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Private client specialist Roddy Harrison has joined Scottish law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie as partner. He is a strong addition to the firm’s private client team, bringing considerable expertise in high level tax and estate planning.

Kirkcaldy-based fintech Paysend has seen its revenue soar by more than 250%. For the year ending December 31 2019, Paysend's turnover increased from £4.3 million in 2018, to £15.1m.

Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower, has taken over from Edrington’s Graham Hutcheon as chair of CBI Scotland. Mr Anderson also joins the CBI chairs’ committee, the body responsible for setting and steering CBI policy at a UK level.

Dundee-based fintech firm Waracle has announced plans to expands its team this year as it looks to welcome 100 new staff members. Waracle is already Scotland’s largest app developer, employing around 200 staff across its Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London offices.

Andrew McPhillips has been appointed development director for Legal & General Strategic Land Limited. In his new role, Andrew will be responsible for managing a portfolio of strategic sites and will work closely with his colleagues at the CALA Group, the housebuilding arm of Legal &

Jonathan Smith, an Aberdeen-based business coach and facilitator at The Alternative Board (TAB), provides advice on how to help managers in all business sectors in Scotland manage better. Countless managers have confided in me over the years that they find the supervisory element of their role chall

The majority of Scottish SMEs remain focused on improving their environmental sustainability despite COVID19, according to Bank of Scotland’s Commercial Banking’s Business Barometer. More than half (56%) of Scottish SMEs said becoming more environmentally sustainable is important to thei

A joint venture between Apache Capital and Harrison Street is to fund a landmark build-to-rent (BTR) development in central Glasgow.

Projects in Scotland with a specific focus on efficiency, cutting emissions and improving environmental performance have been selected by the Scottish Government as part of the next round of the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF). The new funding worth almost £63,000, will support p

The UK new car market fell by almost a third (29.4%) in 2020, with annual registrations dropping to 1,631,064 units, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A -10.9% decline in December wrapped up a turbulent 12 months, which saw demand fall by

Scotland’s first ‘business decelerator’ is set to bring global business leaders to the Isle of Bute this weekend via an online summit. RESET 2021 aims to guide participants to refresh, recharge and reinvent their futures through a series of interactive and inspirational sessions.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Quilter CEO Paul Feeney as the chair of its independent Practitioner Panel. Paul will take up the post from 1 January 2021, succeeding Tulsi Naidu, CEO of Zurich UK. He has been a member of the panel since 2015.

A taxi driver in Paris has been reported to the police after he charged tourists €230 for a trip from Charles-de-Gaulle airport to their hotel.

A trustee who embezzled hundreds of thousands from a charity has been ordered to pay back £700,000 in profit. Ian Brash, from Wallyford, East Lothian, admitted embezzling £358,832 from the Dr Robert Malcolm Trust between August 2010 and September 2014.

RAB-Microfluidics, an Aberdeen R&D company developing cutting-edge microfluidic technology that solves oil analysis problems, has secured a £1.24 million investment round led by Eos Advisory. The investment round, which also includes London-based Newable Ventures, Scottish Enterprise and e