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Big Four firm EY UK has announced a return to growth, with fee income rising by 2% to £3.78 billion in the last financial year.

The number of new UK technology incorporations in Scotland shows strong momentum in Q3 2025, as the sector defies ongoing economic uncertainty, according to RSM UK. RSM’s analysis found a total of 471 new tech companies were incorporated in Scotland in Q3 2025, jumping 26% from 375 in the same

Falkland-founded bottler Saltire Rare Malt is celebrating the festive season with the launch of its first-ever Christmas special: a Tamnavulin 17-Year-Old single malt.

North-east accountancy firm, SBP Accountants & Business Advisers, has announced a significant expansion with four new appointments across its regional offices. This exciting development includes the appointment of a new manager at the Fraserburgh office and the expansion of the Aberdeen team wit

Venture capital (VC) investment into Scotland’s start-up and scale-up businesses soared by more than 200% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report. Scottish businesses raised £116.1 million in the third quarter of 2025.

Albania's AI minister is "pregnant" with 83 children, the Albanian prime minister has announced. Edi Rama appeared on stage with "Diella", the AI chatbot appointed as Albania's minister of state for artificial intelligence, at the Berlin Global Dialogue on Saturday.

Shoosmiths has advised on a flagship letting on behalf of Kadans Science Partner (Kadans) of 40,000 sq ft to Chemify, a pioneer in the development of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology in the Health Innovation Hub (HIH), a new purpose-built life science facility at Govan, in Glasgow. The 87,000 sq ft

A woman from Dumfries and her sister have been banned as company directors for seven years for their role in a scheme that put creditors at risk of losing over £67 million. Joanna Seawright, 54, of Mavis Grove, Dumfries, and her sister Karen Mortimer, 67, of San Miguel de Abona, Tenerife, 

An urgent call has been made for the UK government to scrap stamp duty on share trades, with investment bank Peel Hunt warning that its continuation risks a corporate exodus from the London Stock Exchange to New York. The warning is prompted by AstraZeneca's decision to upgrade its US listing. As th

Scotland’s financial services sector celebrated its achievements this week at the 2025 Scottish Financial Services Awards in Edinburgh. The event, sponsored by EY, recognised firms and individuals for their contributions to sustainable growth, innovation, and positive social impact over the pa

Embrace Steel Group has appointed Glasgow-based Ross McAdam as its new chief executive officer. Mr McAdam, who joined the UK firm as chief financial officer earlier this year, succeeds Martin Kelly, who will remain with the business in a non-executive capacity to support the transition.

Improving social mobility is a priority for an overwhelming 98% of mid-sized businesses in Scotland, with half (50%) ranking it as their biggest priority – more than anywhere else in the UK – according to the results of BDO’s latest survey of 500 UK mid-sized businesses. The Econom

NatWest Group has reported strong third-quarter results for 2025, with operating profit before tax having risen 30% year-on-year to £2.2 billion, significantly ahead of the £1.83bn consensus estimate – comfortably beating analyst expectations. The performance was driven by robust l

JPMorgan Chase has opened its new 60-storey, $3 billion (c. £2.25bn) global headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, a building designed to be a powerful recruitment tool and a model for the company's future offices. The all-electric tower, located at 270 Park Avenue, will accommodate 10,000 employe

Criminals stole £629.3 million through payment fraud in the first six months of 2025, a 3% increase compared to the same period last year, according to a new report from UK Finance. The data revealed a 17% rise in the number of confirmed cases, totalling over 2.09 million incidents.