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Annual UK house price growth slowed modestly to 12.1% in April, down from 14.3% in March, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

Recruiters across Scotland saw another robust uplift in hiring activity in March, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey. Panellists noted steep and accelerated increases in both permanent placements and temp billings amid reports of greater market confidence and increa

Scottish accountancy firms and financial regulatory bodies have responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement announced yesterday. The Chancellor cut fuel duty by 5p per litre, which came into force from 6pm last night and will last until March next year. He also announced that the income t

Richard Dunbar, head of multi-asset research at abrdn, discusses the outlook for 2022. Ongoing inflationary shocks, questions around interest rates and the emergence of the new Omicron Covid variant are all making navigating uncertainty more challenging. Nonetheless, when we look beyond the headline

A £7.4 million project to rebuild Shetland’s world-renowned bird observatory on Fair Isle takes a step forward yesterday, as Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Government announced a funding package totalling £2.35m.

The North American Income Trust Plc, a company managed by abrdn (formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen), has posted Net Asset Value (NAV) total return of 19.8% for the six months to July 31 2021, compared to a NAV of 5.7% in the year ended 31 January 2021. This means that the company ou

A brand new Dundee and Angus College team will give local businesses ‘the competitive edge’ as it unveils a new pot of training funding. The Business Partnerships team, headed up by Caryn Gibson, economics partnership manager, includes three skills advisors who are actively heading into

Murray Income Trust PLC, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, has posted a Net Asset Value Total Return of 20.6% for the year to 30 June 2021. This is slightly behind the FTSE All-Share Index Total Return of 21.4%.

Mark Sterritt, UK network director, Scotland at the British Business Bank, discusses the growing appetite for equity finance among Scottish small businesses. It can be a difficult experience for any entrepreneur to sell part of the company they have built over years and decades of hard work. Yet, by

Dundee business leader and entrepreneur Tim Allan has become the founding social sponsor of Women’s Business Station. Mr Allan, owner of Tricorn Capital, chair of V&A Dundee and president of Scottish Chambers of Commerce, is investing £20,000 in the social enterprise which supports w

Angie De Vos, CEO of Women's Business Station, discusses her mission to help businesswomen up their game and change their lives. What is your purpose in life?

A new corporate insolvency analysis by Interpath Advisory has revealed that corporate insolvencies across Scotland more than halved during the fix six months of 2021. Analysis of notices in The Gazette by Interpath Advisory – formerly KPMG’s UK restructuring practice – reveale

Anjli Shah, co-manager of the $50m Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) Global Mid-Cap Fund, discusses opportunities within the global mid-cap sector and why it remains an interesting investment proposition. Measured by the MSCI World Index, mid-caps have outperformed their larger peers by around 10%

Annual house price growth rebounded to 7.1% in April, from 5.7% in March, according to Nationwide's latest House Price Index.

Asia Dragon Trust Plc, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted strong six month results for the period ended 28 February 2021.  Over the six month period, the Trust delivered a strong net asset value (NAV) total return of 23.9% in sterling terms, outpacing the 18.