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Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has reported a drop in operating profits from £301 million in 2019 to £219m in 2020. SLA's full-year results revealed that fee-based revenue of £1.425 billion was also down from £1.634bn, however, the financial services firm blamed this on the imp

Hillington-based fintech company Beeks Financial Cloud has revealed it is considering further acquisitions after seeing a 24% rise in revenues in its first-half results. For the six months ended 31 December 2020, the firm's revenues increased to £5.29 million, compared to £4.28m in the f

SilverBullet, the rapidly expanding Motherwell-based e-commerce platform for the automotive sector, has been appointed an e-commerce partner for the 600 strong and growing, UK-wide Independent Motor Dealers Association (IMDA). IMDA members will have access not only to SilverBullet's full e-commerce

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) chief officer Phil Prentice has welcomed a Scottish Government cash boost to support the nation’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will provide another £600,000 to further the work of BIDs a

A convicted robber who absconded from prison was caught by police when he came out of hiding to buy the latest Call of Duty video game.

Scotland’s financial services sector was well represented at last week’s Scottish Apprenticeship Awards, with numerous apprentices and firms being recognised for their successes. Delivered by Skills Development Scotland (SDS), the awards recognised the resilience and hard work of Foundat

HSBC UK has today launched a £650 million fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland, part of a broader £15 billion lending fund to support SMEs across the UK. The move is part of the bank's commitment to help British businesses innovate and grow as the country looks

Between December 2020 and February 2021, the average property selling price in East Fife, West Fife and Kinross was £218,393, up 11.9% compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from ESPC.

Homeowners in the UK can fix their mortgage for 40 years as banks and lenders once again offer the loans that disappeared from the housing market in the 2008 financial crisis.

Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Infinity Partnership has announced an official partnership with Starling Bank, the mobile business banking services provider. Infinity Partnership, a five-time winner at the British Accountancy Awards, will now be offering its network of clients flexible and streamlin

Emergency funding schemes launched in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic led to gross bank lending to small and medium-sized companies rising by 82% last year to £104 billion, fuelling concerns amongst UK firms about business debt.

Business financial platform Tide has today revealed that small businesses in the UK spend £1.7 billion each time they run payroll for their employees, part-time and casual staff. 

Several City of London firms are preparing to let staff work from home for a portion of the week, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact working habits.

The Scottish Government has paid out more than half a billion pounds in lifeline support to Scottish businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic since November 2020. The Strategic Framework Business Fund had paid out £214m by 22 February according to latest figures. Approximately 89% of th

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has delivered £9 billion to the UK's social housing sector in three years. Since 2018, the bank has provided £9bn of funding to the UK’s social housing sector, outstripping its original £2.25bn funding commitment by £6.75bn ov