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Aberdeen New India Investment Trust has posted its interim results for the six months to 30th of September, highlighting slight growth for the trust. The company’s net asset value (“NAV”) rose by 6.1%, while the share price rose by 7.2% (both figures in sterling total return terms)

Business confidence within the oil and gas sector has increased with 43% of contractors reporting a rise in production activity, up from 28% 12 months ago, according to the 31st Oil & Gas survey conducted by Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce. The survey of 90 UK firms employing ar

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) private placement debt team has lent £65 million to the City of London Corporation. The investment was undertaken on behalf of life insurance companies within the Phoenix Group.

DWF's Scottish corporate team have advised the majority shareholders of Partick Thistle Football Club Limited on the sale of around 55% of the shares in Partick Thistle to Three Black Cats Limited. Three Black Cats Limited is a company wholly owned by Partick Thistle fan and Euromillions winner, Col

New analysis from Which? reveals that banks suffer five IT failures every week, shutting millions of customers out of accounts and making payments.

John Cowan, a retail expert working with Business Gateway, discusses the reality of the retail market and the opportunities on offer to small businesses. Retailers across Scotland have recently been bombarded with a lot of doom and gloom, proclaiming the death of the high street. However, when takin

Paul Denton, chief executive of Scottish Building Society, has detailed the society's commitment to open branches despite continuous cuts imposed by mainstream banks. Mr Denton said that the Scottish Building Society will officially open its newest branch on Glasgow’s Queen Street on Friday.

Understanding the complex UK tax system is hard as it is, but when you layer on the interaction with the devolved administrations, the task gets even harder for Scottish voters. RSM’s Shirley McIntosh unpicks the manifesto claims with a Scottish lens. We have often mentioned the complexity of

The first tranche of Virgin Money branches will open next month as the company phases out the Glasgow-headquartered Clydesdale Bank brand. CYBG will open its new Virgin money stores in Manchester, Birmingham and London in December.

American Express has collaborated with life insurance company Vitality to create a credit card which rewards UK customers for being physically active.

UK shoppers plan to increase their spending on Black Friday this year despite being more cautious than 12 months ago, new research from Scottish Friendly has revealed. Further still, more than half (51%) of consumers don’t believe that buying discounted Black Friday items makes you better off

Partner and head of banking and finance at Lindsays, Gavin Buchan, discusses how the rise of new finance possibilities is a positive development for all. When anything crashes and burns, there is often something that rises from the ashes. Since the economy emerged from the other side of the global f

Chartered accountants and business advisors Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has promoted 58 members of staff at its Aberdeen and Edinburgh offices Following significant growth over the last 12 months. The impressive number highlights the firm’s significant investment in its talent, wit

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.

Virgin Money has posted a loss after tax of £194 million alongside an accommodation of £385m to pay for the PPI scandal. The results, which are Virgin Money's first as a combined business with CYBG, also detailed an underlying profit of £539m down 7% due to higher impairments from