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The appointment of Scottish Enterprise’s interim chair Willie Mackie has been extended for him to continue in the role until 31 December 2024. This will ensure continuity while a further appointment round is run for a chair to succeed Lord Smith, who stood down in July 2022. The job descriptio

Cairn Group, estate agency and letting firm serving Scotland's central belt, from Edinburgh to Glasgow, has undergone a significant management restructure. The changes see Paul Shields, who has been Finance Director at Cairn for 17 years, and long-serving sales and investment director Jenn

A rare collection of Barbie dolls is set to go up for auction.

The number of homes coming onto the market for sale in Scotland increased at its strongest rate in three-and-a-half years in March according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Retail sales in Scotland have seen a 2.8% increase in the five weeks to 30 March 2024, buoyed by the early arrival of Easter. This growth is above the 3-month average increase of 2.1%, though below the 12-month average of 5.2%. Adjusted for inflation, the year-on-year growth stands at 1.5%.

Dundee FC has reported a loss of £2.8 million for the year ending 31 May 2023 as turnover fell £1.7m.

A prestigious art gallery has sacked a worker who secretly put one of his own paintings on public display. The Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich said the 51-year-old technical employee smuggled the 60cm x 120cm painting into the building and installed it on an empty wall.

Glasgow-based Intelligent Capital has been acquired through Canaccord Genuity Group's wealth management business in the UK. Professionals of Intelligent Capital will begin to operate under the Adam & Company brand, an Edinburgh-based wealth management firm once owned by RBS and acquired by Canac

Affordable Scandi homewares retailer Søstrene Grene has announced its plans for three new locations in Scotland, with upcoming openings in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

While many are struggling to meet financial commitments, the picture has improved over the last year, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Glasgow-based housebuilder Briar Homes is looking to develop an initial pipeline of 310 new highly efficient homes (including 66 affordable properties) after securing an initial £7.3 million funding package from Bank of Scotland and Housing Growth Partnership (HGP).

Scottish startup Clyde Hydrogen Systems has completed a £1 million pre-seed funding round, marking a significant milestone in its mission to revolutionise the hydrogen energy sector.

EQ Accountants has announced its merger with Douglas Home & Co. Part of EQ's expansion plan to triple its turnover in the next five years, the alliance will see the firm's office count increase to 10 locations across Scotland and Northern England, with a combined workforce of 210 professionals.

Patrick Macdonald, chair of the the Institute of Directors and founding partner of the Edinburgh-based School for CEOs, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE). The RSE is Scotland’s national academy with a fellowship of 1,800 drawn from the sciences, arts, busi

Investment manager abrdn has again defended its rebrand, after the company's chief investment officer (CIO) claimed the ongoing mockery amounted to "corporate bullying". In an interview with Financial News, CIO Peter Branner said the media was engaging in a "childish" game by persistently poking fun