The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, the flagship fund of Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford, has announced its largest ever share buyback programme.
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Accounting and business advisory firm Wylie & Bisset has warned of an explosion in the number of winding up orders and company insolvencies as HMRC tackles a massive backlog of debt by enlisting private debt collectors to pursue billions of pounds in unpaid taxes. Under Chancellor Jeremy Hunt&rs
Glasgow-based care sector staffing provider and technology platform Staffscanner has announced it is tripling in size following a grant award of almost £1 million from Scottish Enterprise. The firm has developed an innovative platform and recruitment solution for care homes and health boa
International real estate advisor Savills has announced 15 promotions across its Scottish business. The promotions will see four people move up to director level, two become associate directors, eight take on the role of associate and one person promoted to senior staff.
A group of affluent US homeowners in Salisbury, Massachusetts, spent $565,000 (around £443,000) to construct protective sand dunes near their properties, only for the barriers to be washed away within days by a severe storm. The residents had trucked in approximately 14,000 tonnes of sand
An independent brewery based in Aberdeen has secured a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK, enabling its expansion across the UK
KR Group, an Aberdeenshire-based steel and cladding company, has secured a series of contract wins exceeding £2 million with Morrison Construction. The continuing relationship between the two companies is a result of Morrison Construction’s commitment to achieving Net Zero, led by parent
North-east investment firm Scott James & Associates has recorded its best year yet by exceeding £150 million in funds under management. Founded in 2015, and an appointed representative of St. James's Place Wealth Management, the Aberdeen-based company saw an 18% increase in funds from &pou
Property lender Together has announced it is launching a £150 million development finance facility to fund the delivery of thousands of additional homes across the UK. The lender, with a £6.8 billion loan book, announced its inaugural securitisation facility for development lending, unlo
Specialist real estate asset and investment manager Catella APAM has sold Aberdeen’s Talisman House to Shelborn Investments Limited on behalf of Danish client Britannia Invest A/S. Part of the Aberdeen skyline for over two decades, Talisman House spans approximately 96,000 sq ft across two win
Scotland's specialist impact investor, SIS Ventures, has appointed experienced impact finance expert Amir Rizwan as the new chair of its investment committee. Mr Rizwan, who also joins the SIS Ventures board, brings over 15 years of experience in impact investing and financial services.
A China Southern Airlines flight was delayed over four hours on Wednesday after a passenger threw coins into one of the engines for supposed good luck. Flight CZ8805, from Sanya to Beijing, was scheduled to depart at 10am local time on 6 March but did not take off until around 2:16pm. State med
A family business in Orkney has begun construction of the island's newest whisky distillery, which will create jobs and support carbon reduction. Deerness Distillery Ltd has secured £246,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the £820,000 development. Construction is underwa
Against the backdrop of a heated debate on the extent to which National Insurance (NI) funds state pensions, Edinburgh-based Aegon UK has highlighted two official UK government reports into the ‘National Insurance fund’. Steven Cameron, pensions director at Aegon, said: “While gove
Virgin StartUp, Virgin's not-for-profit hub for entrepreneurs, has announced it coming to Edinburgh next Wednesday, 20 March, to host a free founder meet up event. Scheduled for 6pm at the Virgin Money store on George Street, the meet up offers a chance to connect with other budding founders, share