Aberdeen Standard plans private markets push

Edinburgh-based investment giant Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) indicated it is planning to increase its investments in private markets as it hired Mark Redman as its…







ScottishPower starts Green Hydrogen masterplan

ScottishPower Renewables has announced a new pioneering strategic partnership that has been established to create new green hydrogen production facilities with clusters of refueling stations…








Smart Metering Systems H1 profit soars 98%

Shares of Glasgow-based Smart Metering Systems (SMS) rose about 4% on Tuesday after it published results for the six months ended June 30, 2020, showing revenue…







DeepMatter revenue rises but shares fall 12%

Shares of Glasgow-based DeepMatter Group plc, the AIM-listed company focusing on digitizing chemistry, fell 12% on Thursday after it published results for the six months ended…



















IWP buys Kilmarnock IFA Gilmour Hamilton

London-based Independent Wealth Planners UK (IWP UK) said on Wednesday it acquired Kilmarnock-based financial planning firm Gilmour Hamilton Wealth Management (GHWM), boosting the company’s existing…



AIC slams Morningstar for Scottish Mortgage move

The UK’s Association of Investment Companies (AIC) is taking on the mutual fund analyst giant Morningstar following its downgrade of Baillie Gifford’s Scottish Mortgage Investment…


Sturgeon announces plans for new referendum

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pledged on Tuesday to publish draft legislation for a new Scottish independence referendum before the Scottish Parliament elections next year….








Wood Group shares soar amid Barclays ESG boost

Shares of Aberdeen-based global engineering group Wood plc rose about 6% on Friday following a positive note from Barclays Capital analysts who reaffirmed their “overweight”…








Aberdeen Standard launches sustainable Asian fund

Edinburgh-based investment giant Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a new Asian Sustainable Development Equity Fund. Aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN…









Troubled Hurricane Energy hires new CEO

Troubled West of Shetland oil and gas explorer Hurricane Energy plc said on Friday it appointed veteran energy executive Antony Maris as its CEO designate. Maris…