2020












Quartermile 3 under offer to Germany’s KanAm

M&G’s prestigious Quartermile 3 office development near Edinburgh’s Meadows is under offer to German investor KanAm “in excess of the asking price,” according to a Property…















New Aberdeen Standard fund targets dividends

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched the Aberdeen Standard SICAV I – Global Dynamic Dividend Fund to invest in a range of dividend-paying stocks across developed…











Scotch Whisky welcomes WTO tariff ruling

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) on Tuesday welcomed a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that gives the European Union the right to impose tariffs on $4 billion…


SSE sells £1bn energy-from-waste assets

SSE, the Perth-based renewable energy and electricity networks giant, said on Tuesday it agreed to sell its 50% stake in energy-from-waste ventures in Ferrybridge and Skelton…



Scots private sector continues to recover

The Scottish private sector continued to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in September, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI…



£40m to help Scots hospitality industry

The Scottish Government has revealed details of a £40 million fund to help businesses affected by temporary restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19)….





New global head at £456bn Aberdeen Standard

Edinburgh-based investment giant Standard Life Aberdeen has appointed Alex Hoctor-Duncan as the new global head of its £456 billion asset management business Aberdeen Standard Investments….




















M&G creates new £28bn wealth management unit

Investment firm M&G plc announced on Wednesday it is bringing together established existing businesses to form a new wealth management division. M&G Wealth Management will…



TSB to cut 900 jobs and 164 branches

TSB bank said on Wednesday it will close 164 branches and cut 900 jobs as it “continues to implement its three-year strategy announced in November…


Wood Group wins $84m Equinor contract

Aberdeen-based global engineering group Wood plc said it has won an $84 million contract for Equinor’s Breidablikk subsea development in Norway. Wood has been awarded…