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Sandy Begbie, CEO of Scottish Financial Enterprise, discusses the challenges faced by the financial services sector. Over the last decade, the financial services sector has faced many challenges. From the reputational damage of the 2008 financial crisis through to adapting to a new post-Brexit tradi

The Scottish Building Society (SBS) has embarked on a partnership with European climate change analysts Ambiental to assess flood risks in more than £400 million of mortgages. The modelling work draws on Ambiental’s predictive analytics, machine learning and expertise to foreca

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust plc has posted strong results for the year ended April 30 2021 with Net Asset Value (NAV) per share reaching 37.7% compared to a total return of 25.9% for the FTSE All-Share Index. The company's share price total return for the same period was 53.7%

Aberdeen-based allergen and food safety technology developer LiberEat is embarking on a £1 million fundraising drive to grow its volume of users and further enhance its offering to app users and clients in the food sector. The company has already secured the support of partners such as the Veg

Scottish savers have more money in their ISAs than their UK counterparts, according to new figures from HMRC. According to the data, there are 1.4 million Scottish adults with ISAs with an average holding of £29,861, higher than all other countries in UK. However, fewer of them use the tax-eff

The Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has seen its Net Asset Value (NAV) total return increase by 33.5% for the year ended 31 March 2021. This compares favourably against the company’s benchmark, outperforming the Topix, which returned

A three-year strategy to help in the recovery of the tourism industry in Caithness and Sutherland has secured £365,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Destination management organisation (DMO), Venture North, is leading the project, which will create the equivalent of t

Henry Boot's land promotion business Hallam Land Management (HLM) has completed the sale of 116 plots on the edge of Edinburgh to Barratt Developments at a total price of £2.6 million.

Business founders across Scotland have until midnight on Friday (11 June) to put themselves forward for this year's Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The Great British Entrepreneur Awards, in partnership with Starling Bank, acknowledges and champions the hard work and inspiring stories of entrepren

Researchers based in Scotland and Europe can apply to a new £3 million scheme aimed at repairing research links with the EU following the damaging impact of Brexit. Hundreds of European research and innovation projects are expected to benefit from the Scottish Government’s Saltire Resear

El Salvador has become the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. President Nayib Bukele tweeted last night that The Congress of El Salvador approved a law to classify Bitcoin as a legal currency.

Corporate law specialist Dickson Minto has appointed Alex Smith as its new finance director. Ms Smith joins the firm from Forth Ports, where she was group financial controller, risk and insurance manager.

Impact Solutions, a Grangemouth-based provider of technical testing and analysis, has acquired a new facility in Livingston to help transform its operations with the help of a £1.19 million loan from Bank of Scotland.

Law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has announced a number of promotions across its offices in Scotland. The firm is celebrating the promotion of four members of staff; two to associate and two to senior solicitor.   

BlackArrow Financial Solutions, an international start-up firm that utilises artificial intelligence technology to support its customers in their journey to financial freedom, has announced plans to locate its headquarters in Glasgow. Approximately 45 new software developer and technical support job