New figures from PwC’s Skyval Index show that deficits of UK defined benefit (DB) pension funds stood at £560 billion at the end of 2016, up…

Shares of Glasgow-based retail marketing company SpaceandPeople fell about 25% after it said trading during the key month of December was poorer than expected. In a…

Media group Future plc said it acquired the magazines, domain names, events, radio licence and websites of Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog, Blues and the Golden…

The Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland (IPPR Scotland) has warned that the Scottish skills system needs to be reformed to adapt to an economy…

Emerging markets specialist Aberdeen Asset Management believes that any imposition of trade barriers after Donald Trump becomes president of the United States “may force some…

Demand for Edinburgh townhouse office-to-residential conversions has surged, driven largely by rising residential prices in Edinburgh’s west end and New Town, according to Shepherd Chartered Surveyors. The firm…

A new Master’s Degree in Financial Technology (Fintech) is to be launched at the University of Strathclyde to support the digital transformation of Scotland’s financial…

The Scottish government has launched a 12-week consultation on the long term framework for the devolved management of the Crown Estate in Scotland. It said…

Edinburgh-based synthetic biology company Synpromics announced a research collaboration with GE Healthcare “to jointly develop customised synthetic promoters optimised for GE Healthcare’s proprietary biopharmaceutical manufacturing…

Glasgow-based mobile power company Aggreko said it has been awarded a contract to be the official temporary electricity generation provider for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. Aggreko…

Edinburgh-based Aegon UK said it completed the roughly £140 million purchase of Cofunds — an investment platform for financial advisers — following regulatory approval. Cofunds had about £77 billion…

Low-cost airline Norwegian said it will create more than 130 crew and pilot jobs in Scotland as it prepares for continued growth at Edinburgh Airport in…

The UK’s manufacturing sector ended 2016 on a positive note with rates of growth for production and new orders in December among the best seen over…

Jim Duffy, co-founder of Scottish-based business incubator network Entrepreneurial Spark, announced he will leave the company in the summer of 2017. Duffy said Entrepreneurial Spark…

The Russell Group of 24 leading UK universities — which includes Edinburgh and Glasgow — is looking for a new director general following Wendy Piatt’s decision to stand down…