Hampden Bank has appointed two new senior executives to its leadership team reporting to CEO, Tracey Davidson. Greig Townsend joins as chief banking officer to lead the Bank’s growth strategy.
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Angus Campbell has been appointed as chair of the board of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The appointment is for three years from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2028.
Epsicap REIM has finalised the acquisition of a 30,253 sq ft industrial property in Aberdeen.
More than 28 million UK adults are now turning to artificial intelligence to help manage their money – making personal finance the nation’s number one use of AI.
Aberdeen's Wood Group has published its delayed financial results for full-year 2024 and the first half of 2025, a crucial step in its proposed takeover by Sidara. For the first six months of 2025, Wood reported a statutory loss for the period of $72 million (c. £55m). Despite the challenging
Scottish cloud computing firm iomart Group has reported a 25% rise in revenue for the first half of the financial year, driven by a major acquisition.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering a plan to end the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers one year ahead of schedule. The proposal, under discussion ahead of the upcoming Budget, would see the Energy Profits Levy scrapped in March 2029 rather than 2030, Financial Times rep
Hamilton-based business consultancy Inspirent has announced a strategic partnership with Glasgow IT provider Aspen Solutions to deliver expert IT support for companies. The link up with the Glasgow firm comes as part of Inspirent’s expansion into the private sector with a recently-launched sui
Over one million current account switches have taken place in the last year, with consumers increasingly drawn to superior mobile banking apps and better interest rates.
UK pensioners reclaimed £48.5 million in overpaid tax on pension withdrawals in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The data reveals that over 13,700 reclaim forms were processed between July and September, with the average rebate am
Edinburgh’s Smart Data Foundry has announced the launch of the Financial Data Service (FINDS) Fellowships, offering up to £300,000 to support pioneering research to address the UK’s most pressing economic, societal and health challenges. The fellowships aim to empower researchers a
Gemma Monaghan, head of R&D tax at Azets, cautions Scottish construction firms to understand new legislation governing 'contracted out' research and development, as HMRC intensifies scrutiny of claims and contractual language. The contracted-out legislation update has been welcomed as a sensible
Edinburgh property portal ESPC has revealed the capital’s top-performing rental postcodes for Q3 2025, highlighting where buy-to-let investors are achieving the strongest returns. Using rental data from Citylets alongside ESPC’s latest house price analysis, the report identifies the area
Aberdeen’s housing market contracted by 0.5% as sales grew nearly 13% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest report from the University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Real Estate Research. The findings, based on data supplied by Aberdeen Solicitors' Property Centre (ASPC) member
Property firm Rettie has forecast that Scottish house prices are to rise by 3% in 2025, with modestly improving economic conditions underpinning limited growth for the full year.

