The latest headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index shows that a second month of employment growth offered some positivity during a modest month…

Celtic Football Club announced late on Wednesday that former Clydeport CEO Tom Allison has retired from the board of Celtic plc after 25 years.   …

Standard Life plc — formerly called Phoenix Group — said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy Edinburgh-based Aegon UK for £2 billion. Aegon UK…

The UK government sold 10-year bonds on Tuesday at the highest yield since the global financial crisis. The 2036 gilt syndication raised a record £15…

The IMF has cut the UK’s growth prospects for 2026 by more than any other G7 nation as it warned that the UK faces a…

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has appointed former UK Ambassador Ian Duddy as its new International Director. Scotch Whisky exports were valued at £5.36 billion…

AGS Airports — which operates Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports — said it appointed professional services firm WSP and international architectural practice Pascall + Watson…

Delta Air Lines announced on Monday it will connect Edinburgh to New York year-round as the airline extends its JFK service from the Scottish capital….

Aberdeen Investments announced the appointment of Parker Wertz as chief financial officer for the group’s asset management business — and also unveiled two senior leadership…

Shares of Linlithgow-based Calnex Solutions plc, a provider of test and measurement solutions for telecoms, cloud computing and defence markets, rose as much as 10%…

The Baillie Gifford-managed £860 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWIT) said late on Friday that its tender offer with an exit option “has not…

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has fined North Sea licensee EnQuest Heather Limited a total of £16.5 million for failing to decommission 33 inactive…

March delivered a positive boost to retail activity across Scotland, with footfall rising +8.4% month on month across all retail destinations. That’s according to new March footfall…

The chief executive of SSE plc, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, said the UK needs to “finish building the UK’s clean energy system.” Martin Pibworth…

The latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds network, showed outflows from UK-domiciled equity funds surged in March to £1.44 billion, up…

The board of Aberdeen’s £440 million Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust has approved “greater flexibility to invest in Aerospace & Defence, permit investment in Nuclear…

Trogenix Ltd, a pioneering University of Edinburgh spinout biotech firm dedicated to developing innovative cancer therapies, has announced the publication of its breakthrough pre-clinical data…

Baillie Gifford’s $1.8 billion Schiehallion Fund investment trust company said its ordinary share net asset value (NAV) returned 32.6% and its share price returned 64.8%…

NatWest-RBS said it has appointed Nick Rodolakis as its new Head of Funds and Sponsor Coverage within its Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) business, leading…

Aberdeen Group said its Italian biomethane platform, Bionext Infrastructure, has secured a financing package to fund further growth. The €113 million financing package, provided by…

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…

The Edinburgh Finance Festival is to return to Scotland’s capital city from June 8 to June 20, 2026, building on the success of its inaugural…

Glasgow-based Loganair said Scott Cunningham, a former executive for Clyde Blowers, InterBulk Group and Iomart, will join the regional airline as chief financial officer. Loganair…

Glasgow-based Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc, a cloud computing and connectivity provider for international financial markets, announced the signing of a “significant Proximity Cloud contract…

Trade body Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has launched its Scottish Government election manifesto designed to make Scotland the “engine room” of the UK economy. SFE…

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has urged the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to tighten UK Listing Rules after New York hedge fund activist…

Weir Group, the Glasgow-based global mining and engineering FTSE 100 firm, has announced changes to its board. Weir said Ravi Gopinath will be appointed to…

SSE plc, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, said its renewable generation output is expected to be around 14.5 TWH for the year ended March 31,…

The £200 million Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust plc investment trust said its net asset value total return was 34% and share price total return was…

NatWest and Sainsbury’s have announced a new agreement that will bring a range of new financial products to Sainsbury’s customers, with exclusive benefits for Nectar…

Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, has agreed to acquire the Insurance and Financial Services (IFS) Consulting Team of Hymans Robertson LLP, strengthening its specialist…

Bus maker Alexander Dennis, a subsidiary of Toronto-listed NFI Group Inc, announced on Tuesday it is consulting on a “new approach aimed at securing Scottish…

The Scottish Government has reported that farm incomes rose in 2024-25, following steep declines in 2023-24. Average income across all farm types rose 30% from…

The £480 million Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon plc investment trust said its net asset value per share increased 5.4% and its share price rose 14.4%…

ScottishPower’s transmission business SP Energy Networks has started its five-year £12 billion rewiring programme of the central and southern Scotland electricity grid. Creating 1,400 direct…

Shares of A.G. Barr, the Cumbernauld-based owner of Irn-Bru, Rubicon energy drinks, Boost Drinks and Funkin cocktail mixers, rose as much as 8% after it…

A new research partnership between the University of Glasgow and Lloyds Banking Group is planning to explore the potential of AI to support software and…

Scottish-headquartered UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn announced that Andy Hall will succeed Andrew Blain as Managing Partner from May 1, 2026. In its most…

Investment in Scottish commercial property investment was £387 million in the first quarter of 2026 — a 21% drop year-on-year and 16% down on the…

Edinburgh-based house builder Miller Homes, the UK’s largest private housebuilder, has published full-year results for 2025, delivering a “record year” for the business. The firm…

Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), creator of limited-edition whiskies, said its 2025 revenue fell to £19.9 million from £23.6 million and it made a loss…

Shares of Edinburgh-based Capricorn Energy rose as much as 11% on Monday after it said the Egyptian House of Representatives ratified “the consolidated and amended…

The £625 million Aberdeen Asia Focus investment trust company delivered a net asset value (NAV) total return of +11.4% and a share price total return…

Some of the most famous Scotch whisky brands are again in ownership focus amid confirmed merger talks between Paris-based Pernod Ricard and Kentucky-based Brown-Forman. The…

The £380 million Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc (BGEU) announced that Joe Faraday will succeed Stephen Paice and Chris Davies as the investment trust…

Digital technology trade body ScotlandIS has announced the departure of CEO Karen Meechan. “After 22 years of service at the company, Karen will officially step…

Scotland exported £12 billion of financial and related professional services in 2023, up 16.3% from 2022, according to latest TheCityUK estimates. “According to ONS data,…

Edinburgh has placed 10th and Glasgow 15th in Europe in the latest Z/Yen Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI). The move sees Edinburgh break back into…

Edinburgh-based Capricorn Energy said on Thursday “no firm offer” has been made to take over the company from Alamadiyaf al Masiyyah for Trading LLC, a…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Aberdeen Group plc said on Thursday it has failed to find a new, permanent chair to succeed Douglas Flint, 70, who has…

The UK Government has blocked Chinese firm Ming Yang from building what would have been the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturing facility in Scotland. The…

NatWest Group, the bank formerly known as RBS, has announced the sale of its employment law, HR, health and safety, and environmental management consultancy business,…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Aberdeen Group said it has appointed Richard Denning as the new CEO of its Adviser business. He will succeed Noel Butwell, who…

Vestas of Denmark has announced plans to establish a “nacelle and hub factory” in Scotland to meet growing demand for offshore wind energy in the…

Crown Estate Scotland (CES) — the public corporation which manages Scotland’s seabed — has announced a new £7 million funding agreement to support the work…

Transport Scotland said the compendium Scottish Transport Statistics publication released on Wednesdeay shows that travel across a range of modes increased over the latest reporting…

The Scottish Government has confirmed £17.8 million of funding for a package of incentive schemes in 2026-27 to support the continued uptake of electric vehicles…

The chief executive of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) Valerie Davidson has announced her “retirement” from the organisation. SPT said Davidson a decided “after much…

Former Castlemilk and Drumchapel high schools head teacher and West Lothian Council head of education Donna McMaster has been appointed as the new chief executive…

EY announced that its Edinburgh office is relocating to new premises in Haymarket later this year, as part of the firm’s continued investment in its…

The UK will continue to need “significant volumes” of oil and gas for decades to come, even with accelerating use of renewables, according to the…