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Responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), has appointed three new managers to its team, supporting the organisation’s continued growth and wider ambition to build an impact economy. John Cornwall and Annie Howie have been hired as investment managers, while Selassi Spence

Business in Scotland is not making the most of the little innovation funding it receives, potentially hampering growth, according to new research.

Aberdeen-headquartered payroll and employee mobility specialist activpayroll has seen its revenue rise by 27%, reaching £35.7 million in 2020/21. Serving over 1200 customers in 154 countries across the globe, activpayroll offers a range of services under the three key pillars of Global Payroll

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry, opening up opportunities for Scottish businesses to access the country’s growing middle class and its affinity for UK expertise, produ

Royal Bank of Scotland is offering £175 to new and existing customers switching their main current account to the bank and increasing the interest rate on their Digital Regular Saver account to 5%.

Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden from Interpath Advisory have been appointed joint administrators to ten Arjowiggins Group UK subsidiaries with 368 out of 463 jobs made redundant. With origins dating back to 1738, the group is an independent paper manufacturer, producing fine and custom paper

The corporate team at Shoosmiths has announced the appointment of two legal directors and two new associates across its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. The team, led by Alison Gilson, corporate partner and head of the Edinburgh office has advised on £150 million worth of deals since January thi

Maggie Hicks, founder of SynSense, and Xiaoyan Ma, founder of Danu Robotics, plant a Hawthorn tree on University of Edinburgh’s King’s Buildings campus to mark the 100+ startups supported by Edinburgh Innovations over the last year Student startups from the University of Edinburgh have s

Three prominent retail and office buildings on Edinburgh’s George Street have been sold in a deal that defies the gloom recently associated with the retail sector. Broadlands Properties Ltd has acquired 86, 88, and 90-92 George Street from a client of CBRE Investment Management, with the multi

Finance advisory firm Hutcheon Mearns has enhanced its corporate finance offering with the appointment of two new senior team members and the promotion of another following a period of significant growth. Hutcheon Mearns has advised on or supported transactions with a total valuation of over £

EY has announced combined global revenues of $45.4 billion (£40bn) for the financial year ending June 2022. With an increase of 16.4% in local currency (13.7% in US dollars), this marks one of the most successful years in the history of the organisation with the highest growth seen in nearly t

A home made famous by appearing in hit Netflix show 'Stranger Things' is now available to buy. The Byers' house seen in early seasons of the show is a real home in Fayetteville, Georgia, and can be yours for $300,000 (about £266,119).

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates again, from 1.75% to 2.25%, as it attempts to curb rising inflation and return to its standard 2% target. The vote was close as the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), by a majority of 5-4, passed the measure to increase the bank rate by

Donald Trump has been accused of committing “astounding” fraud in order to “obtain incredible economic benefit . . . in stark violation of the law” in a legal case seeking $250 million from him. Letitia James, the New York state attorney-general, wants to see the former presi

James Keiller Property Developments, the property development, investment and management company based in Dundee, has invested £6 million in the expansion of a Dundee retail park as part of a wider strategy to continue to invest and trade in commercial property on the East Coast. The 37,500 sq