Articles by Scottish Financial Review


South-west Edinburgh family home prices up 20%

Three bedroom houses in the south-west suburbs of Edinburgh experienced some of the highest increases in average selling prices between August and October of this year amid a…







Johnston Press investor in formal board move

Johnston Press announced it received a letter from major shareholder Custos Group AS requisitioning a general meeting of the company’s shareholders. Custos is run by Norwegian…




McColl, Betts among new SCDI appointments

The Scottish Council for Development and Industry announced a number of key appointments to its board — including Scotch Whisky Association CEO Karen Betts and Clyde Blowers…


Scots salmon farming employment up 13%

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) said in its latest Scottish Salmon Economic Report that employment in the Scottish salmon farming industry rose 13% to 2,472…



£6bn Baillie Gifford fund bets on healthcare, tech

The fund managers who run Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford’s flagship £6 billion fund, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc, are making new investments in cutting-edge healthcare companies that…












30-minute commute saves £86k on a home

House prices in places just 30 minutes rail travel time from Edinburgh — including Dunbar, Falkirk and Livingston — are, on average, 36% lower than…








Scots Business Taskforce membership announced

The UK Government’s Scottish Secretary David Mundell confirmed in the House of Commons that the new Scottish Business Taskforce of economic and business leaders will meet…











Plexus sells Jack-Up business for up to £42.5m

Aberdeen-based oil and gas engineering services company Plexus Holdings announced the sale of its wellhead exploration equipment and services business for Jack-Up applications to FMC…


Standard Life’s 1825 acquires Fraser Heath

Standard Life’s financial planning business 1825 said it agreed to acquire Bristol-based Fraser Heath Financial Management, which has assets under advice of £352 million. After…






Virgin Money mortgage balances hit £33bn

Shares of Newcastle and Edinburgh-based challenger bank Virgin Money rose about 5% after it gave investors a positive trading update and outlook for rest of…


Omega Diagnostics shares rise on US supply deal

Shares of Alva-based Omega Diagnostics Group rose about 6% after it said it signed a supply agreement with an unnamed US-based company offering laboratory testing services “specialising…


Elgin’s Springfield debuts on market at £87m

Elgin-based housebuilder Springfield Properties said its shares started trading on London’s secondary AIM market. Springfield said its IPO raised £25 million before costs and expenses…



DC Thomson takes investment research firm stake

Dundee-based media and publishing giant DC Thomson said it will partner with Edinburgh-based Electronic Research Interchange (ERIC) “to develop its bespoke investment research offering for…


Hermes, BAM develop huge Edinburgh office block

BAM Properties and Hermes Investment Management announced they will develop what is currently Edinburgh’s largest speculative office development. Capital Square, designed by architects Hurd Rolland,…


Scotland to host Arctic Circle Forum

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has revealed she will host Scotland’s first-ever Arctic Circle Forum in Edinburgh in November. She made the announcement in Reykjavik, Iceland, at the…





Goals Soccer Centres CEO Jones to leave

East Kilbride-based Goals Soccer Centres said its CEO Mark Jones “notified the board of his intention to resign from the board and the company as he has…



Wood wins multi-million dollar Total contract

Aberdeen-based energy and engineering services giant Wood Group said it was awarded a new multi-million dollar contract by Total to support its Lindsey Oil Refinery located…



Sturgeon promises state-owned energy firm

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the SNP conference that Scotland will set up a publicly-owned, not-for-profit energy company by 2021 to increase competition and choice…




Liberty buys Livingston’s Shand Cycles UK

Sanjeev Gupta’s metals and industrials business Liberty House Group said it took another step towards its ambition of rejuvenating bicycle manufacturing in the UK by…




Wood Group completes £2.2bn deal for Amec

Aberdeen-based oil and gas services company Wood Group said it completed the roughly £2.2 billion acquisition of rival firm Amec Foster Wheeler to create one of the…