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£3.2bn deal for consolidator

Phoenix takes European crown after acquiring ReAssure

Standard Life house
Standard Life House: now home to Phoenix Group Phoenix Group, the Edinburgh-based life and pensions firm, has acquired rival zombie funds company ReAssure Group, chaired by former Scottish Widows chiefRead More

Gender balance

Project aims to get more women into technology

digital skills
Tech careers will be geared towards women An initiative to encourage more women to build a career in technology roles has launched in Scotland, backed by PwC, Royal Bank ofRead More

Passenger benefits

‘Bullet trains’ for west coast after £350m ASI-Rock Rail deal

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Hitachi trains will be introduced to west coast services West Coast rail passengers will benefit from a new fleet of ‘bullet trains’ after Aberdeen Standard Investments and Rock Rail agreedRead More

Fund-raising

Pioneering distillery launching £1m crowdfund campaign

An island distillery will today announce plans to raise £1m for its experimental spirits. Full details will be published here at 9am.

Film project

Advice project for young screen firms gets longer run

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Advice on offer: Alan Clements and Clare Thompson A pilot scheme offering expert advice to Scottish screen production companies is being extended for a further six months. Film City FuturesRead More

Latest New Town scheme

300 homes, offices and hotel planned for former bank site

Current RBS site Dundas St
Home base: RBS offices, centre, will become housing Former Royal Bank of Scotland offices in Edinburgh’s New Town will be demolished to make way for 300 homes, a hotel andRead More

Leadership growth

Four promoted to partner at Johnston Carmichael

Stewart Pennington, Emma Waterman, Suzanne Brownie, Ewan Bolt
Stewart Pennington, Emma Waterman, Suzanne Brownie, Ewan Bolt Johnston Carmichael, the accountancy and business advisory firm, has expanded its leadership team with four promotions. Emma Waterman, who heads up theRead More

More retailers recruited

Drinkly to raise £250,000 in crowdfund campaign

John Robertson
John Robertson: turning point Drinks-on-demand tech platform Drinkly is embarking on a crowdfund campaign next month to raise £250,000. The funding will enable the Edinburgh-based online firm to recruit moreRead More

SNP unhappy at delay

Johnson pledges tax-cutting budget by February if elected

Boris Johnson
Handouts: Boris Johnson is promising tax cuts Boris Johnson says he will hold a tax-cutting Budget by February if he secures a majority at next week’s election, prompting anxiety atRead More

Funding support

New fintech firm raises £500k for advisory tool

Ian Steel
Joining the board: Ian Steel Visible Capital, a new Scottish fintech company founded by three Scottish tech veterans has secured £500,000 seed funding from TechStart Ventures and a group of eightRead More