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Iain McCombie Iain McCombie and Milena Mileva, managers at Edinburgh investment firm Baillie Gifford have taken over the management of the £259 million Schroder UK Growth fund after its board sacked Schroders.

Derek Forsyth Scotland’s construction industry is facing an unprecedented sequence of problems that are likely to trigger further business failures, particularly amongst smaller supply chain contractors, according to one of Scotland’s leading restructuring experts.

Alan Brown Alan Brown has announced his intention to retire as chief executive at CALA Homes after 32 years at the company.

Ben Bailey, managing director of Clark Thomson Jelf, a consultancy specialising in insurance, risk management and employee benefits and part of Marsh, a global insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions, has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Clark Thomson, Scotlan

Tim Cooper Scotland has the lowest proportion of firms at greater than average risk of insolvency of anywhere in the UK, although the percentage of Scottish companies at elevated risk has risen sharply over the last six months, according to research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

Steve Wilson Edinburgh based business recovery and advice specialists Middlebrooks has taken steps to further expand its business with the appointment of Steve Wilson as business development manager.

Over sixty students interested in a career in financial services will take part in the Scottish Universities Business Challenge that will involve solving real world industry challenges in just ten hours.

Court of Session Appeal judges have published their reasons for rejecting a challenge by the chairman of Rangers Football Club to a court order requiring him to make an offer for all the issued ordinary share capital of Rangers International Football Club Plc not already controlled by him.

Jason Baggaley Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (SLIPIT) has reported "robust performance" for last year, with a total NAV return of 14.5 per cent driven largely by a high exposure to industrial property and logistics.

James Varga CEO The ID Co. Edinburgh fintech specialist The ID Co., an expert and pioneer of open banking, has been chosen by the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) to join its second annual UK Trade Mission to Empire FinTech Week in New York City as global interest in the use of open A

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding with the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), opening China’s multi-trillion-dollar, globe-spanning “Belt and Road” infrastructure programme to Scottish businesses.

Malcolm Buchanan Twelve organisations from across Scotland are in the running for a share of a £140,000 fund set up by Royal Bank of Scotland – with the public now being asked to vote for their favourites.

Tom MacLennan None of the creditors of failed law firm McClure Naismith are likely to receive the money they are owed, administrators FRP Advisory have reported.

Royal Bank of Scotland is facing renewed criticism from campaigners and politicians for taking an axe to local banking services after it emerged that they now also plan to cut access to the mobile banking units supposed to mitigate the effects of the closures by more than 50 per cent across many pa