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Nationwide Building Society has posted an underlying pre-tax profit of £980 million while setting aside £108m expected credit losses. It's H1 results show that the building society's pre-tax statutory profits rose 13% year-on-year to £969m from £853m for the half year en

Savills has recently expanded its Savills Earth team with the appointment of Chris Phillips, who joins as an associate in energy based in the Perth office. He has over 11 years of experience in pre-planning utilities statements and engagement with utility networks to deliver electricity, gas, water

Scottish tidal energy firm QED Naval has secured over £1.5 million of funding with over 1,100 investors participating in a Seedrs campaign. Further investment was provided by Kelvin Capital, whose members have supported the business from an early stage. Scottish Enterprise awarded match fundin

Edinburgh-based payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has strengthened an existing partnership as Worldline's new global acquiring capabilities have joined BR-DGE’s partnership program. Led by Brian Coburn, BR-DGE’s platform aims to revolutionise online payments for merchants by offering

Financial experts have warned the Scottish Government against introducing "less competitive rates of tax" in the wake of tax increases and spending cuts announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt this morning. In his first Autumn Statement, Mr Hunt extended the freeze on key allowances and thresholds, incl

A pair of Steve Jobs' "well used" Birkenstock sandals have sold at auction for more than $200,000.

David Caskie and Stuart Chalmers have been appointed joint managing directors to lead Accenture in Scotland and drive forward the firm's plans to grow its presence in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Mr Caskie and Mr Chalmers will be taking over from Michelle Hawkins, who is moving to a new global role w

Accounting and business advisory firm Wylie & Bisset has advised that the development of ‘patient capital’, together with ‘buy and build’ and ‘hub and spoke’ investment models, are making SMEs more attractive for private equity firms. Last year saw £895

In collaboration with Scottish fintech Inbest, NatWest Group has launched a benefits calculator for its customers.

Perth-based energy company SSE has reported a 221% jump in adjusted pre-tax profits year on year in the six months to the end of September reaching £559 million as energy prices across the UK continued to increase this year. Energy firms have increasingly come under fire from the British publi

Aosdàna, a jewellery design and manufacturing business based in Iona, is successfully developing its online presence and is set to expand into international markets after receiving advice, support, and signposting to funding from Business Gateway. Aosdàna designs and manufactures conte

Clark Contracts has secured over £30 million in new orders in October, a record month for the Paisley-based contractor. The new orders include the £8m design and build of a new industrial unit within Belgrave Logistics Park in Bellshill for Knight Property Group.

Legislation to update and strengthen existing charity law has been published by the Scottish Government.

Faster reform of Scotland’s public sector is needed to protect services in the long term and improve people’s lives, according to Audit Scotland. The public body has said that the Scottish Government is facing increased costs, including a higher public sector wage bill, while the cost-of

More than 24,900 families in Scotland benefitted from UK Government funding towards childcare costs in September 2022, HMRC has revealed.