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A solicitor who benefited by more than £1 million from a sophisticated money-laundering scheme has been ordered to repay a nominal sum of just £1. Alistair Blackwood, 70, was found to have made £1,086,581 from his criminal activities. However, a proceeds of crime hearing at the Hig

Three years after the collapse of Dundee construction firm McGill, its administration has closed with just £185,689 paid to creditors – all of it going to former employees.

Morgan Stanley is marking the 25th anniversary of its Glasgow office with the unveiling of a bespoke tartan, celebrating a quarter-century of growth, innovation, and community partnership in Scotland.

Aberdeen’s industrial property market demonstrated significant resilience in the first half of the year, with take-up on course to surpass 2024's annual total, despite the challenging macroeconomic backdrop and policy uncertainty, according to new figures from Knight Frank.

Consilium partner Susan Webb CA has been appointed Dains regional finance director for Scotland, following the acquisition of the Glasgow-based firm earlier this year. The move strengthens the senior leadership team at private-equity-backed Dains.

Tesla's board of directors has unveiled an unprecedented new pay package for CEO Elon Musk, potentially worth close to $1 trillion (c. £750m), in a bid to secure his long-term leadership. The proposal, which will be put to a shareholder vote, would grant Musk up to 423.7 million additional sha

More than one in 10 Scots spend more than they earn, according to new data revealing striking differences in financial resilience between England, Scotland and Wales. In July, over 10.6% of adults in Britain – equating to more than five million people – spent more than they earned, accor

Pensions giant Phoenix Group is set to rebrand as Standard Life, adopting the name of the well-known brand it acquired seven years ago from Aberdeen Group. The change, planned for March 2026, follows speculation about a new name and reflects the board's belief that Standard Life is its most reputabl

Craft beer company BrewDog has reported losses of nearly £37 million for the last financial year as sales growth slowed to a near standstill, compounding a turbulent period following the departure of its co-founders. In a recent update to shareholders, the Scottish brewer revealed that sales g

AAB has today announced the acquisition of Integrity Financial Management in addition to a strategic brand consolidation. Integrity Financial Management is a financial planning firm founded by Glenn Brophy in 2004 to provide financial planning advice to families across the south-east of England.

Airdrie-headquartered global spirits business International Beverage has named Sarah Burgess as the company’s new master of whisky creation. In this newly established position, Ms Burgess will spearhead a team of spirits makers and drive International Beverage’s pursuit to crafting high-

A vehicle dealership with seven sites including Haddington, East Lothian, Hawick in the Borders and Alnwick in Northumberland has been sold to a management buyout team.

A bookkeeper has been jailed after stealing from her employers for a fifth time. Natalie Taylor, 42, was given a four and a half year sentence when she admitted embezzling £90,000 from a machinery supplies firm.

Dundashill, igloo Regeneration’s sustainable housing scheme in Glasgow, has now reached practical completion to deliver 78 energy-efficient homes for the region. The development was funded through a £15.9 million finance facility from FTSE 250 lender Paragon Bank, which has now been repa

User Vision, a user experience (UX) consultancy, has secured a six-figure equity investment from the British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS) through appointed fund manager, Maven Capital Partners. User Vision was one of the first dedicated UK consultancies focused on user ex