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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

Passenger benefits

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

Hitachi-high-speed-trains
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

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

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

Reform Scotland demands change

Call to switch corporation tax powers to Holyrood

Scottish Parliament Holyrood
More powers should pass to Holyrood (pic: Terry Murden) Scotland needs to have control of corporation tax to boost its economy, create jobs and attract more entrepreneurs, according to aRead More

Boost for city

KPMG backs Aberdeen with Marischal Square relocation

Marischal Square
Marischal Square: helping with Aberdeen’s revival KPMG is relocating to the Marischal Square development in Aberdeen which will become home to 140 auditors and advisers. The firm intends to moveRead More

Surge in registrations

Scotland ends decade with highest number of businesses

Andrew McRae
Andrew McRae: ‘fantastic increase’ Scotland has more registered businesses per head of population now than at any point over the last ten years, according to official figures. Statistics highlighted byRead More

Opposition to bill change

Three more trade groups join campaign against rates plan

Andy Wightman
Andy Wightman’s proposal has drawn criticism (pic: Terry Murden) Three more organisations have added their opposition to proposals to scrap the uniform business rate and give more power over ratesRead More