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McGill’s Buses, the UK’s largest independent bus operator, has announced a £20 million investment to introduce a further 41 new electric buses to its fleet. The company, owned by Scottish billionaire businessmen Sandy and James Easdale, has now invested a total of £55million

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust plc has posted strong results for the year ended April 30 2021 with Net Asset Value (NAV) per share reaching 37.7% compared to a total return of 25.9% for the FTSE All-Share Index. The company's share price total return for the same period was 53.7%

Alan McIntosh Senior Money Adviser Alan McIntosh (LLB Hons), investigates the implications of today's changes to the Scottish Debt Arrangement Scheme

FinTech Scotland has today announced the board members who will work with CEO Stephen Ingledew and his team to oversee the strategic plans conceived with the aim of making Scotland a top five global fintech centre.

The board of Dundee-based Alliance Trust has told activist investor Elliott Advisors that it would be prepared to buy back some of its shares.

Proposals to redesign Scotland’s system of business rates can strengthen local democratic accountability, or increase the system’s efficiency, but it will be hard to achieve both at once, according to tax professionals.

Paul McLaughlin The Scottish Government’s announcement that Project Bank Accounts (PBAs) are to be used as the preferred method on all public sector construction projects over £4 million has been hailed as a major step towards greater financial stability for the industry.

A restored, historic former Glasgow shipyard head office is to open its doors along with a host of other projects that have benefited from loans supplied by the ethical Charity Bank. The Fairfields building in the city’s Govan Road, which was restored with help of the Charity Bank, will be among t

Residents, visitors and local businesses across Perth and Kinross are being encouraged to take part in a short consultation to share their views on a proposal to introduce a visitor levy in Perth and Kinross. Under the new Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act, local authorities now have the power to introduc

Deloitte in Scotland has promoted seven of its people to partner across its Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices, including four women. Jennifer Donnachie, Laura MacDougall, Lyndsay MacGregor, Marc McNulty and Paul Cowley have been promoted in Glasgow, alongside Patrick Werner in Edinburgh and Sa

As Christmas 2023 approaches, Scottish retailers have been faced with a challenging trading environment, marked by a slowdown in sales growth, according to the KPMG-SRC Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

At a visit to Glenkinchie Distillery, trade secretary Kemi Badenoch has announced that markets over £100 million have been unlocked for UK alcohol companies. The new export markets became available as trade barriers that deterred alcohol sales to multiple countries across South America and Afr

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust (SPFL) has announced that it has secured a further £1.25 million funding boost from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. 

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust (SPFL Trust) has received the single biggest personal donation in Scottish football history as James Anderson, a fund manager and partner with Baillie Gifford, has gifted the charity £3,125,000 inclusive of gift aid.

Fergus Ewing, tourism secretary for Scotland, has written to the UK Government calling for it to amend its job retention scheme to help tourism businesses survive the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a letter to Nigel Huddleston, minister for sport, tourism and heritage,&nb