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Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has acquired a row of adjoining six shophouses along 48 to 56 Peck Seah Street in Singapore, for c.S$54 million or S$2,700 per square foot. The acquisition was the company’s first in Singapore for its global real estate portfolio. Located in the prime Centra

Kristen Bennie, head of open experience at Royal Bank of Scotland, urges that Scots struggling with the stresses of 'life admin' should take time for themselves. It doesn’t seem all that long ago that we were all setting New Year goals to aim for. Perhaps it was to read more books or spend mor

New research from the Hampton-Alexander Review has found one-third of board seats at FTSE 100 companies are now held by women, however progress to develop the succession pipeline across the FTSE 350 remains slow.

Edinburgh-based proposal and tender specialist AM Bid is celebrating its award to the Pagabo Professional Services Framework. Launching in April, the second generation of the Pagabo Professional Services Framework covers construction-related projects up to £500 million. It will

A multi-millionaire couple who lost a court battle with their architect friend over her free landscaping advice on their £5 million property, have been forced to pay £2 million in costs.

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has announced the appointment of Derek Mitchell and Lyn Calder as new office managing partners. Derek Mitchell will take over as managing partner of the firm’s Aberdeen office on 1 April and in Edinburgh, this role will be assumed by Lyn Calder.

Aberdeen-based Well-SENSE has appointed corporate financier Stuart Black as its new global director. Mr Black joined the company last month, bringing with him over 12 years' experience within the energy and FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) sectors, specialising in strategic planning and corporate d

Independent Wealth Planners UK (IWP UK) has announced the acquisition of Scottish firm AGL Wealth Management as the company’s first office in the region. IWP, an investor in local IFA firms across the UK, has been working with the AGL management team for the past few months to complete the dea

Premier Inn owner Whitbread has announced a £70 million investment in Scotland with plans to open five new hotels in 2020. The hotel operator said that the move will create an estimated 200 new jobs.

Scottish bank customers are now playing almost £10 million per year to withdraw their own money from cash machines, according to new figures from Which?.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Aberdeen accountancy firm Hall Morrice is urging couples to ensure that they don’t miss out on tax breaks by saying I do…to the Marriage Allowance. Married couples are legally entitled to claim back up to £250 a year from HMRC – yet it&rs

Business activity across Scotland's private sector increased during January following no growth in December, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI.  Key to the renewed expansion was a rise in new business, following a contraction in the previous survey period, alongside a mild rise

Department store company Beales is to close its Perth branch as administrators at KPMG begin the process to close 12 branches across the UK. The move has meant more than half of the company's stores are to close

SIS Ventures is launching a second round of fundraising with the aim of attracting up to £3.7 million to scale up its support for Scotland’s high impact enterprises. The Impact First Fund successfully raised c.£1.3m from 25 UK-based private investors. More than 100 high-growth earl

Global accountancy body ICAS has urged the UK Government to “learn from Canada” as it embarks on trade negotiations with the EU.