Search:

Balmoral Group has appointed Sarah Jane Hogg as a non-executive director. Ms Hogg is currently chief executive of Friends of ANCHOR – a charity dedicated to supporting cancer and haematology patients in the North of Scotland.

Lloyds Banking Group has announced it is shutting down 60 more branches, with 15 of them being Bank of Scotland outlets. This is part of a larger plan to close 190 branches this year and 47 more in 2025. The bank attributes this to the increasing popularity of digital banking, stating that usage of

Monks Investment Trust, managed by Baillie Gifford, has sold its £20 million stake in Rio Tinto due to concerns over the mining giant's environmental and governance practices.

Scottish veterinary diagnostics company, MI:RNA, has secured $4 million (around £3.13m) in Series A funding. Aiming to change the future of animal health treatments through improved, earlier diagnostics, the capital will be used to continue global growth plans and revolutionise animal health t

Philanthropist Ian Wace, owner of Tanera Mor in the Summer Isles, is gifting a substantial sum to the Coigach Community Development Company (CCDC) to purchase the majority of the Badentarbat Estate near Achiltibuie in Wester Ross. The coastal estate, encompassing approximately 8,887 acres of the Coi

Sidara's deadline to make a formal takeover offer or withdraw its bid for Wood Plc has been extended until the end of the month.

A team from wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin’s Edinburgh office has abseiled down the city’s famous Forth Rail Bridge to raise money for Scottish charity Harmeny Education Trust. The five participants, Judith Henderson, Audrey Mackie, Jill Somerville, Abigail Housley and Joss Mitchell,

A former local authority employee who embezzled more than £1 million from Aberdeen City Council over a 17-year period has been imprisoned for four years. Michael Paterson, 59, set up an internal pathway which allowed him to fraudulently issue council tax refunds into his own bank account.

Scottish PR agency Muckle Media has acquired 100 per cent of Spey's shares, making it a fully owned subsidiary.

South Lanarkshire Council has revealed it is facing a budget shortfall exceeding £77 million over the next three fiscal years.

A US district judge has rejected Visa and Mastercard's "paltry" $30 billion settlement with merchants.

Barrhead Travel has invested £250,000 in the future of Scotland's high streets through a series of store refits, expansions and new uniforms for customer-facing teams. The first half of this year has seen the revamp of four stores including the Gyle, Braehead, Newton Mearns and Glasgow Fo

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has congratulated Sir Keir Starmer on winning yesterday's UK general election in a landslide. Following heavy losses for the Conservatives and SNP, and gains for the Liberal Democrats and other parties, the election resulted in a new Labour g

ACCA has called on Kier Starmer's new government to prioritise financial and economic policies within its first 100 days in office. The global accounting body says the government should specifically focus on improving HMRC services, encouraging domestic and international investment, and supporting s

The UK's largest banks have become engaged in a fierce competition to attract borrowers, resulting in significant cuts to mortgage rates. Halifax, HSBC UK, Barclays, Santander, Natwest, and Yorkshire Building Society are among those who have lowered their fixed-rate deals this week.