Broxburn-based Ooni, the cooking product company and leader in the home pizza oven market, announced the appointment of former Volvo Cars and Dyson CEO Jim…

Total organic farming land area in Scotland in 2025 — including in-conversion and fully organic areas — was 168,200 hectares, a 28% increase compared with…

Aberdeen Investments said that through SL Capital Infrastructure I LP (SLCI I) it has reached financial close on the sale of its entire stake in…

Standard Life plc announced a strategic partnership with CVC Capital Partners and Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) of the US, alongside Goldman Sachs Group, MS&AD Insurance…

Total US national public debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time — and has now risen by a third in less than five…

Audit Scotland said a data matching exercise has detected fraud and error with an estimated value of almost £22 million across Scotland’s public sector. “The…

Standard Life said it has completed the transition of the Scottish Leather Group pension arrangement, with its members joining Standard Life’s contract based Group Flexible…

Standard Life said it has appointed former NatWest-RBS executive Wendy Redshaw as its first ever Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer. Redshaw will join Standard…

The £550 million Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited said its net asset value (NAV) total return for the six months to June 30, 2026, was…

DataVita has secured a £300 million debt facility to expand and build two data centres in the North Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone, unlocked by a…

The Scottish Government has published its statutory first 5-year review of the Scottish National Investment Bank’s performance, conducted by Edinburgh Airport chairman John Elvidge. The…

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) announced the appointment of Sébastien Pocognoli as Scotland Men’s National Team Head Coach. The 39-year-old Belgian has signed an initial…

Aberdeen Investments announced the acquisition of six modern residential properties in central Tokyo in partnership with Weave Living on behalf of a “large European investor…

Elgin-based listed house builder Springfield Properties plc said it has sold land equating to 170 plots at one of its sites in Central Scotland for…

SSE plc, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, said it has “expanded its global financing strategy” by entering the Australian bond market for the first time,…

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has submitted its response to the FCA consultation on reform of the Listing Rules — saying the regulator needs to go further…

Iomart Group plc, the Glasgow-based secure cloud services firm, announced the appointment of former Alba bank executive Matthew Waymark as chief financial officer, effective September 14,…

Edinburgh’s population grew 9.4% in the 10 years to 2024, from an estimated 485,270 to an estimated 530,680, according to the latest Edinburgh by Numbers…

Aberdeen Investments said it has been appointed by Utmost Life and Pensions to manage a commercial real estate lending (CREL) mandate supporting the insurer’s growing…

Wood, the Aberdeen-based engineering and consulting giant now owned by Dubai-based Sidara, has announced several important contract wins in recent weeks. Wood Nobel Energy has…

Analysis from global consultancy Aecom of the role of salmon farming in Scotland’s communities found it significantly supports the economic and social fabric of the…

Community groups in Scotland that want to install renewable energy projects and decarbonise their buildings will be able to access additional Scottish Government support this…

Employment at Scottish private sector companies rose again in July, after rising slightly for the first time in three months in June, according to the…

The Scottish Government said on Wednesday that revenues raised in Scotland reached a record £98.3 billion in 2025-26, an increase of £6.3 billion or 6.9%…

Edinburgh-based oil and gas firm Capricorn Energy — formerly Bill Gammell’s Cairn Energy — said on Tuesday it remains “focused on delivering” the recommended takeover…

North Sea operators produced an extra 16 million barrels of oil from 56 reinstated wells in 2025 as they “focused on well interventions which boosted…

The £600 million Aberdeen Asia Focus investment trust company announced that its performance has exceeded the trigger benchmark of its five-year performance-linked conditional tender test,…

The Scottish Government said financial support for island businesses affected by ferry disruption will be made available through the first phase of the £10 million…

Edinburgh, London and Manchester-based private bank Hampden Bank has reported a strong performance for the six months ended June 30, 2026, delivering continued growth in…

The Royal Bank of Scotland and law firm Harper Macleod have announced a new partnership to offer expert legal advice to Scotland’s entrepreneurs. Delivered through…

Baillie Gifford’s $2.4 billion Schiehallion Fund investment trust company announced the appointments of Graeme Proudfoot and Wendy Colquhoun as non-executive directors of the company with…

Aberdeen’s £2.2 billion Murray International Trust delivered a net asset value (NAV) total return of 10.5% and a share price total return of 9.9% in…

Iain Morrison has been appointed as Regional Managing Director, Commercial Mid-Market (CMM), for the Royal Bank of Scotland, part of NatWest Group. He replaces Judith Cruickshank…

The UK investment management industry achieved an 11% growth in assets under management (AUM) to reach a new peak of £11.1 trillion in 2025, according…

Businesses affected by the wildfire in the Cairngorms are to receive a share of up to £3 million of Scottish Government funding. The Scottish Government…

A leading Scottish construction recruiter said the rise of the “no-phone generation” is forcing employers to rethink how they hire, with many young candidates refusing…

Wordsmith AI, the Edinburgh and New York-based AI-powered in-house legal assistant platform, has announced a $14 million extension to its Series B, led by new…

The Scottish Government said on Wednesday that up to £5 million will be made available to help support recovery from the fire on Edinburgh’s Princes…

MRP, the property development and investment division of McAleer & Rushe, said it has reached a “major development milestone” at 60 Morrison Street in Edinburgh…

Mutually-owned Royal London, the life insurance, pensions and investment company, said its assets under management reached a record £212.5 billion over the six months to…

Glasgow-based biopharmaceutical company Mironid has raised £34 million in a Series B funding round, which includes an £8.4 million equity investment from the Scottish National…

Scottish services exports were worth £16 billion in 2023, around twice their nominal value in 2008, and services businesses now account for nearly 41% of…

BP CEO Meg O’Neill told Bloomberg News in an interview on Tuesday the company still thinks “there is untapped oil and gas potential” in the…

Almost 11,000 hectares of land in the Outer Hebrides will move into community ownership following funding from the Scottish Land Fund. Bays of Harris Community…

The Scottish Government said the total number of 18-year-olds in Scotland who have secured a place at university this year has increased to 17,920 –…

Shares of A.G. Barr, the Cumbernauld-based owner of Irn-Bru, Rubicon energy drinks, Boost Drinks and Funkin cocktail mixers, fell as much as 7% on Tuesday…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Aberdeen Group confirmed on Monday it paid an undisclosed fee to controversial activist New York hedge fund Saba Capital Management to facilitate…

St Andrews Links Trust has appointed Richard Holland as its new chief executive from September 1, 2026. Holland was previously chief executive of Cardiff Rugby…

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) said its debt market remained active in the second quarter of 2026, with more than 7,500 bonds issued, raising more…

The £5.5 billion Dundee-headquartered investment trust company Alliance Witan plc said its investment manager Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is conducting “a structured review of the…

Port of Aberdeen has published its 2025 financial results “against a backdrop of accelerated decline in North Sea oil and gas activity and a renewed…

Crown Estate Scotland announced that Michael Stewart has been appointed as its new chair. Stewart has been a member of the board of Crown Estate…

The trading partnership between Scotland and India could be worth more than £3 billion a year by 2030 — up by more than a half…

Northway, a consortium whose shareholders are Aberdeen Investments and Spanish infrastructure firm Acciona, has reached financial close with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) for…

Edinburgh-headquartered NatWest Group, the bank formerly known as RBS, said on Friday its first-half operating profit before tax rose 20% to £4.3 billion. First-half total…

BP confirmed on Friday it is launching a process to market its North Sea business for a potential sale. BP’s North Sea business has five…

Bank of Scotland plc, currently owned by Lloyds Banking Group, said its profit before tax for the first half of 2026 rose 66% to £1.127…

Scottish Rugby announced on Thursday it has dismissed its chief executive Alex Williamson following “an independent investigation.” Williamson joined Scottish Rugby in early 2025 from…

Leading Scottish law firm Brodies LLP said it recorded its 16th consecutive year of growth, reporting revenue of £138.8 million for the financial year ending…

ScottishPower, owned by Iberdrola of Spain, announced it has awarded contracts totaling £102.9 million to companies across the UK. Businesses based in the north and…

Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by 0.6% in the three months to May 2026, compared to the three months to February 2026, according to statistics announced…

NatWest-RBS announces the appointment of Triona O’Keeffe as its new Chief Data and Analytics Officer, as the bank brings its data, AI and engineering capabilities…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Aberdeen Group plc said its assets under management and administration rose 4% to £579.4 billion in the six months ended June 30,…

Weir Group, the Glasgow-based global mining and engineering FTSE 100 firm, said its revenue from continuing operations increased 5% to £1.269 billion in the six…

The development of a clean fuels hub on Shetland is to get financial backing from the Scottish Government, Energy Minister Stephen Gethins announced ahead of…

Scottish Financial Enterprise CEO Sandy Begbie has called on the UK and Scottish governments to “reset relations” in order to drive economic growth across both…

Legendary Scottish businessman Ian Wood has died at his Aberdeen home at the age of 84. Wood was one of Scotland’s most influential industrialists, philanthropists…

North Sea oil and gas player Serica Energy said it has agreed to acquire Pharos Energy — which has operations in Egypt and Vietnam —…

The restoration of tariff-free trade on Scotch Whisky exports to the United States has been welcomed as an important milestone by the Scotch Whisky Association…

The UK’s takeover panel has given two rival potenial takeover bidders for Edinburgh-based oil and gas firm Capricorn Energy — Alamadiyaf al-Masiyyah and Samos Energy…