9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (378+ words) The financial watchdog has been accused of missing the point after suggesting that the investment trust sector is being "self-interested "and "short-sighted" by raising concerns about activist investors. Jonathan Simpson-Dent, chair of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, has issued an open…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (379+ words) The Scottish Conservatives will today unveil plans to overhaul apprenticeships and cap business rates rises. They are at the centre of a new policy paper, Growing a Productive Scotland, which will be launched by leader Russell Findlay and his shadow…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (102+ words) Capital Preservation in an Era of Fiscal Uncertainty'Daily Business Your agenda, fresh and informed Sky takes Glasgow offices months after centres shut Iran crisis puts borrowers on alert Savills in $1.1bn swoop on global real estate bank John Lewis restores bonus…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (383+ words) Donald Trump today turned on Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour government, calling for the UK to "open up the North Sea" and deal with illegal immigrants. In a coruscating reference to the Prime Minister's failure to support his mission…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (555+ words) Inflation data out this week is expected show the growth in prices at its lowest level for nearly a year, booting expectations of a cut in interest rates next month. The January figure is forecast to come at 3%, from 3.4% in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (144+ words) Chartered accountants in Scotland have lost confidence in the economy and called for tax cuts to make Scotland'a'more attractive'place to do business. A survey by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) found that'just 6%'of members were confident in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (585+ words) The crisis surrounding the Prime Minister shows no signs of easing after he was accused sacrificing one of the most powerful individuals in the Labour Government in order to save his own political career. Morgan McSweeney's resignation as chief of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (141+ words) Development consultancy Pegasus Group has appointed Colin Lavety as senior director " planning to launch an office in Glasgow city centre. Mr Lavety and planning director Andrew Woodrow have joined Pegasus from engineering and design company Stantec, formerly Barton Willmore, where…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (717+ words) An initiative aimed at reviving support for the Conservative party could find itself in a dispute with a Scottish business organisation. Tory peer Baroness Ruth Davidson and former West Midlands mayor Sir Andy Street are launching a movement targeting seven…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (613+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has secured a significant win for Scotch whisky, with China agreeing to cut the tariff from 10% to 5%. The deal, signed during the Prime Minister's visit to Beijing, will be worth an estimated "250 million to the UK economy…...