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The third decade of devolution will see Scotland - and its business community - wrestle with an unprecedented period of change, according to Andrew McRae, policy chair at the Federation of Small Businesses Scotland. Mr McRae said: “Over the last two decades, Scotland’s sma

Aberdeen Standard Investments will review its investment strategy as it comes under pressure from its exposure to shops, shopping centres and retail parks. The real estate division of Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has £43 billion of assets under management, of which two-thirds are in the

Paysend, the Edinburgh fintech business, has secured a licence to operate in Canada, expanding its worldwide footprint for its global money transfers service. Paysend will launch the service to Canadian consumers early in 2020.

Scotland has more registered businesses per head of population now than at any point over the last ten years, according to figures released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

MacRoberts' Corporate Finance team was awarded 'Highly Commended' in the M&A Team of the Year (Mid-Sized Deal) category at the British Legal Awards. The British Legal Awards are the leading awards for the UK’s business law community, acting as a platform for the achievements of the best la

Business confidence in Scotland has returned to negative territory, a survey by chartered accountancy body ICAEW has found. While firmly negative confidence in Scotland is above the UK average, the latest ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor shows.

Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce has received the prestigious Excellence in Membership Services at the British Chambers of Commerce 2019 Awards in London.

The proportion of Scottish businesses selling products and services through social media is lower than the rest of the UK average, new research from PayPal has found.

Economic growth in Scotland will remain subdued in 2019 and 2020, but slightly ahead of the UK overall this year, according to PwC’s latest UK Economic Outlook. The report projects growth of 1.3% in Scotland this year, down 0.3 percentage points from July’s projection, but ahead of the 1

Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust has posted positive annual results with a Share Price Total Return of +16.4% and Net Asset Value Total Return of +13.1%, significantly outperforming the Topix Index Total Return of +9.3%. The results have also revealed that since the change in investment objective to

Shires Income PLC has posted positive annual results seeing a share price total return of +1.1, a Net Asset Value Total Return of +4.7% versus FTSE All-Share Total Return of +4.6%. The trust is managed by Iain Pyle, investment director, UK equities at Standard Life Investments.

Partners at EY are due to take a pay cut, despite the business making record revenues. The Times reports that the 702 partners at EY received an average of £679,000 in the year to the end of June, a decrease of 2% on the previous year's pay of £693,000.

A survey commissioned by Unlocking Ambition found that the majority of people (57%) think that Scotland is an entrepreneurial nation, with 49% of adults having considered starting their own business. When it comes to the biggest obstacles to doing it, a lack of funds tops the list (62%), follow

The value of Scotland’s property market is on course to top £18 billion for the second consecutive year – despite rising homeowner anxiety over Brexit, according to new figures from Aberdein Considine. The firm’s Property Monitor report found that sales hit £5.3bn durin

The Scottish housing market continued to be impacted by political uncertainty last month with activity falling further and price growth moderating again, according to the monthly Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.