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Souter Investments, the private family investment office of Stagecoach co-founder and chairman Sir Brian Souter, gained around £80 million in value last year.

Legal & General Affordable Homes (LGAH) has confirmed its commitment to invest £750 million to new affordable housing projects throughout the UK - increasing its development pipeline to nearly 3,500 homes across 41 projects.

Scotland has always been different from the rest of the UK when it comes to claims and litigation. With a separate jurisdiction and its own unique legal concepts and rules, it has been essential for insurers to understand and acknowledge the quirks of the Scottish system and to deal with them accord

Councillors in Edinburgh and south-east Scotland are considering proposals to establish a regional growth framework following strong partnership working as part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.

Scottish business leaders Pauline Howie OBE and Robin Watson have been recognised by the Institute of Directors (IoD). Ms Howie, CEO of the Scottish Ambulance Service, and Mr Watson, CEO of Wood, were among the winners at the national final of the Director of the Year Awards on Friday night.

The audit and accountancy profession is lagging behind business when it comes to the diversity of senior management, according to new research by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).

School officials have come under fire for making pupils wear cardboard boxes on their heads while they sit exams to stop them from cheating.

The number of Scottish companies entering into administration, receivership or liquidation has decreased by almost 35 per cent in the last quarter, according to new analysis by KPMG. There were a total of 158 corporate insolvency appointments in the three months to 30 September 2019 – dow

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to relocate its Entrepreneur Accelerator Hub from its Gogarburn headquarters to Edinburgh city centre.

Western Campus at Strathclyde Business Park has been sold by Central Assets LLP to listed property company Stenprop for around £4.6 million in a successful off-market transaction.

Today marks the implementation of a 25% tariff on single malt Scotch whisky.

The three chambers of commerce in the Highlands have joined forces to strongly oppose the introduction of a tourist tax in the region. The chambers have argued that the tax would be an unwelcome additional levy on the hard-pressed industry.

A delay to the implementation of the domestic reverse charge for building and construction services should not prevent affected businesses preparing for the new scheme as soon as possible, according to Meston Reid & Co. The change to VAT collection arrangements that was due to come int

Apropos by DJ Alexander has said that Boris Johnson’s EU deal is unlikely to stabilise UK house prices. The firm believes that even if the agreed deal is passed in Parliament, the housing market will still face uncertainty as the wider ramifications of the deal for the UK leaving the EU remain

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking compensation orders in favour of investors in respect of losses they have suffered in the First Park Limited's Park First scheme as it begins its proceedings against the company. The FCA has started the proceeding against the company's senior managers