News

Disgraced crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) got a fresh slice of house-arrest purgatory after he was issued stricter bail requirements by prosecutors in the case against him. The ex-FTX bigwig has been chilling in his parents' $3.5 million (£2.8m) Palo Alto crib, penning Substack posts claimi

Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), reported better-than-expected financial results for the year ended 31 December 2022.

The new Deputy First Minister Shona Robison has also been appointed as the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Finance. The appointment comes as the new First Minister Humza Yousaf confirmed his full ministerial team — the first in which there are more women than men.

Blackadders LLP has announced the appointment of Neil Robb as head of the firm’s commercial property team. Since qualifying as a solicitor in 1992, he has practised in Aberdeen acting for a wide range of clients throughout Scotland. He was a founding partner of Plenderleath Runcie, which merge

Law firm CMS has launched a new sustainable tourism campaign which aims to promote measured growth for the sector across Scotland. The new campaign comes as Scotland’s tourism industry continues to recover from the impact of Covid-19 restrictions amid a volatile economic climate which is creat

Real-estate data analytics platform Utopi has received a £5 million investment from The Scottish National Investment Bank. The investment will create 50 new jobs at the Glasgow-based company, which specialises in energy consumption monitoring technology, and will use The Bank’s support t

Big Mannys’ Pizza, the growing food brand which only launched in Aberdeen in late 2020, has agreed its first franchise with Murray Morrison and his son Glen, owners of the highly-rated Garioch Fish Bar.

Glasgow-based packaging innovator Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging is set to increase production to a massive one billion plastic free units per year as the demand soars for its sustainable corrugated and moulded fibre packaging to replace plastic in high volumes.

The Perth office of accountancy firm Azets has appointed Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher as a new tax partner specialising in land tax planning for businesses, farms, estates and families. Ms Macpherson-Fletcher, who has over 20 years’ experience advising a wide range of clients, is widely regarded a

AAB Group has announced their largest promotion round to date, with the appointment of four new partners, a new managing partner and four existing partners taking on additional responsibility as business unit heads. The promotion round reflects the rapid growth of the business-critical services grou

KPMG UK has announced that Paula Holland will take on the leadership of its Aberdeen office, as Martin Findlay retires following 31 years with the professional services firm. Ms Holland will take up the post of office senior partner from 3 April, leading 125 colleagues in the city. Ms Holl

Aberdeen-headquartered, STC INSISO has appointed senior technology specialist Nial McCollam as its new chairman. Mr McCollam joins the company bringing diverse experience from his previous senior leadership roles, including his most recent position as chief technology officer at Lloyd’s Regist

A woman is locked in a legal battle with Camelot, the National Lottery operator, over a mere £10 or a life-changing £1 million National Lottery prize.

Scotland’s onshore GDP increased by 0.9% in January, according to statistics announced by the chief statistician.

Private sector rents in Scotland have risen faster than the rest of the UK, according to property firm DJ Alexander Ltd's analysis of recent statistics. The firm found that Scottish annual private rental prices increased 4.9% in the year to February 2023, compared to 4.5% in England and 4.2% in Wale