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Edinburgh-headquartered communications platform Legado has extended its reach across the financial services sector with FTSE 250 wealth manager Quilter among business wins this year. With its technology streamlining customer communications and reducing operational costs, Legado has also expanded its

Burness Paull has reported strong results for its financial year ended 31 March 2024 – a shortened eight-month reporting period following the firm’s decision to change its year-end following HMRC’s basis period reforms. Turnover for the eight months was £60.1 million and prof

EY Scotland has appointed seven new partners and elevated an existing partner to equity partner. Will Asher, Mark Higgins, Laura Mitchell, Fiona Queen, Richard Rainey, Ross Robertson, and Mike Winn have been appointed partners. Tom Sanders, who was appointed partner in the Aberdeen practice in

GRAHAM has surpassed the £1 billion turnover milestone for a second consecutive year as it saw revenue increased to £1.125bn. The headline figure from recently published accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024 shows a 2.8% increase on the group’s 2023 results of £1.09bn.

A construction company has been ordered to demolish a luxury home it inadvertently built on the wrong site. The three-bedroom home, valued at $500,000 (around £400,000), was built in Hawaiian Paradise Park, which is divided into a number of one-acre lots.

Scotland's commercial property market saw £272 million in transactions in Q2 2024, a 15% decrease compared to Q2 2023 and 31% below the 5-year average, according to Lismore Real Estate Advisors. The property advisory firm says a smaller number of larger ticket sales, combined with continued un

AAB has promoted five team members to key leadership roles, elevating three to partner and two to director level. The promotions coincide with a broader initiative that has seen 150 team members advance across the firm's 12 offices.

Paul Denton, CEO of Scottish Building Society, has been elected president of The Chartered Banker Institute, the first time in the body’s near 150-year history that a building society representative has held the post. The Chartered Banker Institute is a global industry body headquartered in Sc

UK economic growth in Q1 2024 was marginally stronger than initial estimates, revised upwards to 0.7% from 0.6%, according to the Office for National Statistics. National accounts for the first quarter showed the rise was fuelled by consumer spending and net trade, though slightly offset by weaker b

Sir Philip Davies, a senior Conservative candidate, has come under scrutiny after allegedly betting £8,000 on losing his seat in the upcoming general election. Sir Davies, who has been the conservative MP for Shipley since 2005, has neither confirmed nor denied the claims, but insisted he had

Business confidence in Scotland fell 14 points during June to 43%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland. Companies in Scotland reported lower confidence in their own business prospects month-on-month, down 16 points at 44%. When taken alongside their optimism in the econo

AssetCo plc has reduced its operating loss by 65% to £1.6 million for the half-year period ending 31 March 2024. The company said it has implemented a cost-saving plan, streamlined operations, and exited loss-making ventures. Additionally, AssetCo has proposed a share split to better reflect i

Newton Property Management has appointed Vincent Goldie as chief executive officer and Rachel Littlejohn as business development director. The firm said the strategic move underscores its commitment to raising customer service standards and driving change within the property management sector.

Holiday specialist Caledonian Leisure has reported profit after tax of £1.4 million on turnover of £55m for 2023.

Energy infrastructure company Smart Metering Systems (SMS) has renewed its lease at 48 St Vincent Street in Glasgow, advised by Ryden's office agency team. The decision follows an extensive search for alternative office premises and detailed negotiations, culminating in SMS's commitment to rema