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A rare Bank of Scotland Pudsey £5 note is expected to fetch up to £7,000 when it goes under the hammer next week. The note, dated July 2015 and bearing the serial number PUDSEY05, will be offered by Noonans as part of its British and Irish Banknotes auction on Wednesday 8 July 2026.

Robb Ferguson Chartered Accountants has strengthened both its executive team and banking-debt capabilities for its clients with the appointment of former Barclays corporate banking leader, Andy Hall, as a director.   Born and raised in Perth, Mr Hall, 56, has spent 40 years in the banking secto

Nearly 100,000 UK companies have missed the legal deadline to file their annual accounts, with Glasgow ranking among the country's worst areas for late submissions, new analysis has found.

Scotland recorded a 74% rise in equity investment value in 2025, defying a wider UK trend that saw overall equity funding into smaller businesses fall slightly (by 4%), according to new research from the British Business Bank. Published today, the Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker sh

A new inquiry into the affordability and sustainability of Scotland’s tax and spending plans has been launched.

A Scottish design company whose plant pots have been presented to King Charles and Sir David Beckham has unveiled a new expandable planter inspired by NASA engineering.

New research by Wealth Club, the non-advised investment service for high-net-worth individuals, reveals wealth managers and independent financial advisers increasingly agree that exposure to private markets is now a necessity for retail and HNW investors seeking to capture a broader spectrum of gro

Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (ACABL) has provided a multi-million-pound funding package to support Ignite Growth's acquisition of Glasgow-based engineering firm APH Hydraulic Engineering.

Aberdeen Investments and Rock Rail have reached a c.£800 million first close for a new platform investing in the next generation of UK passenger trains, attracting long-term international capital into Britain’s rail network.

Wholesale financial businesses involved in retail markets will find it easier to comply with the Consumer Duty, following proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Edinburgh fintech BR-DGE has raised £10 million in its latest funding round and secured a new growth investor, as it executes its international growth strategy. The company has seen a 15x increase in platform volumes in under two years, with transactions set to exceed 100 million per month by

NatWest Group has completed its acquisition of Evelyn Partners in a deal valuing the business at £2.7 billion.  At the end of 2025, Evelyn Partners had £69bn of Assets Under Management and Administration which, combined with NatWest Group’s £59bn at that date, would have

Professional services firm, AAB, has announced the promotion of three directors to partner, effective from 1 July 2026. Natalie Boyle (Glasgow), Graeme Robertson (Aberdeen) and Gregor McCallan (Aberdeen) have each been promoted to partner. The promotions are part of over 70 progressions for team mem

Scottish business confidence fell two points during June to 48%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland. Companies in Scotland reported lower confidence in their own trading outlook month-on-month, down five points at 57%. When taken alongside their optimism in the economy,

Hero Media & Entertainment today announced the acquisition of the Scottish Bar & Pub Awards, DRAMScotland.co.uk, Scotland’s leading news platform for the licensed trade, and HotelScotland-online.co.uk the country’s dedicated online trade news magazine serving the hotel sector. Th