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Independent property advisory firm, Lismore Real Estate Advisors, recently published its review of the Scottish investment market for Q1 2023, and has predicted growing interest in prime city centre offices, especially in cities with limited supply such as Edinburgh. Director of Lismore, Colin Finla

Governor Andrew Bailey has revealed that the Bank of England is contemplating reforms to the UK's bank deposit insurance guarantee scheme, which may result in increased protection for customers.

Scottish native cloud platform specialist, Forrit, has received a £5 million funding boost from the Scottish National Investment Bank. The investment will enable the Edinburgh-based technology developer to grow its workforce and target new markets.

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed four new board members. Joining the board and bringing a wealth of experience are, Caroline McLaughlin, Ian Mitchelmore, Samantha Bett and Kathleen McLeay.

Scottish consumers are prioritising everyday essentials, like food shopping and spending on children and pets ahead of beauty, home improvements and nights out when it comes to managing finances.

The median FTSE 100 CEO package increased by 12% last year, from £3.72 million in 2021 to £4.15m in 2022 – based on Deloitte's analysis of data from the first 55 companies to publish their 2022 annual reports.

The London stock market saw a sluggish beginning to 2023, as only five issuers raised a mere £81 million in the first quarter of the year. The main market had just two IPOs, raising a total of £63m, while the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) had three admissions, raising £18m. T

International investors are prepared to play the longer game when it comes to property purchases in Scotland, according to Lindsays partners Derek Nash and John Bett, who have said there remains “definite” interest from potential overseas buyers in the Scottish market. But the two a

Bridging Finance Solutions has revealed plans to expand into Scotland as part of the national specialist lender's ongoing development plans. The Wirral-based firm, whose growth has averaged a rate of 30% for the past five consecutive years, is now making bold moves into Scotland, forging partnership

House prices in Scotland continued to rise in March 2023, but at the slowest rate since June 2020, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

The latest data from the Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey signalled a fall in permanent staff placements across Scotland for the second consecutive month in March.

Rising inflation is putting pressure on over-50s life insurance customers to carry on paying their monthly premiums, research has revealed.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's attempts to boost the UK economy have fallen short, as the IMF predicts a 0.3% contraction in 2023, leaving the UK near the bottom of the global league table.

Despite a decline in profits due to increased energy costs, iomart Group has said it expects to report record revenues of £115 million in its June full-year financial results. In its latest trading update, the Scottish cloud computing firm estimated adjusted EBITDA to be at £36.2m, and a

EY has abandoned its current plans to split its audit and consulting businesses, codenamed Project Everest, following months of internal conflict and opposition from US executives.