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The research looked at some of the stock market quoted businesses that Scots investors were putting their cash into.

AG Barr and SSE in demand as Scots investors 'stay local' with stock selection

'We see our position in Scotland as being of real strategic long-term importance to us,' says Mr Durlacher. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Interview: Julius Baer International CEO David Durlacher's Scottish ambitions

The Glasgow venture was set up by Rebecca Pick and the company was a winner at the 2017 AccelerateHER Awards for female founders.

Glasgow entrepreneur behind lone worker safety alarm launches fund raise

Hull 802 under construction at the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow in April with sister ferry Glen Sannox afloat behind. Picture: John Devlin

Troubled shipyard Ferguson Marine hails apprenticeship applications deluge

Bernard Arnault is a French business magnate and the CEO of Louis Vuitton (LVMH), he oversees the LVMH empire which includes 75 brands such as Sephora. His net worth is currently $213.5 billion.

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Christian Toon, Head of Cyber Professional Services at Pinsent Masons

Cyber insurance could be a worthwhile investment - Christian Toon

Rhona Bree, who joins Equity Gap from Scottish Enterprise as a senior investment and portfolio manager, with Fraser Lusty, who becomes managing director.

Edinburgh investment syndicate Equity Gap unveils shake-up at top

Scotgold Resources is behind the Cononish gold and silver mine near Tyndrum, which lies in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

Scotgold Resources updates investors on mining as chief executive resigns

Interview: entrepreneur extending reach from security-focused foundations

Air travel can be stressful but abuse or attacks on staff are unacceptable (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Attacks on airport check-in staff are a symptom of a growing violence problem

A rendering of how the new TAG Heuer boutique is likely to look when it opens later this year on Glasgow's Buchanan Street.

Luxury watch brand with close motorsport links to open upmarket Glasgow boutique

Tickets on sale now: This unique dining experience in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee tells the story of Titanic’s final hours

Ad Feature Unique interactive Titanic dining experience comes to Scotland

International Beverage Holdings has invested heavily in a package of 'innovative green technology' at the distillery site on Speyside.

200-year-old whisky distillery that 'wasn’t built for efficiency' goes green

'LiFi' is a mobile wireless technology that uses light rather than radio frequencies to transmit data. By harnessing the light spectrum, it is said to provide more reliable wireless communications with 'unparalleled security'. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane Photography

Edinburgh firm behind 'game-changing' light-transmitting tech in major US deal

Chris Lawrie, area director for Scotland at Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking.

Scottish firms planning to invest and hire despite fall in confidence

An aerial view of Merck's Glasgow site.

Life sciences injection: Industry giant to create 500 jobs across Scottish sites

Firefighters try to keep flames from burning home from spreading to a neighboring apartment complex as they battle the Camp Fire in 2018 in Paradise, California (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Legal action looms after 88 fossil fuel firms blamed for half of global warming

David Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd

Rental market in Scotland is going from strength to strength - David Alexander

Some of the female founders in STAC's third cohort of IoT companies. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Glasgow's IoT-focused STAC cheers level of female participation in latest cohort

Pro-independence MSPs have rallied round embattled Green minister Lorna Slater (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

UK Tories have played into hands of SNP and Lorna Slater over recycling scheme

A CGI image of the forthcoming site, where TrustFord is set to open for business in 2024. Picture: contributed.

40-plus jobs being created as Hillington Park set for arrival of car dealership

Scott Hogan, head of Scotland industrial and logistics at Knight Frank

Scotland’s property relief changes are policy in a vacuum - Scott Hogan

Fund manager James de Uphaugh: 'The better recent returns from the UK equity market strike us as the early stages of a recovery in the market.'

Edinburgh Investment Trust: Strong result amid 'early stages' of market recovery

John Thom, left, and Alasdair Cummings.

Edinburgh legal firm takes partner count to almost 50 after completing merger

Bruce Springsteen, aka The Boss, will draw a crowd from across the country for his performance at Murrayfield stadium (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Tourist tax is just a backdoor way to fund basic services – John McLellan

Allie Warren, Global Head of Marketing and Communications at Distill Ventures

Women are making inroads into the ‘male’ drinks industry - Allie Warren

From left: Sir Ian Wood, Deborah O’Neil, ONE's CEO Jennifer Craw, and Richard Lochhead MSP at the ONE BioHub launch. Picture: Newsline Media.

Aberdeen's £40m landmark ONE BioHub life sciences epicentre makes official debut

Vault City co-founder Steven Smith-Hay: 'I’m really proud to say that four in every five sour beers sold in the UK comes from Vault City.'

Edinburgh sour beer maker on a mission as turnover heads towards £5m

Dave Hughes and David Jolliffe of Novosound. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Glasgow ultrasound sensor pioneer appoints former Intel exec as part of US push

John Forster is Chairman of Forster Group

Solar is leading the charge for renewable energy

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce the party's net zero energy strategy during a visit to Scotland's oil and gas heartland in Aberdeen next month. Picture: Robert Perry/PA

Labour plan to ban new North Sea oil and gas branded ‘pie in the sky’

A person holding a shopping basket in a supermarket. The Government is facing a backlash from retailers over its plans to encourage supermarkets to impose voluntary price caps on food staples to help with the cost of living. Picture: Julien Behal/PA Wire

Retailers hit out at UK Government plans for food price caps

Founder and CEO Colin Bryce says the new working practices have proved very popular with staff but 'have not been seamless'. Picture: contributed.

Four-day week a success, but not hurdle-free, says Glasgow tech firm Cobry

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Picture: Getty Images

Why the UK Government has us trapped in economic doom loop - Brian Monteith

A couple survey Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire. Picture: VisitScotland

Surge in North America visitors to Scotland recorded

UK Government accused of 'sabotage' over Scotland's deposit return scheme

Where does Scotland's deposit return scheme go from here?

A shopper walking through the aisle of a Tesco supermarket. The UK Government wants to encourage supermarket to place a price cap on basic food items such as bread. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Plans for supermarkets to introduce price cap on basic food items such as bread

Labour reportedly want to block all new oil and gas developments in the North Sea

Labour would block any new North Sea oil and gas developments if in government

Mars bars have been given a new look as the chocolate bar ditches its traditional plastic wrapper for more environmentally friendly paper packaging. Picture: Mars Wrigley/PA Wire

Mars bars given new paper packaging as chocolate bar loses plastic wrapper

The winners of the 21st round of the Scottish Edge competition. Picture: Sandy Young Photography

Scottish Edge gives £1.4m lift to 24 firms with high-growth potential: full list

Japanese companies are investing in offshore wind in Scotland

Japan supercharges Scotland's green revolution - Jeremy Grant

Members of the Knoydart Foundation outside the community pub (Knoydart Foundation)

Knoydart community reject government 4G mast plan as 'disproportionate'

The BBC’s Inside the Factory programme was presented by Gregg Wallace. Picture: BBC/Voltage TV

Mackie’s of Scotland's fastest-growing ice cream flavour to hit Waitrose shelves

David Alexander, chief executive of DJ Alexander, and who heads up Lomond’s pan-Scotland operations: 'We believe there are excellent opportunities across all areas across the UK.' Picture: Laurence Winram Photography

Lomond snaps up Purplebricks' entire Scottish rental portfolio in landmark deal

Tourism is one of Scotland's most important economic sectors (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Planned tourist tax can deliver real benefits to local economies – Tom Arthur

There are 'some great success stories coming out of Scotland' in terms of IoT, says Mr Winstanley. Picture: contributed.

Interview: Paul Winstanley, chief executive of innovation centre Censis

From sole traders to billion pound companies, this Glasgow-based digital marketing company has been helping businesses for over a decade

Ad Feature Why handing over your online marketing is good for business

Only released in January, Extra Black is fast becoming Campervan's biggest selling beer.

Leith brewer eyes massive expansion as its Guinness alternative proves huge hit

Companies need to be prepared to handle increasing quantities of data

Meet deluge of data with a vision for transparency - David Caskie

The Hunterston plan also includes the construction of research and development labs, offices, stores, electrical infrastructure and a high-tech cable delivery system, taking over almost a quarter of the land available for development at the former ore and coal terminal.

Ayrshire cable plant that could support thousands of jobs gets full green light

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison (right) arrive for First Minister's Questions (FMQs) in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh

Tax reform 'kicked down the road' as finance secretary warns of 'reset'

The scheme, designed to offer young people the opportunity to train across the firm's supply chain, will be rolled out on all future consented onshore wind farms.

Vattenfall wind farm programme to create 50 Scottish apprenticeships

Visitors to the Edinburgh Fringe could soon be charged a tourist tax. Image: William Burdett-Coutts.

Visitors could soon be charged a tourist tax in Scotland

This Scottish firm can destroy information without it leaving your office

Ad Feature Glasgow IT firm expands across country

Income in the firm's food operation grew by 8.7 per cent to £7.22bn in the year. Picture: Michael Gillen.

High-street stalwart M&S rings up better-than-expected annual figures

Projects like Berwick Bank Wind Farm can power a green revolution - Pic credit Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Ltd

Ad Feature Scotland’s offshore wind power potential: podcast

'As a Scottish-headquartered business, we are incredibly proud to be one of the biggest investors in Scotland,' says SSE boss Alistair Phillips Davies. Picture: Stuart Nicol.

SSE announces £40bn major injection in clean energy, creating thousands of jobs

The latest data showed food CPI inflation standing at 19.3 per cent, down only slightly on March's eye-watering 19.6 per cent.

Series of interest rate hikes to start within weeks despite fall in inflation

Strong Tennent’s lager performance hailed by owner C&C Group

David Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd

Prophets of housing market doom look set to be proved wrong - David Alexander

Chris Wayne-Wills says: 'It is a true honour to be the only Scottish-based hotelier to be accepted as a Master Innholder this year.' Picture: contributed.

Crerar Hotels boss only Scot to receive prestigious hotelier accolade

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) sacked its director-general Tony Danker and suspended three other employees (Picture: John Devlin)

CBI is bruised, but not broken and Scotland needs us more than ever

The UK's growth prospects have been aided by surprisingly resilient consumer spending.

IMF 'eats humble pie' with dramatic UK upgrade as inflation set to cool sharply

The HonuWorx mothership, part of a subsea robotics project backed by the Net Zero Technology Centre in Aberdeen - the go-to tech hub for the North Sea energy industry

Boss of Scotland's net zero hub on why oil use can't just be switched off

Is Kim Kardashian one of the richest celebrities in the world? (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Here are the top 10 richest celebrities in the world in 2023

ILC Therapeutics activity at its headquarters at BioCity by the M8 near Chapelhall. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

ILC Therapeutics teams up with pharma firm to progress dog medicine

There are many economic and tourism benefits gained from Scottish festivals.

Ad Feature Festivals must be collaborative acts

Find out why whisky is worth your investment

Ad Feature Whisky Partners: Cask investment is proving ‘dram’ popular say experts

James Watt, above, set up the Aberdeenshire beer-maker in 2007 along with fellow co-founder Martin Dickie. Picture: Andy Fallon

BrewDog flying high with expansion plans as 'unicorn' search reaches climax

Boss Tommy Cook says: 'While customer budgets remain restricted in the short term, customer engagement levels remain high.' Picture: Peter Devlin.

Calnex Solutions cheers more favourable backdrop and 'solid' FY results

Andrew Ness, Portfolio Manager, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust

Emerging Markets are weathering macro headwinds - Andrew Ness

Entrepreneurial ecosystem expert Gillian Fleming is co-founder, director, and CEO at Mint Ventures. Picture: Phil Wilkinson.

Interview: Gillian Fleming, CEO of women-led business angel group Mint Ventures

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The International Monetary Fund said it is not expecting the UK to enter a recession this year.

IMF dramatically upgrades outlook for UK economy

Blockchain works by allowing digital information to be recorded and distributed across a network of computers then stored in blocks that hold sets of data and linked together through cryptography.

Blockchain tech set to add £4.5 billion to Scotland’s economy by 2030

Jane Wood is the Chief Executive of Homes for Scotland

Barriers to building more homes need to be overcome - Jane Wood

All in Glasgow, led by Enable Works, will help 1,500 people to gain qualifications and opportunities that lead to long-term, well-paid employment.

New Glasgow programme will help 1,500 people get into work