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Phil Anderson Financial Services is celebrating a landmark October after achieving a record-breaking month for new business and securing a prestigious national award for one of its rising stars.

Goldman Sachs has predicted the Bank of England will defy market expectations by cutting interest rates next week. In a note to clients, the investment bank said it had reassessed its position after recent data provided a "convincing case" for a reduction. Analysts argue that a combination of fading

Pathways Forward, the women in entrepreneurship social enterprise set up by entrepreneur and investor Ana Stewart, has announced its latest Pledge cohort while appointing current Pathways advisory board member and former Rose Review industry lead Jo Forster to the same role, industry lead, at Pathwa

Based on its third-quarter results, Standard Chartered PLC has upgraded its full-year outlook after a strong performance driven by its wealth and global banking divisions. For the three months ending 30 September 2025, the bank reported an underlying operating income of $5.1 billion (c. £3.9bn

Commercial real estate advisor Avison Young has promoted Iain King to regional managing director for the firm’s Glasgow office.  Iain joined the business in 2023 as principal and head of building and project consultancy for Scotland, bringing with him over 25 years of experience as a char

Award-winning Scottish hospitality operator, Buzzworks, has announced the appointment of Maurissa Fergusson as its new property director. Ms Fergusson's addition to the leadership team is the latest in a series of senior appointments, reflecting the company’s growth strategy as it expands into

A young entrepreneur from Coatbridge and his dad have attracted 3,000 customers in their first two months of trading after they opened a new mobile food business in September. The pair accessed expert start-up advice and support from Business Gateway to help get their business off the ground. Specks

Simon Howie Butchers Limited has reported a pre-tax profit of £6.9 million for the period ending 31 January 2025. The Perthshire firm's annual accounts show turnover increased by 27% from the previous year, reaching £37.4m. This represents a £1.4m rise in profitability from the &po

Demand for commercial property in Scotland rose in the last quarter, driven by an uptick in the office subsector, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) commercial property monitor. But there are signs of some caution amidst rising uncertainty and fiscal tension.

Scotland experienced the fastest quarter-on-quarter increase in the number of businesses in distress across the UK in Q3 2025, according to the latest Red Flag Alert from Begbies Traynor. In Scotland, levels of advanced or "critical" distress in the latest quarter were particularly stark, rocketing

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has accredited The Open University’s (OU) BSc Accounting and Finance degree, marking the first time a distance learning programme has ever been formally recognised by the professional body. This milestone partnership with the UK’s

More than a quarter of Scottish small businesses are expecting to shrink as ongoing cost pressures take their toll on revenues, new Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) figures reveal. FSB’s latest Small Business Index (SBI) in Scotland for Q3 found 29.1% of small firms expect to contract in t

MHA in Edinburgh is celebrating after four team members qualified as Chartered Accountants. The colleagues, who are based at the accounting and business advisory firm’s St Colme Street office, have achieved ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and ICAS (Institute of Chartered

Wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin has expanded its Edinburgh office with the appointment of two new wealth managers, bringing its financial planning department to 30 people. Rhiannon Murray has joined as a wealth manager providing financial planning advice to individuals, families and trusts. She be

US confectionery distributor CandyWarehouse.com Inc has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just a week before Halloween, as it seeks to reorganise and restructure its debts following a significant downturn in revenue. The Texas-based company submitted its petition on 24 October, listing asse