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Aberdeen New India Investment Trust Plc, a company managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted strong results for the year ended 31 March 2021. The company's share price increased by 65.6% over the period, this compares to the company’s benchmark of +59.1%. Net asset value per O

Inverness-based home delivery cocktail firm MiX'd has delivered 70,000 drinks to customers in its first year of trading. MiX’d, which serves customers across the UK from its base in Inverness, specialises in premium mail-order cocktails that allow people to enjoy their favourite drinks at home

The sixth annual Ethical Finance Summit concluded yesterday, with “finance for nature” one of the key themes emerging from the conference, as biodiversity experts seek to broaden the terms of the climate debate to consider natural assets as well as carbon emissions. More than 3,000 deleg

Knight Property Group has been granted planning consent by South Lanarkshire Council for a further £3.5 million development at Langlands Commercial Park in East Kilbride.

Virgin Money, owner of Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, has partnered with New Zealand-based fintech, 9Spokes, to support the development of its business banking proposition. 9Spokes’ technology will provide Virgin Money’s business customers with a comprehensive view of their business, pul

The UK's GDP grew 2.3% in April as lockdown restrictions eased across the country, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A woman who impersonated her teenage daughter to sit through an entire day of school has been arrested. Casey Garcia, 30, said she infiltrated her 13-year-old daughter's middle school in Texas to make a point about school security.

Johnston Carmichael Wealth has launched an exciting new partnership with London-based investment research and consultancy firm Square Mile to provide additional insight on the funds market and secure the best possible financial outcomes for its clients. The partnership has been established to h

A solicitor who prepared false invoices for non-existent work in order to steal more than £12,500 from clients' accounts has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Louise Sutherland, 60, took the money while employed at Graeme Murray & Co Solicitors in Aberdeen in an attempt to save her husband's

Timber expert James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has acquired Scotland’s most award-winning kitchen brand, Kitchens International Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Broxburn-based Kitchens International Ltd will join the JDS portfolio of leading independent brands which includes MGM Timber, Donaldson Tim

Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland has advised the majority shareholders of Livingston-based lighting innovators, designLED, on its sale to Faurecia - a global automotive technology company. A specialist in advanced backlighting digital innovation, the acquisition of designLED will

Jane O’Berg, director of global mobility at Johnston Carmichael, discusses the realities of working from home. As the UK workforce prepares for a return to office life after more than a year of working from home, global mobility is proving to be a hot topic. Employees are now realising flexibi

A project to establish a new mussel packing station in Shetland for Seaspray (Shetland) Ltd has been awarded £50,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The firm recently opened a new mussel packing facility on the waterfront at Laurenson Quay, Lerwick. The project will create four ne

The volume of properties sold in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders has continued to rise over the last three months, according to new figures published by ESPC.

Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust, a company managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted strong results for the six months ended 31st March 2021. Over the six months ended 31 March 2021, Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust’s net asset value per share ros