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Financial services is undergoing one of the most significant periods of change in decades. Technology is advancing at pace, new regulations are emerging, and organisations of every size are wrestling with how to build the skills needed to keep up.  In response to this, the Financial Regulation

Pre-tax profits at Perthshire plant hire giant Morris Leslie Holdings more than doubled to £5.7 million for the year ending 30 April 2025, up from £2.6m the previous year, though directors cautioned that much of this increase was driven by property revaluations. The West Kinfauns-based g

Scottish Friendly has launched a new community hub on its website, bringing together the organisation’s work with partners who share its commitment to helping young people build confidence, develop key skills and access meaningful support. At the heart of the hub is Scottish Friendly’s b

Stuart Black, HIE chief executive, visited Tokyo, Seoul and Guangzhou last week to meet with key contacts and existing and potential investors. The trip was organised by Scottish Development International (SDI) teams based in the Asia Pacific region. It included meetings and factory tours with compa

Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries have signed an open letter titled "Time to Win", urging world leaders to curb rampant inequality by taxing the super-rich. Signatories including actor Mark Ruffalo and Disney heirs Abby and Tim Disney argue that extreme wealth concentration

Scottish entrepreneur and investor Veenoo Sharma has unveiled The Power Diaspora Forum (TPDF), a new global platform designed to give women greater access to capital, influence and decision-making power, at the Houses of Parliament earlier this month. The unveiling took place as part of the UK Forum

Demand for commercial property in Scotland edged up in the last quarter of 2025 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) commercial property monitor, and, despite clear challenges remaining, surveyors appear cautiously optimistic for both rents and capital values this

Commercial real estate advisor Avison Young has promoted Kerry Maguire to head of valuation Scotland, based in the firm’s Glasgow office, coinciding with the arrival of four new hires working across its valuation, building and project consultancy and planning teams.

Lloyds Banking Group has announced a fresh £1.8 billion share buyback after a robust performance in the 2025 financial year, where pre-tax profits jumped 12% to £6.7bn. The banking giant surpassed internal expectations of £6.4bn, demonstrating resilience despite the Bank of England

Lismore Real Estate Advisors (Lismore) has advised on the £10.65 million sale of George House, one of Glasgow’s most prominent multi-let buildings. 

DataVita’s site in North Lanarkshire has been designated a UK AI Growth Zone, unlocking £8.2 billion private investment for the region – one of the largest technology commitments in Scottish history. The project brings together three integrated components: 500MW of AI-ready data ce

KPMG UK/Swiss Group has reported revenue of £3.6 billion for the year ended 30 September 2025, marking its first set of financial results since the merger of the two businesses in October 2024. The Big Four firm achieved overall sales growth of 2% and a significant 14% rise in pre-tax profit t

Scottish Enterprise has appointed Nicola Anderson as its new director of scaling innovation. Ms Anderson will lead Scottish Enterprise’s Scaling Innovation Mission, focused on helping ambitious Scottish companies grow faster and translate cutting-edge research and development into globally com

Scotland again experienced dramatic increases in business distress in the last three months of 2025, well ahead of UK averages, according to Begbies Traynor The business rescue and recovery firm's latest Red Flag Alert data, released every three months, shows the most serious ‘critical’

A Glasgow restaurant famous for its links to the artistic and cultural community of the city’s west-end, and in particular Scottish author and artist Alasdair Gray, could soon become a listed building, as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) today launched a public consultation on a proposal to