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Edinburgh-based Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust, a £400 million company investing in UK-listed firms meeting its sustainable investing criteria, has reported strong results for the year ending 31 January 2024. The trust achieved a 6.7% NAV total return, outperforming the FTSE All-S

A taskforce created to identify and propose solutions to barriers to investing in homes met for the first time yesterday. The first Housing Investment Taskforce meeting was held in London and attended by housing minister Paul McLennan and various stakeholders from housing and finance.

Owners of Crossbasket Castle, a luxury hotel on the outskirts of Glasgow, have revealed more details of their £15 million expansion, including the name of its new destination restaurant – Trocadero’s. The entrepreneurial and philanthropic owners Steve and Alison Timoney, who descri

Walker's Shortbread is set to captivate New Yorkers on Saturday, 6 April 2024, at the annual Tartan Week celebrations in New York City, with a miniature shortbread replica of the iconic Empire State Building.

Both Edinburgh and Glasgow have moved up the rankings of the world's most resilient cities, placing 36th and 45th respectively out of a list of 490 cities worldwide.

Scott and Fyfe, an employee-owned technical textiles company, celebrating its 160th anniversary, has announced "impressive" profits despite a highly challenging year. The Tayport-based firm started out as a linen works in 1864. Today, with a clear focus on design and innovation, the company&rsq

Scottish biopharmaceutical firm EnteroBiotix has raised over £27 million from new and existing investors, positioning it to expand and accelerate its pioneering work in developing microbiome medicines. The £27m financing includes new equity of £6m from the Scottish National Investm

Edinburgh-based Professional services and consulting businesses Visiativ UK has acquired Solid Apps, a specialist in 3D CAD and data management solutions for the SOLIDWORKS range of products, for an undisclosed sum. Solid Apps was founded by its managing director Chris Hill in Oldbury, near Birmingh

A substantial number of Scottish businesses could potentially miss out on vital research and development (R&D) tax relief by failing to meet new requirements to pre-register their intention to make a claim, a tax expert has claimed. According to Gemma Monaghan, Azets partner and national head of

Johnston Carmichael Wealth has bolstered its presence in Dundee with the strategic appointments of Lauren Whitters and Duncan Fernie as financial planners. The duo, who collectively have almost 25 years' experience in the financial sector, join the team as financial planners as part of Johnston Carm

A gold nugget that is believed to be the largest found in England has failed to sell at auction.

A group of prisoners have launched last-minute legal action in a bid to be allowed to see a total solar eclipse in the US next week. Millions of Americans will be able to see a total solar eclipse on Monday 8 April, though only a partial eclipse will be visible from Ireland and the UK.

Property prices remained steady across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders in the first quarter of 2024, while some hotspots saw significant increases, according to ESPC. The average selling price increased by a marginal 0.3% to £270,366, with buyers paying on average 100.9% of the v

An Orkney family business has enjoyed a dramatic increase in sales and social media followers after one of its products appeared on James Martin’s Saturday Morning, which showcases recipes and products to a range of celebrity guests. The Orkney Gin Company, founded by husband-and-wife team Gar

The number of VAT-registered businesses in Scotland has declined by over 2,000, new figures reveal. There were 171,350 VAT-registered businesses in Scotland in 2022/23, down from 173,655 in 2021/22, according to the Office for National Statistics.