Rowse has become entangled in an international legal battle over who is entitled to produce manuka honey.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals to stop the practice of ‘claims management phoenixing’, by banning Claims Management Companies (CMCs) from managing Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) claims where they have a relevant connection to the claim. Claim

Johnston Carmichael has been appointed administrator of Balfron-based prawn farm Great British Prawns Limited. A total of 18 jobs have been lost at the firm which has collapsed just two years after opening.

Baillie Gifford's Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has recorded its strongest ever single year return. Announcing its results for the year to 31 March 2021, Baillie Gifford said that the increase in single year return builds on the strong long term share price total returns over five and ten years

The Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation has appointed Sean McGrath as its new chief executive. Mr McGrath, who is currently the Foundation’s finance director, will take up the new role in July.