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Steven McKay and Graeme McInally, two of the advisory team at Mearns & Company, have moved into new associate director roles. Steven McKay, head of employee benefits, and Graeme McInally, chartered financial planner and planning team leader both stepped into their new roles in January 2021.

Andrew Aldridge, partner at Deepbridge Capital, discusses how investments in life sciences can be appealing to many investors as the COVID-19 vaccinations roll out globally.  The past twelve months have showcased the importance of medical developments like never before. Innovation in the life s

Savills has launched a new service line to assist rural businesses identify, assess and enhance the natural assets over which they have stewardship whilst reducing and mitigating the impact of their operations on the environment. Savills Natural Capital Team combines Scotland-wide expertise in strat

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed Manuela Fumarola as ESG manager to its private markets and real estate team. In her role, Ms Fumarola is responsible for developing, embedding and overseeing an ESG strategy for private markets investments, including private equity, infrastructure an

Almost £4 billion would be added to Scotland’s economy by levelling-up female workforce participation to match the highest performing region of the UK, according to the latest PwC Women in Work Index. 

Scotrail is to come under direct state control from March 2022, transport secretary Michael Matheson has confirmed. Mr Matheson said Scotrail will be operated through an arm’s-length company controlled by the Scottish Government, declaring that the current system of franchising “is no lo

The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal has been signed today, confirming millions of pounds of investment into the Scottish Borders.

A new loan scheme aimed at supporting small scale woodland creation projects has been launched today by rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing.

More than 500 new jobs are to be created as part of plans to establish a global health research, development and manufacturing hub. Life sciences giant LumiraDx has announced a £78 million investment in its current Scottish operations which could see up to 750 jobs created over the next three

A cabinet door which is believed to have been from Hitler's bunker has sold for £550 in an auction in Dorchester. The solid Oak door, with a double-headed Reichsadler and a carved date of 1648, was auctioned and sold at Duke's Auctioneer's to a private collector, The Dorset Echo reports. 

Opus Business Advisory Group has moved into the Scottish market with the opening of its first Scottish office in Glasgow, led by experienced local insolvency and restructuring expert Mark Harper. With this expansion, Opus will have eleven locations including Glasgow, stretching from Bristol in

Wood Group is aiming to settle long-running investigations into bribery allegations by paying out about $197 million. The engineering company confirmed yesterday that it will pay almost $9 million to Scotland’s Civil Recovery Unit.

A release of lockdown savings built up by households over the past 12 months is set to lead to an increase of more than £50bn in consumer spending this year, according to new analysis by Scottish Friendly and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).

Legal firm Anderson Strathern has strengthened its private client team with the hire of Alison Pryde from Gillespie Macandrew as a tax director. Alison Pryde brings nearly 30 years’ experience providing tax advisory services, with a particular focus on rural landowners, family businesses, prof

Amphista Therapeutics, a University of Dundee spin-out company, has announced a £38 million investment round that will further its work to develop new drugs for a range of diseases. Amphista is a biopharmaceutical company creating first-in-class therapeutics that harness the body’s natur