Stressed-out Scottish charities working hard to stay afloat
Sir Thomas Lipton is in the pantheon of Scotland’s greatest entrepreneurs. Yet he is largely forgotten today. He foresaw the arrival of steam ships and cut out the middlemen to...
Conflict in Middle East halts momentum of a resilient year of deals
Buyers and investors are ‘very cautious’ in face of global uncertainty After a resilient year for deal-makers in Scotland, advisers returned to work in 2026 optimistic that easing inflation and...
Why long-term investing matters
Ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have once again unsettled global markets, with disruptions to oil and gas supply chains drawing comparisons to the economic turbulence that followed the...
‘If you want to get a bit more space and comfort, you pay that little extra to travel first class: that’s what private banking’s like’
High street banks have been shutting branches while recent years have seen private banks grow and prosper in Scotland Our banking habits have been changing. And while digital transactions on...