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ECONOMIC PRIMER: Are we getting a rum deal from London? Previewing The Scottish Budget 2026
When Shona Robison stands up in the Scottish Parliament this week, she faces some tough choices on how to allocate Scotland’s Budget. But there can be little doubt that despite...
Under fire Baillie Gifford trust accused of selling-off lucrative SpaceX shares
The acrimonious battle over Baillie Gifford’s £831m Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWI) took a fresh New Year twist today when Boaz Weinstein, founder of Saba Capital Management, accused the trust’s...
SPECIAL REPORT: 2026 opens after late surge in Scotland’s dealmaking. Oil and gas leads the way
It has been an extraordinary year for Scottish dealmaking, with a flurry of transactions in the final weeks of 2025 proving negative reports of the nation’s dealmaking demise were greatly...
Housing supremo McAllan faces grim 2026 as new builds plummet
Scotland’s Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan will face intense political pressure if she fails to make serious inroads into tackling Scotland’s housing emergency as 2026 gets underway. While she recently visited...
SPECIAL REPORT: Homes of the future: Lessons from Glasgow’s past
One hundred years ago, civic Glasgow had the foresight to build better homes – Scotland needs this kind of dynamic insight in 2026. Kenny Kemp tells the story of Kelvindale...
20 Rising Legal Stars for 2026
Scotland’s law firms punch well above their weight on the international stage. Our legal brains are among the finest in the world. Scottish firms know how to nurture and support...
Future scan: What will Scotland’s legal industry look like in 2040?
There is no doubt that AI is going to transform law in the coming years. But in what way exactly? Leading figures in the legal world give their predictions Eric...
Deals & Dealmakers
Commercial property touches £2bn for deals in ‘resilient’ 2025
Investment in Scottish commercial property proved highly resilient in 2025, closing in on the £2bn mark despite 12 months of uncertainty, according to research. The independent commercial property consultancy, Knight...
SPECIAL REPORT: 2026 opens after late surge in Scotland’s dealmaking. Oil and gas leads the way
It has been an extraordinary year for Scottish dealmaking, with a flurry of transactions in the final weeks of 2025 proving negative reports of the nation’s dealmaking demise were greatly...
Commercial property touches £2bn for deals in ‘resilient’ 2025
Investment in Scottish commercial property proved highly resilient in 2025, closing in on the £2bn mark despite 12 months of uncertainty, according to research. The independent commercial property consultancy, Knight...
SPECIAL REPORT: 2026 opens after late surge in Scotland’s dealmaking. Oil and gas leads the way
It has been an extraordinary year for Scottish dealmaking, with a flurry of transactions in the final weeks of 2025 proving negative reports of the nation’s dealmaking demise were greatly...
Economy
ECONOMY UPDATE: Scotland’s cash-strapped councils face nasty sting from Robison’s Budget
Shona Robison, the Scottish Finance Secretary, stood up earlier this week in the Scottish Parliament and delivered the SNP’s pre-election Scottish Budget. Some commentators called her speech a ‘crowd pleaser’...
RBS’s ‘Power of Convening’ to help scale up Scotland
Scotland’s high-growth contenders need help to super-charge their sales in 2026. With sustainable growth a national priority, Royal Bank of Scotland is forging ahead with two high-profile Accelerator programmes: for...
ECONOMY UPDATE: Scotland’s cash-strapped councils face nasty sting from Robison’s Budget
Shona Robison, the Scottish Finance Secretary, stood up earlier this week in the Scottish Parliament and delivered the SNP’s pre-election Scottish Budget. Some commentators called her speech a ‘crowd pleaser’...
RBS’s ‘Power of Convening’ to help scale up Scotland
Scotland’s high-growth contenders need help to super-charge their sales in 2026. With sustainable growth a national priority, Royal Bank of Scotland is forging ahead with two high-profile Accelerator programmes: for...
Legal
Gilson Gray shows legal prowess with record UK growth
Gilson Gray, headquartered in Edinburgh’s Rutland Square, is the fastest-growing law firm in the UK, according to the UK Fast Growth Index. The full-service firm ranked as the 15th fastest-growing...
‘Acknowledging our past relationships and our future responsibility, it’s a very sensible move’
The prenup is on the rise in Scotland, particularly among business owners and those entering second marriages Kathy was on a girls’ getaway when she met Stuart on holiday in...
Gilson Gray shows legal prowess with record UK growth
Gilson Gray, headquartered in Edinburgh’s Rutland Square, is the fastest-growing law firm in the UK, according to the UK Fast Growth Index. The full-service firm ranked as the 15th fastest-growing...
‘Acknowledging our past relationships and our future responsibility, it’s a very sensible move’
The prenup is on the rise in Scotland, particularly among business owners and those entering second marriages Kathy was on a girls’ getaway when she met Stuart on holiday in...
Energy, Just Transition & Net Zero
ENERGY BONANZA: Offshore wind gets AR7 turbo-charge with boost for Berwick Bank
The biggest single procurement of offshore wind energy in British and European history – known as AR7 – has been announced. It’s a massive flag being planted in 2026. A record...
Energy firm get £20m spark from Scotland’s investment bank
The energy company aiming to build a solar energy array near Devol Moor above Port Glasgow, in Inverclyde, has raised a further £20m investment with help from the Scottish National...
ENERGY BONANZA: Offshore wind gets AR7 turbo-charge with boost for Berwick Bank
The biggest single procurement of offshore wind energy in British and European history – known as AR7 – has been announced. It’s a massive flag being planted in 2026. A record...
Energy firm get £20m spark from Scotland’s investment bank
The energy company aiming to build a solar energy array near Devol Moor above Port Glasgow, in Inverclyde, has raised a further £20m investment with help from the Scottish National...
Business
ECONOMIC PRIMER: Are we getting a rum deal from London? Previewing The Scottish Budget 2026
When Shona Robison stands up in the Scottish Parliament this week, she faces some tough choices on how to allocate Scotland’s Budget. But there can be little doubt that despite...
Under fire Baillie Gifford trust accused of selling-off lucrative SpaceX shares
The acrimonious battle over Baillie Gifford’s £831m Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWI) took a fresh New Year twist today when Boaz Weinstein, founder of Saba Capital Management, accused the trust’s...
ECONOMIC PRIMER: Are we getting a rum deal from London? Previewing The Scottish Budget 2026
When Shona Robison stands up in the Scottish Parliament this week, she faces some tough choices on how to allocate Scotland’s Budget. But there can be little doubt that despite...
Under fire Baillie Gifford trust accused of selling-off lucrative SpaceX shares
The acrimonious battle over Baillie Gifford’s £831m Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWI) took a fresh New Year twist today when Boaz Weinstein, founder of Saba Capital Management, accused the trust’s...
Banking & Corporate Finance
David Ritchie takes on CEO post at Scotland’s national investment bank
David Ritchie is the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Scottish National Investment Bank. Ritchie was chief strategy officer at the Bank and was a founding member of the...
McColl banks on Alba to fill huge UK funding gap
Tycoon outlines his masterplan to shake up investment for SMEs at The Business Dealmakers’ Breakfast Does Scotland need another bank? The Scottish-born entrepreneur and founder of East Kilbride-based Clyde Blowers...
David Ritchie takes on CEO post at Scotland’s national investment bank
David Ritchie is the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Scottish National Investment Bank. Ritchie was chief strategy officer at the Bank and was a founding member of the...
McColl banks on Alba to fill huge UK funding gap
Tycoon outlines his masterplan to shake up investment for SMEs at The Business Dealmakers’ Breakfast Does Scotland need another bank? The Scottish-born entrepreneur and founder of East Kilbride-based Clyde Blowers...
Accountancy
Technology plus consolidation adds up to a transformed profession
The epoch of the pernickety Scots-trained accountant – horn-rimmed glasses on the forehead – punching numbers into his pocket calculator to prepare the ‘ETB’, the extended trial balance, are long...
Higgins joins accountancy group eyeing £50m growth
Benny Higgins, the art-loving former boss of Tesco Bank, has joined Wbg, the independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, as its new chairman. Higgins, who is currently chairman of Glasgow-based investment...
Technology plus consolidation adds up to a transformed profession
The epoch of the pernickety Scots-trained accountant – horn-rimmed glasses on the forehead – punching numbers into his pocket calculator to prepare the ‘ETB’, the extended trial balance, are long...
Higgins joins accountancy group eyeing £50m growth
Benny Higgins, the art-loving former boss of Tesco Bank, has joined Wbg, the independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, as its new chairman. Higgins, who is currently chairman of Glasgow-based investment...
Property & Housing
Commercial property touches £2bn for deals in ‘resilient’ 2025
Investment in Scottish commercial property proved highly resilient in 2025, closing in on the £2bn mark despite 12 months of uncertainty, according to research. The independent commercial property consultancy, Knight...
Housing supremo McAllan faces grim 2026 as new builds plummet
Scotland’s Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan will face intense political pressure if she fails to make serious inroads into tackling Scotland’s housing emergency as 2026 gets underway. While she recently visited...
Commercial property touches £2bn for deals in ‘resilient’ 2025
Investment in Scottish commercial property proved highly resilient in 2025, closing in on the £2bn mark despite 12 months of uncertainty, according to research. The independent commercial property consultancy, Knight...
Housing supremo McAllan faces grim 2026 as new builds plummet
Scotland’s Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan will face intense political pressure if she fails to make serious inroads into tackling Scotland’s housing emergency as 2026 gets underway. While she recently visited...
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