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Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted NAV total return of 10.2.% in the six months to 30 June 2021. This is compared to 9.0% in the first half of 2020.

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (SLIPIT) has acquired 1,447 hectares of upland rough grazing and open moorland in the Cairngorm national park for £7.5 million. The site, acquired as part of the company's carbon strategy, supports 956 hectares for planting with natural broadleaf

Retail stores in Scotland are closing at a faster rate than Great Britain as a whole, largely because it spent longer in lockdown, according to new research by PwC and the Local Data Company (LDC). A total of 780 chain stores closed in the first half of 2021 compared with just 344 openings, a net lo

HBOS has reigned supreme in Bestinvest's hall of shame Spot the Dog report which lists the "bad mutts" of the fund management industry. The report uses statistical fund performance data to identify funds that have consistently performed badly compared to their benchmark.

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust Limited, a fund managed by Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA), has confirmed unaudited Net Asset Value (NAV) per ordinary share of 88.3p, marking an increase of 3.5% for the first quarter of 2021. This has resulted in a NAV total return, including dividends,

Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Steedman has added to its expertise in the blockchain and digital asset sphere by becoming a member of industry trade body CryptoUK. These moves will enable Steedman to contribute to the development of fit-for-purpose regulatory frameworks and to access and liai

Jason Collins, partner at Pinsent Masons, looks at efforts to ensure tech giants pay their taxes HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) believes that US-based multinational businesses may have underpaid £4.6 billion of UK tax last year, up 35 per cent from £3.4bn in 2017.Figures obtai

Glasgow-based investment firm Turner has appointed Jason Cohen as investment director. Turner is fourth generation family business which has been building private companies for more than 100 years. Its portfolio of businesses’ turnover is in excess of £90 million with a combined balance

Tweed Wealth Management’s has opened a new office in London in response to growing demand for its tailored services for athletes. The expansion of firm's sports division, Tweed Sports, marks a significant milestone in the firm’s ambition to support more sports professionals with the fina

Scottish wealth advisory firm, Tweed Wealth Management, has established a new sports division dedicated to the unique financial needs of athletes. The division aims to provide tailored financial advice and services throughout an athlete's career and into retirement.

Scotland's economy is projected to grow more in this year compared with last year, with real GVA expected to be 0.9% higher across 2024, according to PwC. The Big Four firm's latest Economic Outlook reveals that, while considered subdued, the rate of growth north of the border is greater t

Scotland is continuing to lead the way in the creation of green jobs, with the highest proportion of roles advertised compared with other areas of the UK. According to PwC UK’s latest Green Jobs Barometer Scotland is one of only two nations or regions, alongside Northern Ireland, to have recor

Scotland's economic outlook remains cautious, with growth anticipated to be subdued through 2023 and 2024, according to the latest PwC UK Economic Outlook report. The Scottish economy is expected to see real gross value added (GVA) growth of just 0.3% in 2023, aligning with some regions but falling

Scotland has emerged as the UK’s most productive manufacturing region, with manufacturing output per hour being 19% higher than the UK average, according to new analysis by PwC UK. The new findings come as part of PwC’s Industrial, Manufacturing and Services Productivity Tracker, which a

New analysis by PwC UK has shown that bringing labour market participation among Scotland’s older workers up to similar levels to the South East of England could create more than 55,000 additional jobs. The latest Golden Age Index highlights the significant regional variation in the employment