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The Aberdeen Asian Income Fund, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted a net asset value return of 6.9% over the six months to 30 June 2021. This is versus the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan High Dividend Yield Index return of 7.5% and the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan

Edinburgh-based financial provider Aegon UK has seen assets under administration reach £200 billion for the first time as the firm posted its half-year results. The firm said the growth reflected strong markets and a number of ongoing investments in the business.

Scottish mechanical and electrical engineering consultant XBuro UK has opened an Edinburgh office to develop its East Coast projects and client base. Leading the company’s Edinburgh expansion will be Niall Ryan who has joined the company as a director after more than a decade with WGM Consulti

Action to entice city centre shoppers back and early certainty over business taxes and regulation should be at the heart of the next Scottish Government Budget this autumn, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).

A bungling bank robber left his target empty-handed because bank staff couldn't make decipher the poor handwriting on his threatening note. Sussex man Alan Slattery, 67, has been jailed after robbing one bank and attempting to rob two others in the space of two weeks.

The average pay for partners at Big Four accountancy firm PwC soared by more than a quarter last year to a whopping £868,000. According to the firm's full-year results, a deal-making boom boosted demand for its advisory services.

Scotland’s first factory producing carbon-negative insulation for homes and commercial properties is to be established following a £3 million investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB). Sustainable construction materials business IndiNatureplans to open its new Borders

Chartered accountancy firm William Duncan + Co has congratulated Natalie Spence from its Kilmarnock office and Chris Urie from its Ayr office on passing their ACCA exams. Their success means the two have become fully qualified accountants.

Edinburgh-based Game4Padel, which is backed by tennis star Andy Murray, has attracted investment of more than £2.5 million to develop a UK-wide network of playing facilities for one of the world’s fastest-growing participation sports. The firm has completed its third successful funding r

Mark Sterritt, UK network director, Scotland at the British Business Bank, discusses the growing appetite for equity finance among Scottish small businesses. It can be a difficult experience for any entrepreneur to sell part of the company they have built over years and decades of hard work. Yet, by

Decommissioning solutions specialist, Decom Engineering, is expanding its operations with a new base near Aberdeen, which will improve access to key oil and gas clients.

Sovereign Grooming is set to invest more than £500,000 in launching a new hair salon and barber school in Glasgow which will tackle a grooming industry skills shortage. Sovereign Grooming, led by Best Barber UK winner Kyle Ross, aims to train 600 barbers over the next decade to counter a Covid

Scottish social media agency Hydrogen is celebrating its fifth anniversary with the news it delivered a 50% increase in turnover (£1.5 million) despite successive COVID lockdowns. The past year has marked a huge period of growth for Hydrogen, with a 40% increase in staff numbers due to new cli

The UK economy grew by 4.8% between April and June, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Icing from Charles and Diana's wedding cake has sold at auction for £1,850. The large piece of cake icing and marzipan base features a detailed, sugared design of the royal coat of arms in gold, red, blue and silver.