Shares soar at RBS, Virgin Money, Stagecoach, SSE
Shares of banks, utilities, transport companies and property firms were among the biggest winners in Friday’s UK stock market rally on the back of the…
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Robert Smith steps down at Alliance Trust
Dundee-based investment firm Alliance Trust, which appointed external asset managers Willis Towers Watson in 2017, said on Thursday that Scottish boardroom veteran Robert Smith has decided…
Scottish Enterprise names Robert Smith its new chair
Veteran Scottish investment banker and business executive Robert Smith, Lord Smith of Kelvin, has been appointed chair of the board at Scottish Enterprise. Smith, 75, is…
Scots FTSE shares up 9.5% in H1; most AIM stocks fall
Shares of Scottish companies listed on the main FTSE stock market ended June 9.5% higher than they started the year, compared to a rise of…
Scots corporate finance deal valuations rise – PwC
The average valuation of corporate finance deals in Scotland is on the rise, according to PwC, in spite of economic uncertainty which is expected to…
Standard Life Aberdeen’s Gee to chair Syncona fund
Standard Life Aberdeen director Melanie Gee is to join healthcare investment trust company Syncona Limited as a non-executive director and chair-designate with immediate effect. Gee…
Ex-Johnston Press exec Dixon joins STV as CFO
Glasgow-based media firm STV Group plc said Lindsay Dixon joined STV as chief financial officer on Tuesday. Dixon previously worked at Johnston Press, Deloitte, Weir Group…
Scots shares outperform the FTSE in first quarter
Scottish shares on the FTSE outperformed the wider market during the first three months of 2019 but their AIM-listed counterparts significantly underperformed the index, according…
STV Productions hires Mortimer from Tinopolis
Glasgow-based media firm STV said it appointed David Mortimer — the man behind hit shows including Dragons’ Den, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends and 71 Degrees North…
New £75m investment in North Sea welcomed
Spirit Energy, one of the top independent oil and gas operators in Europe, said it is extending the life of one of its key North…
Cochrane becomes interim CEO of Carillion
Construction and outsourcing firm Carillion said on Monday it appointed Keith Cochrane — former chief executive of Stagecoach and Weir Group — as its interim…
Virgin fibre optic for another 360,000 premises
Virgin Media said it plans to connect another 360,000 homes and businesses in Scotland to its fibre optic network by the end of 2019, as part…
Burness Paull intellectual property work up 48%
Leading Scots law firm Burness Paull said it has experienced a 48% increase in contentious intellectual property (IP) work over the last two years. The firm said it…
Burness turnover £53m, but Brexit bites profit
Leading Scots law firm Burness Paull said turnover for the financial year ending July 31 rose 3.9% to £53.3 million –but profit fell 3.4% to £22.6 million as post-Brexit uncertainty…
Scots shares plummet after EU vote; RBS critical
The share prices of many of Scotland most important public traded companies have plummeted since Friday morning when it became clear the UK had voted narrowly to…
Mundell seeks Texas lessons for North Sea
The UK Government’s Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell on Wednesday travelled to Texas to build links with the US energy industry to help support the…
Clydesdale and Yorkshire to close 26 branches
Newly independent Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank (CYBG) is to close 26 bank branches — nine Clydesdale and 17 Yorkshire — to “reflect the changing needs…
Robert Smith new chairman of Alliance Trust
Dundee-based investment trust company Alliance Trust said it appointed veteran Scottish financier and businessman Robert Smith, Lord Smith of Kelvin, as its new chairman. Alliance Trust,…