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Visible Capital, a new Scottish fintech company founded by three Scottish tech veterans, has secured £500,000 seed funding from TechStart Ventures and a group of eight private investors. It has also been announced that Rabl, co-founder of the advertising and public relations giant WPP plc

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) yesterday brought together some of the leading women in Scottish business at Glasgow's SWG3 at its free Ask for More event. Hosted by journalist Zara Janjua, Ask for More was a free event which aimed to support women with the tools they need to thrive and realise their b

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).

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has expanded its leadership team with four new promotions. Emma Waterman, who heads up the firm’s Inverurie office, and Stewart Pennington, who is based in Edinburgh and plays a leading role in the food and drink team, have both been p

AJ Bell has posted record profits in its first year as a listed company. The company, which is one of the UK’s largest investment platforms saw pre-tax profits increase by 33% to £27.7 million in the year to the end of September on revenue up 17% to £104.9m.

The Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today published a shared policy summary and co-ordinated consultation papers (CPs) on new requirements to strengthen operational resilience in the financial services sector. Building the operat

City of Edinburgh Council has announced and showcased its support for Small Business Saturday.

The five-star Kempinski Hotel Bahia in Marbella in Spain is home to the world’s most expensive Christmas tree, decorated with £12 million of jewels and emu eggs.

PwC, Royal Bank of Scotland and Morgan Stanley have joined forces to help improve gender diversity in the technology sector in Scotland. The firms have teamed up to launch the Tech She Can Charter in Scotland, which aims to generate a lasting increase in the number of women pursuing technology

Scottish law firm Lindsays has outlined a series of measures which it says can give small businesses a fighting chance of success. Kenny Gray, a Lindsays partner in commercial property with expertise advising SMEs, has commented ahead of the annual Small Business Saturday about the simple steps that

Permanent staff placements rose for the first time in five months in November, to provide a tentative sign of recovery in Scottish labour market conditions, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland report on jobs. Temporary billings also rose, although the rate of increase eased to a modest pa

Grangemouth-based IT support provider Exmos is the latest business in Scotland to become employee-owned, with nine staff-members given a stake in the business. Exmos provides a range of IT support services to over 100 businesses in the UK and internationally.

Marketplace lender Assetz Capital has provided a £615,000 loan for the purchase of Fife-based four-star luxury guest house Dukeside Lodge. Located in the St Andrews area of Fife and within a mile of the famous Duke’s Golf Course, the recently refurbished Dukeside Lodge comprises 13 indiv

Standard Life Aberdeen owned Phoenix Group has struck a £3.2 billion deal to buy rival ReAssurance, providing key opportunities for the company. The deal adds £84 billion of assets under administration and over 4 million policies to Phoenix which employs approaching 3,000 staff in S

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has found in its latest poll of members that 54% do not think the latest Brexit deal is “positive” for business. The ICAS Brexit Tracker, in association with leading law firm Brodies LLP, is a quarterly snapshot of how chartered a