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Edinburgh-based financial services firm Aegon UK has appointed Jim Ewing as its new chief financial officer.

Annual house price growth remained strong in November at 10.0%, marginally higher than the 9.9% recorded in October, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

Listed housebuilder Springfield Properties has agreed a conditional acquisition of Inverness-based housebuilder Tulloch Homes for a net consideration of £56.4 million. Springfield’s third acquisition since joining the market in 2017, the directors believe the move will significantly enha

Stronachs LLP has appointed Stuart Murphy as its first chief operating officer (COO) as the full-service, independent law firm gears up to meet its ambitious plans for growth. Mr Murphy will be responsible for leading operational and financial management at the firm and will oversee Stronachs’

Rathbone Investment Management is moving to a new premises in the heart of Edinburgh. The new office in George Street will provide a modern and enhanced environment for employees and visiting clients as Rathbones continues to see considerable growth in Scotland.

Isleholiday.com, a new business advertising holiday rentals on the Scottish islands is set to donate all profits to benefit local people.

Tech Nation has today announced the 5 Scotland Regional Winners of its fourth Rising Stars competition, which recognises the brightest and best early-stage tech scaleups from every area of the UK. This year’s Scotland Regional Winners are Kythera AI, Letting Cloud, PolyDigi Tech, Gigged.AI and

The Scottish Self Build Loan Fund has committed more than £5 million in loans to self-builders across Scotland to date.

Scotland's digital skills academy CodeClan has now produced over two thousand graduates, and has added a number of corporate and public sector organisations like Skyscanner, FanDuel, Baillie Gifford, Virgin Money, Leonardo, and Public Health Scotland to its industry partner base. The digital skills

Households experiencing financial difficulties are being offered greater support from the Scottish Government to help their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Money Support Scotland website, funded by the Scottish Government, will point users to a range of organisations committed to promoting

Protestors demanding repairs to public toilets have stormed their town hall and urinated in all corners of it. Around 15 people took part in the novel protest at the municipal council office in Gadag-Betageri in the state of Karnataka in southern India.

Scottish Friendly Assurance Society Ltd has announced that Stephen McGee will be joining the business as chief executive officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approval, in April 2022. Mr McGee, who joined the Board of Scottish Friendly as a non-executive director in September of this year, will join

Andrew Fraser, head of research, financials and fixed income at abrdn, discusses how banks could direct their lending to reverse climate change. “They talk, but they don’t do,” this is how the Queen expressed her frustration with world leaders on the eve of COP26. The same accusati

Glasgow-based tech start-up Frog Systems has raised £846,000 in a new funding round. The latest capital raise was opened up to members of staff as well as existing shareholders and totalled £846,000 – with shares being priced at a 10% premium over a previous round of £476K at

HMRC blocked less than £30 million of suspect claims in the first year of the coronavirus job retention scheme, while an estimated £5.3 billion was paid out due to fraud and error. The figure, obtained by the Financial Times through a freedom of information request, highlights the trade-