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A new scheme designed to help house buyers overcome affordability barriers has been launched by the Scottish Government. The First Homes Fund will provide a £10,000 shared equity contribution from Holyrood towards the purchase of homes valued up to £300,000, helping eligible buyers enter

Global investment manager Baillie Gifford has launched the first public fully native UK tokenised fund.  The manager has launched the Baillie Gifford Enhanced Yield Fund (BAGEY) with BNY (NYSE: BNY), a global financial services company, delivering the first publicly available fully native UK-re

Scotland must capitalise on strong international investor sentiment and work to convert interest into new projects, according to industry leaders, after a new survey confirmed the country remains the UK's leading destination for foreign direct investment outside London. Sandy Begbie, chief executive

Kenneth Craig and Simon Smith of BTG have been appointed joint liquidators of Glasgow-based Clever Clogs Nursery. The nursery which provided childcare for the children of staff at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow for almost 20 years.

Family, privately owned and owner-managed businesses are being urged to share their views as Armstrong Watson looks to build a fresh picture of the opportunities, challenges and priorities shaping this vital part of the economy. The 2026 Family, Privately Owned and Owner-Managed Business Survey, whi

Wbg turnaround specialist Donald McKinnon has been appointed provisional liquidator of Fernhill School. Based in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Fernhill School is an independent Catholic school for boys and girls aged three to 18.

Aveni, a Scottish AI fintech, has revealed that Nationwide Building Society has become the first organisation to deploy FinLLM in a live environment outside of Aveni’s core product suite. Nationwide is the UK’s largest building society and is currently testing Aveni’s FinLLM across

Accountancy, business and financial advisory firm Armstrong Watson has secured a place in The Sunday Times 2026 Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list, ranking 51st. The firm, which currently employs almost 200 trainees across Scotland and the North of England, featured in the Sunday Times list for a

The Cumberland Building Society is pressing ahead with one of the largest investments ever made by a Cumbria-based business. Its latest financial results show that the Society invested £26.3 million in transforming its core technology platform in the year to March, part of a total commitment o

Dame Debbie Crosbie, chief executive of Nationwide, has seen her pay almost double following the building society's £2.9 billion takeover of Virgin Money. Ms Crosbie, who has led the mutual since 2022, received a total package of £4.67m for the financial year to 31 March, up from £

Parents and grandparents across Scotland are facing more pressure on their finances as a result of supporting children and grandchildren through education.

Shona Campbell, business recovery partner and chair at Henderson Loggie, has been honoured with a Special Recognition Award at the Inspiring Volunteer Awards in Edinburgh. She received the award from the Rt Hon Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh, Robert Aldridge, during a rece

The UK government has commissioned an independent review to examine the real-world impact of bank branch closures and determine whether legislative intervention is required to protect access to physical services. Led by Richard Lloyd OBE, the former Which? director and Financial Conduct Authority (F

Edinburgh hosted the Official Institutions Conference last week, marking the first time in 11 years that the prestigious event has been held in the Scottish capital. Convened by Royal Bank of Scotland-owner NatWest Group, the event brought together a range of global investors and national banks from

North-east accountancy firm SBP Accountants & Business Advisers is celebrating after Sophie Daniel won the Rising Star accolade at the 2026 Finance & Accountancy Business (FAB) Awards. Held at Union Kirk on 21 May, the awards recognise professional achievement across the finance, accountancy