Asset manager Fidelity International said it strengthened its Solutions & Multi Asset Team with the appointment of Julie-Ann Ashcroft as Portfolio Manager, Multi Asset. Ashcroft…

By Mark McSherry — New Jersey-based Verisk announced the sale of Wood Mackenzie, the Edinburgh-based consultancy for the energy, chemicals, metals and mining industries, to New York private equity…

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published a new report on its analysis of Scottish Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) annual loan portfolio returns for the period April 2021…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Abrdn has confirmed the completion of the first £150 million phase of its £300 million share repurchase programme which commenced on July 6,…

The UK Treasury has taken £8 billion in tax from the North Sea in just nine months, according to new research by Aberdeen & Grampian…

Law firm Aberdein Considine said it has boosted its senior management team with the appointment of a new chief financial officer and its first chief…

Shares of NatWest Group fell as much as 9% on Friday after the bank, formerly known as RBS, warned of rising costs and as its third-quarter results…

UK pension holders are being encouraged to trace their lost pension pots worth a total of £26.6 billion, with almost three million pensions not currently…

Marine Scotland Science has published the Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2021 — and it shows that Scotland’s production of Atlantic salmon increased last year…

Shares of Edinburgh-based Frontier IP, a specialist in commercialising intellectual property, rose about 8% after it published results for the year ended June 30, 2022,…

Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, said it has concluded a £530 million Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) transaction covering 3,000 members of the Cobham Pension…

Glasgow-based DeepMatter Group plc, the AIM-listed digital chemistry data and software company, announced that it signed a multiyear database license agreement with Merck. DeepMatter said the…

Aberdeen-based bus and rail giant FirstGroup plc announced it will be entitled to an earnout consideration of around $85 million as EQT Infrastructure has agreed…

HSBC Holdings plc sprung a major surprise on financial markets by announcing the departure of its chief financial officer Ewen Stevenson, the former RBS CFO….

FirstGroup announced that its 100% electric rail operator Lumo has achieved two major milestones in its first year — as it attracted one million passengers…

Shares of Edinburgh-based ready meals firm Parsley Box Group plc fell about 60% on Tuesday afternoon after it announced it is considering “whether the company’s status as a publicly…

Aberdeen-based North Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy confirmed on Tuesday its “intention to undertake an initial public offering” and said it is seeking…

By Mark McSherry Rishi Sunak will become the next prime minister of the UK after he won the contest to be the leader of the…

By Mark McSherry Moody’s Investors Service has changed its outlook on the government of the United Kingdom’s ratings to negative from stable. Moody’s maintained its…

By Mark McSherry — The debt interest payable of the UK government was £7.7 billion in September 2022 — £2.5 billion more than in September 2021…

Scotgold Resources Limited, the Australia-based gold exploration firm focused on Scotland, said on Thursday that third-quarter gold concentrate shipments from its Cononish Gold and Silver Mine near…

Sterling rallied on Thursday as Liz Truss said she would resign as UK prime minister after 44 days of chaos. The UK pound was up…

NatWest Group plc has announced a “strategic partnership” with the Vodeno Group which will see the creation of a “Banking-as-a-Service” (BaaS) business in the UK….

Glasgow-based Loganair — currently up for sale — announced that it returned to profitability in the financial year to March 31, 2022, as it reported a…

Scottish Water has appointed Alex Plant as its new chief executive, with Plant taking over from Douglas Millican when he steps down from the role on…

Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company plc (ASC), owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), announce that SMWS has signed a new franchise agreement with F.J. Korea…

By Mark McSherry — Edinburgh-based fund management group Baillie Gifford revealed on Wednesday that its assets under management and advice have fallen roughly 40% to £216…

Glasgow-based AlbaCo announced it hired former Scottish Financial Enterprise’s CEO Graeme Jones as its chair. Alba is currently working with the FCA and PRA as…

Aberdeen-based North Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy said on Tuesday it is planning an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange. Ithaca…

Forres-based spaceflight company Orbex said it has secured £40.4 million for its Series C funding round, led by new investor the Scottish National Investment Bank with…

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched the Scottish Government’s “independence economy prospectus” on Monday. Sturgeon said the paper called “Building a New Scotland: A stronger economy with…

The £530 million Abrdn Asia Focus plc fund reported that its net asset value (NAV) total return declined 2.0% over the 12 months to July 31,…

The British pound and UK government bonds rose on Monday after new finance minister Jeremy Hunt scrapped Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plan — reversing…

By Mark McSherry — Scotland exported £8.8 billion of financial and related professional services in 2020, 7.4% less than in 2019 but 86% more than in…

By Mark McSherry UK prime minister Liz Truss fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday — and scrapped parts of their economic package that…

Glasgow-based Smart Metering Systems plc (SMS) announced that Gavin Urwin will step down as chief financial officer (CFO) and as an executive director of SMS…

Former Schroders fund manager Katherine Davidson has joined Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford as an investment manager in its Global Stewardship Strategy. Baillie Gifford said its…

Morningstar has reported that outflows from UK-domiciled funds hit a new record in September as investors withdrew £11.25 billion – the biggest outflow in 10…

Murray Capital Group has reported that its turnover from continued operations for the year to June 30, 2022, rose 11% to £92.8 million “driven primarily by…

Iceland offers its population the best pension provisions, followed by the Netherlands, Denmark, Israel, Finland, Australia, Norway, Sweden and Singapore, according to the 2022 Mercer CFA…

Martin Gilbert’s fast-growing asset manager AssetCo announced that Gary Marshall has been appointed as its Chief Financial and Operating Officer (CFOO) and has joined its…

Shares of Glasgow-based cloud computing firm Iomart Group fell about 8% on Tuesday after it warned in a trading update that its profit for the…

Abrdn European Logistics Income plc, a fund that invests in modern continental European warehouses, said on Tuesday that Evert Castelein has resigned from Abrdn and…

The Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, announced on Tuesday that it will “widen the scope” of its daily gilt purchase operations to include…

By Mark McSherry UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng needs to make £62 billion of spending cuts or tax rises to stop the UK’s public debt…

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon told the party’s conference on Monday that investment of £20 billion would be delivered by a new fund in the first…

Glasgow-based fashion firm Quiz plc said on Monday its revenues rose 37.2% to £49.4 million in the six months to September 30, 2022, marginally ahead…

Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc, the Glasgow-based connectivity provider for financial markets, announced the signing of “two multi-year private cloud contracts with global asset management…

Business activity across Scotland’s private sector contracted again in September, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data. However, companies…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Abrdn has joined the governing council of distributed ledger technology (DLT) firm Hedera, becoming the first buy-side finance and asset management company…

The chief executive of Loganair has confirmed in a LinkedIn post that the company is up for sale. Loganair CEO Jonathan Hinkles wrote that shareholders…

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) said on Friday it has placed FirstGroup’s Avanti West Coast on a short-term contract and challenged it “to deliver…

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday the Scottish Government will publish a new paper next week setting out its plans for the creation of…

Shares of Thurso-based battery cell developer AMTE Power plc rose about 12% on Thursday after it announced it signed a contract to manufacture its Ultra High…

Edinburgh’s Filmhouse Cinema and Café Bar, the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Belmont Filmhouse in Aberdeen will all cease trading with immediate effect. The…

Scotland’s economy is likely to contract in the second half of 2022, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute’s quarterly Economic Commentary. In the Deloitte-sponsored commentary,…

Active loans and investments at responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) reached more than £41 million across 201 social enterprises, community organisations and impact-led…

By Mark McSherry — The £200 million Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust plc said “the risk of a Lehman’s style moment in China is very low” as…

Weir Group, the Glasgow-based global engineering and mining giant, announced that it has hired Maersk Container Industry CEO Sean Fitzgerald as president of Weir’s ESCO Division….

By Mark McSherry — The Scottish National Investment Bank published its first full year accounts on Tuesday and said it has made “clear progress” in its…

UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped his plan to cut taxes for high earners following the brutal backlash from global financial markets. “We get…

Wood Mackenzie, the Edinburgh-based consultancy for the energy, chemicals, metals and mining industries, could soon be sold by its New Jersey owner for up to £2.5 billion….