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The new holding company for bmi Regional and Loganair has warned that 80 north east jobs are at risk under plans to switch engineering facilities to Bristol. Airline Investments Limited (AIL), which was formed after the low-cost airlines merged last month, said it plans to acquire space at Bristol A

John Swinney Scotland’s Finance secretary John Swinney has told a committee of MSPs that he will not interfere with the work of the new Fiscal Commission, after assuring them that he has "no control" over the "independent" body.

180 West George Street Property investment firm Picton Capital has bought 180 West George Street in Glasgow, which counts TSB Bank, Standard Life and Michael Page among its tenents, for £14.25 million.

Irreverent Scots craft beer company BrewDog has announced a new partnership with crowdfunding firm Crowdcube to offer beer enthusiasts the chance to bag bonds as well as equity in the business, which is now in its sixth consecutive year of growth. The move will see a combination of equity and bonds

Property consultant CBRE has announced the conclusion of two major investment deals in Aberdeen, demonstrating ongoing activity in the commercial property investment market despite the recent dip in the oil and gas industry.

The Saltire Foundation, the charitable arm of Entrepreneurial Scotland dedicated to putting Scottish business on the world stage, has launched its sixth and largest yet Saltire Fellows programme. The Saltire Fellowship is specifically designed to equip Scots, and non-Scots wishing to relocate to Sco

Alex Neil meets residents who have benefitted from Help to Buy The Scottish Government has unveiled more details of its plans to spend £195 million over the next three years on a successor to the existing Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme.

Havelock Europa has announced plans to cut its workforce by 10 per cent as it warned annual profit and revenue will be “materially lower” than current market expectations. The Kirkcaldy-based shop, school and office fitting firm is shedding 50 jobs following a review of the business led by newch

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has laid out plans to introduce new bills to improve security for private tenants, introduce rent controls and abolish the "bedroom tax" as early as possible. Setting out her government’s legislative programme for the last session of the Scottish Parliament before th

Rachael Mccormack The significant size and impact of Scotland’s social enterprise businesses is being revealed for the very first time, with the launch of the results of a large-scale census.

Stuart McCallum Accountancy firm Baker Tilly has appointed food and drink specialist Stuart McCallum as a Director in its Scottish practice.

Oil & Gas UK has today announced the launch of its Efficiency Task Force (ETF) which it says will drive efficiency improvements, competitiveness and support the drive to maximise economic recovery from the UK continental shelf. North Sea industry trade body said it is taking the initiative to he

Aberdeen Asset Management has announced the completion of the acquisition of FLAG Capital Management. The purchase of the diversified private markets manager with offices in Stamford and Boston in the US and Hong Kong comes hot on the heels of the purchase of SVG Capital’s stake in the joint ventu

Ross McEwan gets on his bike. Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced its partnership with Sport Relief 2016 and signalled the start of a 500 mile cycle ride from London to Edinburgh to raise money for the charity.

Lee Rochford The finance director of challenger bank Virgin Money, which has one of its four main bases in Edinburgh, has resigned less than a year after the lender floated on the stock market.