2020






Wood Group shares soar amid Barclays ESG boost

Shares of Aberdeen-based global engineering group Wood plc rose about 6% on Friday following a positive note from Barclays Capital analysts who reaffirmed their “overweight”…








Aberdeen Standard launches sustainable Asian fund

Edinburgh-based investment giant Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a new Asian Sustainable Development Equity Fund. Aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN…









Troubled Hurricane Energy hires new CEO

Troubled West of Shetland oil and gas explorer Hurricane Energy plc said on Friday it appointed veteran energy executive Antony Maris as its CEO designate. Maris…











Aberdeen Standard closes underperforming fund

Edinburgh-based asset management giant Aberdeen Standard Investments said it is closing its underperforming ASI UK Recovery Equity Fund on October 22 after the fund’s largest…




























Aberdeen lockdown reimposed amid new outbreak

The Scottish Government has reimposed lockdown restrictions on Aberdeen after a spike in new coronavirus cases. “Following an increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Aberdeen,…



Beeks shares down 8% after trading update

Shares of Glasgow-based Beeks Financial Cloud Group, a connectivity provider for financial markets trading, fell about 8% on Tuesday after it published a trading update for…





Scots Salmon Producers search for new CEO

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) has appointed Edinburgh executive search firm FWB Park Brown to recruit its next chief executive. Current chief executive Julie…