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International travel money specialist Equals has opened an office in Edinburgh, in a move to strengthen its presence across the UK. The e-banking and international payments group, which currently has offices in London and Chester, has grown rapidly in recent years and had a turnover of &po

Scottish law firm Thorntons has recorded strong financial results as its ambitious growth strategy of recent years begins to deliver for the business and its clients. Thorntons reported a 10.5% growth in turnover for the year to 31 May 2019 to a record £29.8 million, with profits increasing by

Aberdeen Standard Investments’ (ASI) Global Real Estate Fund (GREF) has exceeded £500 million Assets Under Management (AUM). The fund passed the significant landmark as at December 2019 after winning sizable commitments throughout the year from a number of new investors. The additional c

Edinburgh-based IndigoVision has seen a 9% rise in sales reaching $50.1 million for the financial year ended 31 December 2019. IndigoVision is a leader in the design and supply of high performance, highly-intelligent video security systems for security installations of differing sizes and complexity

The Women in Business Growth Programme launched by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to be rolled out in 2020 following a successful double run in 2019. The year 2019 saw 22 female entrepreneurs, with an estimated collective turnover of over £5 million, successfully complete the course, cr

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn is toasting the successful revamp of its retail estate which has delivered strong sales growth across the festive period. The brand currently operates three venues in Scotland: Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh with December sales up 16% across the board aided by a

Using credit cards to gamble is to be banned, according to the Gambling Commission.

The Scottish Government’s Building Scotland Fund (BSF) has topped £100 million of financial support for housing, regeneration and industrial and commercial developments throughout the country. (from left) Tim Griffin, Michael Laird Associates; Cameron Cook, Amber Infrastructure; Derek Ma

A London mansion set to be sold at £210 million is due to break Britain's house price record.

MHA Henderson Loggie has appointed Christine Rolland as director of its market-leading forensics business in Scotland. Set to be based in the firm’s Glasgow office, Ms Rolland's appointment marks a milestone in the expansion of the highly specialised business.

Bruce Stevenson, Scotland’s largest independent insurance broker, has welcomed record results as the company reported revenue of £7.6 million for the year to 31st August 2019. Bruce Stevenson, which is a chartered broker and a founding member of the industry UNA Alliance, now has 100 peo

Neil Norman, the head of Chiene + Tait’s (C+T) entrepreneurial tax team, has been appointed to the board of the global accountancy association AGN. Representing around 200 separate and independent accounting and advisory businesses in over 80 countries, AGN promotes worldwide expertise, best p

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed Aileen Mathieson as its new global head of insurance following the retirement of Stephen Acheson. In leading the Global Insurance team, Ms Mathieson will take responsibility for ASI’s global insurance remit in addition to her previous responsib

BGF experienced a year of growth across its Scottish portfolio in 2019, having invested more than £280 million to date to support the region’s most ambitious entrepreneurs. BGF is the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses which provides patient capital to smal

Business activity across Scotland's private sector was unchanged during December following growth in November, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI.