Executive Search firm Carlyle said it has acquired a majority stake in School for CEOs, the executive development company founded by Patrick Macdonald and Scotland…

Edinburgh-based oil and gas firm Capricorn Energy said on Thursday it continues to evaluate “value-accretive opportunities, primarily focused on building out our business in Egypt…

Jenny Gilruth MSP has been appointed Scotland’s Deputy First Minister by First Minister John Swinney. Gilruth, a former teacher, described the appointment as “the greatest…

A University of Edinburgh finance graduate who taught himself to code using Chat GPT has sold his AI medical scribe Nora AI for an undisclosed…

NatWest-RBS said it has appointed Kei Shibata as its new President and Country Executive for Japan, effective from July 1, 2026, reinforcing the bank’s continued…

The City of Edinburgh Council has settled its multi-million pound damages claim against law firm DLA Piper that advised it over the capital city’s first…

Communications and public affairs consultancy 56° North said it has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of corporate communications specialist Lesley McPherson as associate…

The Scottish Parliament has nominated John Swinney as First Minister of Scotland, following the recent election. In the May 7 election, Swinney’s SNP won a…

Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), creator of limited-edition whiskies, said in an AGM trading statement that member recruitment at its Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)…

Scottish salmon exports soared over the past decade, with overseas sales worth £6.1 billion over the 10 years, new figures reveal. Analysis of HMRC data…

Retirement specialist Standard Life announced it has launched a fully Sharia-compliant pension option, the Standard Life Sharia Universal Strategic Lifestyle Profile (SLP). Standard Life, a…

East Ayrshire is the most affordable location in Scotland for first-time buyers, followed by Inverclyde, the Outer Hebrides, Clackmannanshire, West Dunbartonshire and Dumfries and Galloway,…

Edinburgh, London and Manchester-based private bank Hampden Bank, which said recently it broke through £1 billion of client deposits during 2025, has strengthened its business…

Standard Life plc on Friday announced a number of board changes. Karen Green, Group Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Group Board Sustainability Committee…

The £340 million Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc (BGEU) said on Friday its net asset value per share (NAV) total return over the six…

Business confidence in Scotland showed modest improvement in early 2026, despite all six key indicators of activity staying in negative territory for a sixth consecutive…

Scottish law firm Burness Paull has reported its results for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, which saw the firm surpass the £100 million…

Aberdeen-based North Star, the offshore infrastructure service provider, said it has secured a significant multi-million-pound pipeline of North Sea emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV)…

The UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the energy regulator for Great Britain, said it has given the green light for the early…

The long term ownership of some of the most famous Scotch whisky brands is again in focus following the collapse of merger talks between Paris-based…

Baillie Gifford’s flagship investment trust company, the £16 billion Scottish Mortgage fund, said on Tuesday its investment in SpaceX was valued at just under £3…

Macfarlane Group, the Glasgow-based packaging, design and distribution firm, said it is “taking actions to mitigate the significant inflationary impact on input prices and logistics…

Morgan Stanley has confirmed the appointment of Angela McCann as Head of Glasgow. In her new role, McCann will be responsible for overseeing Morgan Stanley’s…

The Scottish National Investment Bank said it has invested £50 million ​in L&G’s Build to Rent (BTR) Fund, supporting the delivery of privately rented homes…

Edinburgh Airport said on Monday it will increase pick-up and drop-off charges by £2.50 to £8.50 “to help cover an extra £8 million business rates…

Investment firm Maven said on Monday it has completed an £2.6 million investment in Edinburgh-based Esk, a global entertainment company “which delivers high-end live experiences…

The SNP has won a fifth successive Scottish Parliament election with 58 seats — but fell short of the 65 seats required for an overall…

Trade body Salmon Scotland said survival rates of farmed salmon in Scotland have reached record highs “reflecting sustained improvements in fish health and farm management.”…

Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWIT) said on Friday that Gabriel Gliksberg, a nominee of controversial New York hedge fund Saba Capital, has been appointed…

Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest port, is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first container vessel to call into the UK with a further £8 million investment…

Scotland-headquartered law firm Brodies LLP has announced six new partners and the appointment of a new chief financial officer (CFO). The firm’s headcount has now…

Aberdeen Investments said on Thursday it has been proposed as the investment manager of the £1.5 billion Herald Investment Trust plc (HRI) — with controversial…

A new £452 million London Stock Exchange securitisation has been carried out by Glasgow-based Startline Motor Finance. Founded in 2013, Startline has 85,000 customers, £652 million of…

Spanish banking group Santander plans to kill off the TSB high street brand name ​a year after announcing its acquisition of Banco Sabadell’s UK ‌business,…

Edinburgh-based Capricorn Energy said on Wednesday the deadline for Alamadiyaf al-Masiyyah for Trading LLC, a member of the Cafani Group, to make a formal takeover offer for…

London-based investment firm Victory Group said on Tuesday it has acquired Cameron House, the luxury resort at Loch Lomond in Scotland, from affiliates of Colorado-based…

The £10 billion Lothian Pension Fund (LPF), the second largest Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) provider in Scotland, announced the appointment of Jennifer O’Brien as…

The UK government’s long-term borrowing costs rose on Tuesday to a 28-year high amid rising fuel prices and concerns about political stability at Westminster. The…

Dundee-based digital product consultancy Waracle has agreed to acquire Inov8, an Edinburgh-based cloud and data services consultancy. Backed by BGF (British Growth Fund), Waracle also…

BP is considering potentially exiting part or all of its operations in the UK North Sea as the oil giant works to strip assets and…

The Scottish Government said initial estimates for 2025 total income from farming, the official measure of the profit — output minus costs — of the…

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has paid tribute to Hamish Buchan, a leading investment trust analyst, respected investment trust director and former chair of…

Edinburgh-headquartered NatWest Group, the bank formerly known as RBS, said its operating profit before tax for the quarter to March 31, 2026, rose 12.2% to…

Santander UK said on Friday it has completed its £2.9 billion cash acquisition of TSB, following regulatory approval from the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority and…

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) on Thursday night welcomed the news that US President Trump has apparently announced the removal of tariffs on Scotch Whisky…

Aberdeen Investments announced the appointment of London-based Marianne Zangerl as Global Head of Multi Asset and Alternative Investment Solutions. Zangerl succeeds Darren Wolf, who is…

Dublin-based Version 1, a global “AI and digital transformation” consultancy, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Edinburgh-based CreateFuture for an undisclosed amount. CreateFuture is…

The chair of the Baillie Gifford-managed £860 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWIT) has warned that the UK’s entire £261 billion investment trust sector…

Weir Group, the Glasgow-based global mining and engineering FTSE 100 firm, announced on Thursday that Jon Stanton will step down as chief executive officer on…

Glasgow-based Scottish Friendly, which said in February it will merge with Brighton-based OneFamily, has announced record overall sales of £56.1 million for the year ended…

Scotland’s Chief Statistician has released figures for all of Scotland showing that total salmon catch by all methods in 2025 was the lowest, and total…

Bellshill-based EnteroBiotix Limited, a biopharmaceutical company developing best-in-class microbiome therapies for gut health, has announced the completion of a £19 million financing. The financing will…

Edinburgh-registered Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) — owner of Bank of Scotland, Scottish Widows and Halifax — said its statutory profit before tax rose 33% to…

Aberdeen Investments said its Strategic Insurance Group has been appointed by Flood Re, the UK’s government‑backed flood reinsurance scheme, to manage a £1 billion credit…

Madrid-based Matrix Renewables said it has successfully closed a £245 million non-recourse project financing deal to support the construction of a large-scale, transmission-connected 500MW /…

NatWest Group, the bank formerly known as RBS, has committed to a faster deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) as an “accelerant of our strategy” —…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has claimed that low confidence in the Scottish economy “is already holding back investment and job creation…

WTW Scotland has announced several new appointments and a number of senior promotions within its Retirement and Pensions Outsourcing teams. Heather Wright, James Cassidy and Lindsay Cassidy,…

The David Hume Institute announced Paul Atkinson as its new chair “at a time when Scotland faces growing economic and policy challenges.” Atkinson is a…

ICAS said it has appointed former Deloitte executive David Cruickshank as its new President “with social mobility in the accountancy profession and the amplification of…

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is to headline DataFest 2026 — Scotland’s biggest AI gathering — at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh on May 27 and…

Scottish Bakers, the national trade body for Scotland’s bakery sector, has unveiled its Bakery Category Insight Reports 2026, a data-led resource produced in collaboration with…

The majority of closed-end investment trust companies have outperformed “sister” open-ended funds run by the same manager over one, three, five and ten years, according…

Edinburgh Airport delivered £2.7 billion of economic value to Scotland in 2025 and supported almost 44,000 jobs, according to a new independent economic impact report….

Scottish Building Society said its retail savings balances grew 4% to £612.9 million in 2025 as it revealed the number of mortgages it offered to…

Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday announced a new partnership with the University of Edinburgh “to combine entrepreneurship expertise.” A dedicated member of RBS staff…

Scotland’s salmon farming sector has written to all Holyrood election candidates, urging the next Scottish Government “to cut red tape and support jobs, investment, and…

The CEO of The National Robotarium in Edinburgh, Stewart Miller, said on Thursday he has resigned “as a direct consequence of Heriot-Watt University senior leadership…

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Plc is emerging as the frontrunner to form a UK pension partnership with Standard Life Plc, according to a…

A coalition of eight spirits industry representative organisations across the UK — including the powerful Scotch Whisky Association — has released a joint statement condemning…