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Nationwide Building Society has announced it will invest in Switchd, a company that automatically switches people’s energy supplier to ensure they are always on the best deal. Unlike many other providers, Switchd searches deals from across the whole market including the big six suppliers

Uber has moved deeper into the financial services industry with the launch of its new Uber Money division .

Ambitious new plans to improve visitor facilities on the Isle of Gigha have secured a £135,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Gigha Trading Limited (GTL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust (IGTH), is creating a motorhome and campsite ov

GDP is now estimated to have fallen by 0.2% during the second quarter of 2019, according to statistics announced by the Scottish Government. The fall in output has been revised up from the first estimate of 0.3%, published on 18 September, because of stronger growth in the services sector.

A new international task force run by Glasgow-based Islamic Finance Council UK (UKIFC) is to be created with the support of the UK Government to engage the Islamic finance industry with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The high-level Islamic Finance and Sustainable Development Goals (SG

Edinburgh private bank Hampden & Co is to acquire a loan book from London-based Smith & Williamson believed to be worth around £35 million.  The portfolio loan book of Smith & Williamson is due to be handed over to Hampden & Co later in 2019.

Russian scientists who were tracking the movements of migrating eagles were forced to start a crowdfunding campaign after their birds flew into Iran and foreign text messages from their tracking devices cost the scientists their entire budget.

Standard Life Aberdeen has announced its new parent leave policy which from January 2020 will ensure new parents receive 40 weeks paid leave regardless of gender.

Homes in Glasgow and Edinburgh sell twice as quickly as the average UK city property, according to Zoopla's UK Cities House Price Index for September.

RSM has appointed Paul Smith to join its capital allowance team as director and Will Simpson as an associate director in the firm's corporate tax team. Mr Smith joins from KPMG to head up RSM’s capital allowances advisory team in Scotland and Northern Ireland. He brings over 20 years’ ex

Edinburgh-based fintech company Modulr has announced that it will invest up to £20 million in the Scottish fintech industry. The move comes after the company was awarded £10m from the BRC Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF), designed to drive innovation and boost competition in UK busin

Scotland’s economy would suffer significant damage under the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, according to Scottish Government analysis.

Edinburgh-based Chromacity has appointed chartered accountant Ian Stevens as non-executive chairman. Mr Stevens previously worked for KPMG in Oxford and Prague from 1991 to 1997.

Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) partner Fiduciam has expanded into Scotland after enabling the refinancing of a Glasgow care home. The £1.14 million loan facilitated by Fiduciam, which is over a 24-month term, will allow the care home’s owners to refinance their ex

There has been a surge of interest from South East Asia, particularly from Hong Kong and Singapore, as new and existing investors are purchasing more buy-to-let properties to add to their portfolios, according to research from Grant Property. Despite Brexit scaring some British property investors,