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Edinburgh-based iDelta has launched an app to help banks fight back against the rise of online challenger banks such as Revolut and Monzo.

Assetz Capital has surpassed the £1 billion mark for lending to SMEs and housebuilders across the UK, with more than £115 million being deployed in Scotland since 2013. As part of its business lending, Assetz Capital has been a key supporter of the UK housing market, funding a total of 4

David Nicol, the Scottish CEO of wealth manager Brewin Dolphin, has won the Lifetime Achievement award at the prestigious City of London Wealth Management Awards (COLWMA) which took place on Wednesday. COLWMA was established to recognise those wealth management companies displaying high levels of se

The Scottish private sector economy approached stagnation in February, growing only fractionally, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI). At the sector level, a mild decline in services activity almost offset renewed growth in manufacturing production. M

Yesterday, MSPs formally signed off on the Scottish Government's £40 billion budget for 2020/21 by 63 votes to 55.

Murray International Trust, an investment fund run by Standard Life Aberdeen, has signalled its intention to appoint former Fidelity International investment chief Simon Fraser as its next chairman, following a year of underperformance. Mr Fraser will join the board of Murray International Trus

Dundee-based investment company Alliance Trust has posted its annual results which reveal the company's outperformance in 2019. The Trust’s Total Shareholder Return for 2019 was 24.3% (2018: -6.1%) and the Trust’s Net Asset Value (NAV) Total Return1 was 23.1% (2018: - 5.4%) versus 21.7%

Insurance giant Aviva, which employs 2,500 staff across hubs in Perth and Bishopbriggs, has announced that it will sell its joint venture in Indonesia, PT Astra Aviva Life, to Aviva's joint venture partner, PT Astra International Tbk. Aviva's boss Maurice Tulloch, hinted of its intention to sell off

Oban-based whisky distillery Nc'nean has secured over £1.7 million from investors to accelerate growth in the highland distillery.

Royal Bank of Scotland has supported BauMont Real Estate Capital’s acquisition of Hermiston Gait Retail Park in Edinburgh, a prime retail park comprising 306,000 sq ft of space anchored by Tesco and B&Q. It is strategically located to the west of the city and benefits from excellent t

Leadership progress has stalled for women despite businesses taking more action than ever to increase gender diversity, according to Grant Thornton's International Business Report. A total of 78% of mid-market businesses globally are actively working on removing barriers to gender parity at senior l

An app which lets kids receive, manage and spend their money has raised $5 million in funding from investors.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published proposals outlining new climate-related disclosure requirements for premium listed issuers. The new rule will require all commercial companies with a premium listing to either make climate-related disclosures consistent with the approach set

Scottish Building Society (SBS) has been celebrating after scooping Building Society of the Year award at the annual Mortgage Introducer Scottish Mortgage Awards last week. The awards dinner took place at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh, where the brightest and best of the Scottish property finance

Scottish entrepreneur Liz Watson has purchased her first business in East Kilbride using a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK. Ms Watson established a new company, Redloan Holdings, to purchase The Mobility Centre from original owners Susan and Stephen Laughlin who have now retired. T