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A business’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials are increasingly driving Scottish High Net Worth investors’ (HNWI) decision-making according to new research from Rathbone Investment Management. Over a quarter of Scottish HNWI’s currently base their investment de

Scottish private equity investment rose considerably in the first half of 2021, as investor confidence returned and vendors brought their assets to market, according to new analysis from KPMG. The volume of deals across Scotland in H1 rose 54.5% against H1 2020 levels and 13.3% compared to H2 2020 l

The Scottish Government has announced a multi-million-pound package of support has been invested to help tourism and hospitality businesses recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Delivered in the first 100 days of the new Scottish Government, the support is part of a wider £129 million investm

House prices in Scotland increased by 12% in the last year to take the average house price in Scotland up to £173,961, the House Price Index for June 2021 by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. The annual increase is the sharpest rise since November 2007, in the midst of the

New figures reveal hope for the Aberdeen property market as confidence and activity is back to the pre-downturn level. The Aberdeen Solicitors' Property Centre (ASPC) has published a new report showing that after five years of steep decline, annual house prices have now risen 3.2% across Aberdeen an

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has today announced that the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, UN Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals Vanessa Nakate and former Skyscanner COO Mark Logan will be joining the line-up of speakers at its global conference – being hosted from Scotland

Asset & wealth management firm Asset Co has announced that it will pay £16.5 million for a 63% stake in Rize ETF, a thematic exchange-traded fund provider. Asset Co has also committed £5.25 million to help fund the growth of the business. The equity interest will be acquired fro

Legal firm Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland has advised on the initial public offering (IPO) and admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange for innovative global healthcare firm, GENinCode. Specialising in cardiovascular disease risk assessment, GENinCode's products

Nearly three in four UK exporters have reported no sales growth in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest data published by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

The Scottish Government has released £12 million in additional funding to health boards across Scotland to support non-Covid emergency care. This immediate action will help put measures in place to reduce waiting times for urgent or emergency treatment, with a focus on boosting staffing levels

Spending by UK businesses is set to surge in the coming months, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q2 2021. In a shift away from last year’s top priority of cost reduction, over three-quarters of CFOs (71%) expect rises in capital expenditure and 76% anticipate increases in hiring ove

Scottish private sector firms registered another solid performance during June, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI, as loosening COVID restrictions continued to spur growth. The data for June 2021 showed the second-quickest increase in output since data collection began in 1998. The&

UK house prices slipped 0.5% in June, signalling the first month-on-month decline this year, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

Scottish accountancy firm Douglas Home & Co has reported steady growth despite the pandemic, insisting that a relentless focus on customer service has paid dividends for the business. As well as recording a 4% rise in turnover to £4 million for the financial year 2020/21 - despite the impa

For the first time in over a year, businesses in Scotland can see the first shoots of recovery as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift, according to a quarterly survey led by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC).