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Invizius, the University of Edinburgh spin-out which is developing potentially lifesaving products for dialysis patients, has announced the appointment of James Robson as its chief financial officer.

Aberdeen-based start-up Udrafter has secured its second round of seed investment reaching £300,000 through its crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Udrafter, an online platform, has been designed to provide a bridge for businesses of all sizes to directly and rapidly onboard emerging talent into t

Edinburgh-based technology firm Appointedd has launched a new Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme for its staff with support from accountants Chiene + Tait (C+T). Founded in 2011 by CEO Leah Hutcheon, Appointedd provides clients with an intelligent and efficient online booking tool. Th

Last year marked the “worst year on record” for retail sales in the UK, according to new research conducted by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Aberdeen-based IT specialist Clark Integrated Technologies has urged the Scottish professional sector to take account of cybersecurity to protect the tendering process. The Scottish public sector spends more than £11 billion a year buying goods, services and works but SMEs in the professional

Sir Andrew Cubie has been appointed to chair the campaign board of The Quaich Project, the public-private partnership to reimagine West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh.

Retail sales have seen some festive growth side from Black Friday sales distortions, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG.

M&G has announced the temporary suspension of trading in its £2.5 billion property portfolio. The M&G Property Portfolio is a broadly diversified fund which invests in 91 UK commercial properties across retail, industrial and office sectors on behalf of UK retail investors.

Gillian MacLellan, partner and employment law specialist at law firm CMS, discusses whether a four day work week would be successful for companies and staff. Labour’s manifesto commitment of moving UK workers to a four day week caught the headlines earlier this month. The party proposes to mov

Scotland’s councils need clarity about how they will be expected to pay for the costs of implementing Scotland’s new tourist tax, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). In written evidence to a Scottish Government consultation on proposals to give councils the power to

Lloyds Banking Group is consulting shareholders over whether to action a £220,000 pension pay cut for its chief executive António Horta-Osório. António Horta-Osório

Scottish-based property investor The Regional REIT has let a Glasgow city centre-based office as part of a trio of deals which has earned the company over £486,691 in annual income. The company has let out the fourth floor of the Templeton Business Centre in Glasgow to Cornerstone Community Ca

City Property has completed a series of three complex funding arrangements totalling £646 million having been advised by the banking & finance team at law firm Harper Macleod. City Property is ultimately controlled by Glasgow City Council, which required the funding to meet its obligations

Dr Elizabeth Fairley, co-founder and COO of healthcare data startup Talking Medicines, was announced as the winner of FutureX’s Startup Summit Competition following a live pitch battle for the grand prize worth over £220,000 in front of 1,000 delegates at this year’s summ

Edinburgh-based fintech company Modulr has announced that it will invest up to £20 million in the Scottish fintech industry. The move comes after the company was awarded £10m from the BRC Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF), designed to drive innovation and boost competition in UK busin