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Callum Sinclair, Burness Paull partner and head of technology sector, and Elevator chief executive Gary McEwan (right). Start-up accelerator Elevator, which aims to fast-track entrepreneurs and their businesses across Grampian and Tayside, has announced two new strategic partnerships.

A new report from Edinburgh-based pension firm Aegon UK has found that well over half (57 per cent) of people aged between 50 and 64 are worried that they are not saving enough and will run out of money during their retirement.

Holrood's European and External Relations Committee, which investigates the implications for Scotland of leaving the EU, has published an initial report today, with access to the single market emerging as a key priority area for businesses and industry in Scotland. Today’s report comes as MSPs on

Jamie Stark Scotland will remain a key target for international investment, according to Scottish commercial law firm Burness Paull after the Macduff Shellfish deal on which it advised scooped the Sale of the Year and Deal of the Year at the Insider Deals and Dealmakers Awards dinner this week.

Tom Brock, head of the emerging technology unit at Clydesdale Bank A leading Edinburgh technology firm is targeting further growth following agreement on a new £900,000 funding package from Clydesdale Bank.

Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016. The global body of finance professionals said the list, which includes entries spanning six continents, recognises “the best and brightest Chartered Accountants who are making a diff

Ally Scott One of Scotland’s most recognised deal makers is to join EY as Partner to lead and expand its corporate finance team.

Simon Kay Simon Kay, business development director at Edinburgh-based wealth managers Psigma, gives his reaction to the shock Brexit result.

Only 8 per cent of UK manufacturers have a significant understanding of the use of increased automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, the so called fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0, despite 59 per cent recognising that this will have a big impact on the sector, accordi

A leading economic forecaster has reported that the Scottish economy has weakened over the past three months and warned Scotland may fail to avoid a recession before the end of the year, should the trend continue. The University of Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute has revised down its grow

Johnston Carmichael has announced six promotions within its leadership team, as part of the Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers’ growth strategy across Scotland. David Ward and Toby Rintoul of the Edinburgh office, Jennifer Cormack of Huntly, Louise Peters of Forfar and Richard Britten of

New data has revealed that the accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies increased from £81bn on 31 March 2016 to £92bn at the end of April. At 29 April 2016, asset values were £655bn, representing a fall of £2bn compared to the corres

Maureen Leslie Scottish insolvency practitioner Maureen Leslie has been appointed President of the London-based Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA).

Edinburgh-based bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland has reduced its lending to oil and gas companies across the world and doubled its green energy loans in the UK, according to new data. Provisions made to the UK renewable sector now stand at £1bn a year, data published by The Guardian newspaper show

Adrian Grace Edinburgh-based life and pensions group Aegon UK is to offload most of its UK annuity portfolio to specialist insurer Rothesay Life.