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Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has announced that Mark Redman will succeed Peter McKellar as global head of private markets. After nearly 20 years with the business, Mr McKellar will retire from ASI at the end of Septmeber.

London-based independent business lender White Oak has announced that it has £10 million to lend to businesses across Scotland as part of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Delivered through British Business Bank accredited lenders, CBILS is designed to support the cont

Inverurie-based jewellers Sinclairs has secured a £120,000 CBILS funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to support the family firm as it navigates the effects of the pandemic. The funding boost safeguarded the jobs of all 30 members of staff, including their resident goldsmith, Steve

Island communities will benefit from a £2 million programme of locally-led green projects funded by the Scottish Government which are designed to help support their economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Grandparents setting aside money for their grandchildren could boost their savings pots by up to 30% if they chose to invest their money in the stock market, according to new figures from Scottish Friendly.

The UK has emerged into the third quarter of the year with robust month-on-month GDP growth of 6.6% in July, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

The Scottish labour market 'remained challenging' in August as permanent placements and temp billings continued to fall, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland report on jobs. 

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stopped Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group from forcing small business customers to open paid-for business current accounts when taking out emergency coronavirus Bounce Back Loans.

A company that benefited from unlawful tax exemptions and was ordered to pay over £1 million to HM Revenue and Customs has lost an appeal challenging a payment order made to that effect.  John Gunn and Sons Ltd argued that they should only have to pay the amount which represented the

Up to 25% of the 50,000 jobs in Scotland's pubs and bars sector could be lost as businesses face unprecedented challenges in the wake of COVID-19, according to a new survey released by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) and sponsored by KPMG.

Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported two per cent turnover growth to £56.9 million in the year to April 30, 2020, with profits before partner distributions down 1.7 per cent to £22.4 million. Shepherd and Wedderburn’s clean energy group reported record revenues during

Shire Housing Association has obtained a £10.5 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to refinance existing debt, enable future expansion plans and enhance existing office and tenant facilities.

Savers in their mid-40s and younger will have to wait a further two years to access their private pensions, it emerged last night. 

The Scottish Government's postponement of non-domestic rates revaluation by a year to April 2023 will push more businesses over the edge in the absence of urgent measures to tackle the appeals backlog, property experts are warning. Announced in Tuesday's Programme for Government 2020-21, the move al

The accountancy failures surrounding the collapse of Carillion are costing other firms with government contracts millions of pounds in annual audit fees.