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Aberdeen Group plc has reported a 9% year-on-year increase in Assets Under Management and Administration (AUMA), reaching £556.0 billion as of 31 December 2025. The growth was primarily driven by positive market movements, positioning the firm to meet its full-year adjusted operating profit ta

Scottish businesses continued to navigate a hostile economic landscape in 2025, with the latest figures revealing a year-on-year rise in corporate insolvencies. Data from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) indicates that 1,272 corporate insolvencies were registered in 2025, a marginal increase from

Responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), is bringing its Funding Social programme to North Lanarkshire, offering third sector leaders direct access to fund managers and sector specialists. The event at NCT Conference Centre in Newmains on 29 January will help charity and socia

By 2035 how, when and where finance professionals work, as well as the nature of the work itself, will look very different, according to ACCA. In a new survey by ACCA, 55% of UK respondents said flexible career paths will replace linear paths within the next decade. A further three in ten (30%) in t

The Scottish hotel sector maintained steady occupancy levels in November, yet rising operational pressures meant that modest revenue growth failed to reach the bottom line, leading to a dip in year-on-year profitability, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has issued a strong response following the UK government’s announcement that the Audit and Corporate Governance Reform Bill has been scrapped. The accounting body's CEO, Gail Boag, described the decision as "deeply frustrating" highligh

The country’s leading entrepreneurs have joined forces with the publication of an “Entrepreneurs Manifesto for Scotland”, setting out a practical programme to help grow the economy by up to £20.2 billion in five years and support the creation of more than 100,000 jobs. The ma

Aveni has launched Transformation Nation: The AI Innovation Shift in financial services, a new thought leadership report examining the practical adoption of artificial intelligence across the UK financial sector. Drawing on candid insights from senior leaders in wealth management, life insurance, an

The Scotland team of growth capital investor BGF has promoted several members of its senior Edinburgh-based team, underlining Scotland’s centrality to its wider strategy. Patrick Graham, regional partner, who has grown and led the Scotland team by overseeing £400m of investment across 60

Inflation has risen faster than expected, presenting a fresh challenge to the Bank of England’s plans for easing interest rates. New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reached 3.4% in the year to December, exceeding the 3.3% predicte

The board of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWIT) has narrowly survived a second attempt by activist investor Saba Capital to unseat it. In a tightly contested vote, 53.2% of cast votes supported retaining the current directors, while 46.8% opposed them. Saba’s proposal had aimed to rem

A man who backed out of an agreement to purchase a home after its price plummeted has been ordered to pay nearly half of the expected sale price.

Scotland’s mid-market businesses are eyeing growth in 2026, turning to AI and productivity to support expansion plans. According to the latest research from BDO, productivity improvements and incorporating technologies like AI will play a vital role in helping mid-sized companies achieve their

Pre-tax profits at Kirkcaldy-based food distributor Fife Creamery have surged by 57% to just over £2 million for the year ending 30 September 2025. The dairy distributor, which has operated in the Kingdom of Fife since 1957, recorded a pre-tax profit of £2,004,913, up significantly from

The Financial Conduct Authority faces an uncertain future following a government U-turn on plans to overhaul how auditors are policed. Despite an announcement in the King’s Speech in July 2024 that the current Labour government would advance the long-awaited audit reform and corporate governan