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Caledonia Housing Association has welcomed a £30 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to support new housing developments across Scotland.

Scotland retained its strong position as one of the most active equity investment markets in the UK last year with the number of deals completed reaching record levels, according to a new report from Scottish Enterprise. The report, Investing in Ambition: Scotland’s Risk Capital Market in Cont

Motherwell-based customer service outsourcing company Ascenso has future-proofed its business with a ‘green’ tech investment thanks to £500,000 funding from HSBC UK. The firm has used the funding to lease 700 laptops and upgrade tech equipment for its staff as they continue to supp

Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS), the Edinburgh-headquartered agritech business, has appointed Sarah Willis as its first chief financial officer. Ms Willis' appointment reflects the company’s need for substantial transactional and commercial financial experience to support IGS’ global

With June marking the start of the European Championships, Ben Ritchie, head of European equities at Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), discusses why investing in Europe remains an attractive proposition, opportunities available and the outlook for the rest of 2021. Asset management – like f

The Artisanal Spirits Company, the owner of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), is set to make its debut on London's junior Aim exchange on Friday with a valuation of about £78 million. The company will place more than 69.6 million shares at a price of 112p.

Annual house price growth has risen to its highest level in nearly seven years, with growth reaching 10.9% in May, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

Individuals who attempt to avoid paying inheritance tax by transferring hundreds of millions of pounds in property wealth to their children have been denied a tax break. Almost 2,000 people who issued over £600 million in gifts have been labelled as ineligible for relief against the controvers

The sale of Kier Group's housebuilding arm to a newly formed company owned by Terra Firma founder and chairman Guy Hands has now been completed.

A pony trekking business in the Isle of Lewis has secured £30,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for a project that will see new jobs created for young people.

HMRC has refunded millions of pounds to UK taxpayers who paid its controversial loan charge. However, only a small proportion of those who applied for a refund have received any cash, meaning hundreds of taxpayers face a longer wait for their money to be returned.

A Bitcoin "mine" has been discovered during a raid on an industrial unit in Sandwell. West Midlands Police revealed that when executing a drugs warrant at a Black Country industrial unit, it uncovered a cryptocurrency ‘mine’ that was stealing thousands of pounds worth of electricity from

Interpath Advisory – formerly KPMG’s UK restructuring practice - has appointed Phil Popham, former CEO of Lotus Cars and Sunseeker International as special advisor to the business, while Suren Thadani joins as managing director. Mr Popham will work as part of Interpat

Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Steedman has added to its expertise in the blockchain and digital asset sphere by becoming a member of industry trade body CryptoUK. These moves will enable Steedman to contribute to the development of fit-for-purpose regulatory frameworks and to access and liai

Sir Jon Thompson, chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has admitted that the financial regulator was "asleep at the wheel" during corporate failures. In an interview with the Financial Times, Sir Jon admitted that the regulator had failed to do its job during a series of corporat