Articles by Scottish Financial Review


Scotland’s most expensive streets named

Bank of Scotland has revealed Scotland’s most expensive street — Queens Crescent in Auchterarder. The street, part of Gleneagles Village, has an average house price…











Artisanal Spirits invests in US operations

Shares of Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company plc (ASC), owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), Single Cask Nation (SCN) & J.G. Thomson, rose as much…




Creative Scotland funding rises to £89m

Creative Scotland has confirmed that its draft Grant-in-Aid budget from the Scottish Government for 2025-26 is £89 million, up from £66.5 million in the previous…




Scots Govt bans WhatsApp on official devices

The Scottish Government said it will stop the use of mobile messaging apps, including WhatsApp, on official devices following the publication of an externally-led review….



Irn Bru firm CEO Sutherland joins B&M board

Liverpool-based FTSE 100 firm B&M European Value Retail anounced that Euan Sutherland is to be appointed, subject to shareholder approval, a non-executive director of B&M with…



Scots Bearings bought by Antifriction Components

Bristol-based Antifriction Components — a UK distributor of bearings and power transmission products — has acquired Scottish independent distributor Scots Bearings Ltd in a seven-figure…



Abrdn announces board change

Abrdn plc announced that Pam Kaur will not seek re-election at the company’s Annual General Meeting on May 8, 2025, and will stand down from…










STV Group in board changes

Glasgow media firm STV Group plc has announced board changes. “Following the announcement on 30 August 2024 regarding Simon Miller’s intention to step down from…








Beeks Financial makes board changes

Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc, the Glasgow-based connectivity provider for international financial markets, has announced changes to its board. Current Non-Executive Director William Meldrum will assume…










Reaction to Scottish Government budget

The Scottish Government Finance Secretary Shona Robison this week unveiled her Budget for 2025-26. The main points included: The Scottish NHS will receive a record…

















Sabadell appoints Marc Armengol as TSB CEO

Spanish banking group Banco Sabadell announced on Friday the appointment of Marc Armengol as chief executive officer of its UK subsidiary TSB, subject to regulatory…





£400m Scots Oriental in change amid 18% success

The board of the £400 million Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc announced that Sreevardhan Agarwal has assumed responsibility as lead manager with immediate effect. The management…