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Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust has posted positive annual results with a Share Price Total Return of +16.4% and Net Asset Value Total Return of +13.1%, significantly outperforming the Topix Index Total Return of +9.3%. The results have also revealed that since the change in investment objective to

The number of new business launching in West Dunbartonshire has risen in the last year from 202 in 2018 to 207 this year. Business Gateway, operated by West Dunbartonshire Council's business support team, assisted 22.5 startups per 10,000 population – higher than the whole of Scotland average

Social enterprises are a critical part of the rural economy contributing £250 million in the Highlands and Islands and South of Scotland areas, new figures from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and South of Scotland Economic Partnership (SoSEP) has revealed. The figures focusing on the i

Techstart Ventures has led a £500,000 funding round of investment into Carbogenics, a University of Edinburgh spin-out that turns difficult-to-recycle paper waste into a carbon product that boosts green energy production. Techstart Ventures is joined in the seed investment round by Old College

A planning application has been submitted for the development of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) situated at the centre of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire.

East Renfrewshire-based music systems business Linn Products has posted a pre-tax loss of £363,000 in the year to June from a profit of £872,000 in the prior 12 months. The loss follows the company's substantial investment in future products.

A report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that public sector borrowing in October 2019 was £11.3 billion, £2.3bn more than in October 2018, making this the highest October borrowing for five years. The report reveals that borrowing in the current financial year-to

A fake £10 note created by Banksy which features the face of the late Princess of Wales has gone on sale online for £600. The Edinburgh-based seller has put the note up for sale alongside a sheet with a note of authenticity.

Edinburgh property firm DJ Alexander is set for expansion following £7 million in funding from Santander UK. With the increasing trend for online and digitisation, DJ Alexander will use the growth capital funding package to launch Apropos, a fully integrated online property management portal,

Walker Group, which provides high precision components to the defence, aerospace and space markets, has appointed Paul Carnie to its board as finance director. Paul Carnie joined Walker Group on 30 September from V.Group, where he was programme director ERP and director of finance operations in the

Aviva has announced structural changes and plans to sell its Hong Kong business. The move is part of an overhaul led by the major Perth employer's new chief executive, Falkirk-born Maurice Tulloch.

Glasgow-based commercial property management firm Beacon Brooke has appointed Jill Armstrong as head of accounts. Ms Armstrong has over 12 years' experience in commercial property management finance.

Scotch whisky distiller William Grant & Sons has been named Scotland's most profitable family business. The Family Business United 2019 Scottish Family Business Top 100 report said Dufftown-based William Grant & Sons claimed the top spot as its profit before tax stood at £304 mill

Shires Income PLC has posted positive annual results seeing a share price total return of +1.1, a Net Asset Value Total Return of +4.7% versus FTSE All-Share Total Return of +4.6%. The trust is managed by Iain Pyle, investment director, UK equities at Standard Life Investments.

Analysis by Rettie & Co has highlighted the resilience of Scotland's housing market despite significant and ongoing economic and political uncertainty.