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The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has appointed Andrew Healy as its new chief financial officer, bringing over three decades of financial leadership to one of Scotland's most prominent venues. Mr Healy joins from DM Hall, where he served as financial director, following an extensive recruitment proces

Scottish homeowners are increasingly treating property not simply as accommodation, but as a long-term financial asset designed to support intergenerational wealth and capital preservation.

The UK government has announced what it describes as "the strongest, most robust changes to payment laws in over a generation", with measures it says will be the toughest of any G7 nation. At the centre of the reforms is a substantial expansion of the Small Business Commissioner's powers, including

Scottish ice cream brand Equi’s has launched four Equi’s flavours into 67 Tesco stores across Scotland. The deal represents a major step forward in Equi’s Ice Cream's growth journey, dramatically increasing its reach to Scots, bringing its premium ice cream to more consumers across

EY has announced it will relocate from its current Edinburgh office at Atria One, Morrison Street, to the new Baillie Gifford office building at 3 Haymarket Square, by the end of this year. EY will sublet a floor of the development, following eight years at its current headquarters. The new office w

Scottish entrepreneur Mark Glasgow has launched an AI platform which he believes will transform the way construction companies are run. Founder of the Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) and the Energy Training Academy (ETA), he says he has never been more excited about a business venture.

The City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), should ensure that UK companies are ready to meet the growing sustainability reporting challenges. Responding to the consultation Aligning listed issuers’ sustainability disclosures with international standards,  ACCA (the Associat

The number of companies graduating from AIM to the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market is at its highest level for nearly a decade, according to Pinsent Masons. Six companies transferred from AIM in the last 12 months, versus two the year before, a noticeable increase.

BGF-backed hedgehog lab has appointed industry stalwart Julian Leighton as its new chair, as the global product design consultancy continues to roll out its growth plans across Scotland and the North of England. Mr Leighton brings nearly 30 years’ tech experience to the firm, having cut his te

Investment interest in Scottish property and land remains healthy on the international stage, according to Lindsays. Louise Norris, commercial property partner at Lindsays, says potential investors are closely monitoring the potential in key sectors such as renewable energy, data centres, housing an

George Lafferty of BTG has been appointed provisional liquidator of Enterprise Foods Limited by Hamilton Sheriff Court on 18 March, following a petition by the company. The East Kilbride-based wholesale food supplier, which traded as Localist from its premises on Reynolds Avenue, had been in operati

CBRE and Ryden have completed a series of leases at the Tailor Made Suites at The Garment Factory, a boutique office building in Glasgow’s Merchant City. Recent agreements include Pegasus Planning Group, CC Financial Management Ltd, Switch Digital and Leading Edge Strategy Consulting Limited,

MCR Pathways is to expand its award-winning mentoring programme thanks to a £1 million investment from the Scottish Government.

CMS has promoted four of its Scotland-based lawyers to partner. They are among 54 new partners announced in the firm’s annual global promotions. The promotees are employment lawyer Abbie Harley and real estate specialist Rebecca McGladrigan, who are both based in the firm’s Edinburgh off

Nearly 300 personal items belonging to Gwyneth Paltrow are set to go under the hammer at Julien's auction house in Los Angeles next week, in a sale that ranges from the glamorous to the gloriously mundane.