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              <title><![CDATA[SEP sells onshore wind farm portfolio in £50m deal]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/energy/sep-sells-onshore-wind-farm-portfolio-in-50m-deal-1-4907539</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Venture capital group Scottish Equity Partners has agreed to sell its portfolio of onshore wind farms in a deal worth &#163;50 million.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>alternative energy</category>
                                  <category>investment service</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 11:43:12 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[RBS payout helps UK investors reap record dividends]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/financial/rbs-payout-helps-uk-investors-reap-record-dividends-1-4906776</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[RBS&#8217;s bigger-than-expected payout to shareholders last month helped the dividend haul for UK investors rise to an all-time of &#163;19.7 billion in the first quarter of the year, figures out today revealed.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>investment service</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 06:20:50 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Comment: The case for buy-and-build as a route to growth]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/comment-the-case-for-buy-and-build-as-a-route-to-growth-1-4906372</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Colin Bennett, investment director at private equity house LDC in Scotland, says Scottish firms can expand beyond their backyard with this kind of approach.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
                                  <category>investment service</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:10:58 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Stem women prefer smaller firms to large corporations]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/tech/stem-women-prefer-smaller-firms-to-large-corporations-1-4906006</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Women working in Scotland&#8217;s Stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) sector overwhelmingly prefer to work for smaller companies where they feel able to make a difference, new research suggests.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>software</category>
                                  <category>management</category>
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                                  <category>Edinburgh</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 06:00:53 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Standard Life Aberdeen leads Scottish Diversity Project]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/financial/standard-life-aberdeen-leads-scottish-diversity-project-1-4904967</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Standard Life Aberdeen is among a host of organisations supporting the Scottish launch of a nationwide initiative focused on increasing diversity and inclusion in the asset management, professional services and financial services industries.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>investment service</category>
                                  <category>human resources</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:48:10 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Jim Duffy comment: Does the Bitcoin rise signal the next cryptocurrency bull run?]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/jim-duffy-comment-does-the-bitcoin-rise-signal-the-next-cryptocurrency-bull-run-1-4904299</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[While the recent focus has been on the established stock markets across the world, the lesser known cryptocurrency markets have bubbled away quietly. That is until now. ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
                                  <category>software</category>
                                  <category>investment service</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 04:35:32 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Industrialist Sanjeev Gupta seeking to boost global trade with banking deal]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/financial/industrialist-sanjeev-gupta-seeking-to-boost-global-trade-with-banking-deal-1-4903989</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[High-profile industrialist &#173;Sanjeev Gupta, who has a string of investments in Scotland, has completed the acquisition of a bank as part of a bid to help UK businesses trade internationally, particularly with emerging and Commonwealth markets.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>banking</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2019 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Comment: Global economy is a puzzle, not an alarm bell]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/comment-global-economy-is-a-puzzle-not-an-alarm-bell-1-4902067</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Economic data from countries like the US, China and Italy are no cause for panic, explains David Coombs, multi-asset portfolio funds manager at Rathbone.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
                                  <category>investment service</category>
                                  <category>macro economics</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2019 04:00:32 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The Big Interview: Barclays wealth manager Ally Hogg]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/financial/the-big-interview-barclays-wealth-manager-ally-hogg-1-4902938</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Rugby was the only profession he&#8217;d known, but Ally Hogg found sporting skills were a perfect fit as a Barclays wealth manager.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>banking</category>
                                  <category>rugby union</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Sun, 7 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Growth subdued in Scottish jobs market]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/markets-economy/growth-subdued-in-scottish-jobs-market-1-4901895</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Scotland&#8217;s jobs market remained subdued last month, a new report by Royal Bank of Scotland today indicates.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>economy</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2019 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Mark Carney dismisses new Scottish currency as ‘hypothetical’]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election/mark-carney-dismisses-new-scottish-currency-as-hypothetical-1-4901444</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Mark Carney has dismissed the notion of a new currency being introduced in Scotland in the near future.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>referenda</category>
                                  <category>banking</category>
                                  <category>currency value</category>
                                  <category>Scotland</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2019 10:03:06 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Minister welcomes European digital body setting up shop in Edinburgh]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/tech/minister-welcomes-european-digital-body-setting-up-shop-in-edinburgh-1-4900562</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Scotland&#8217;s digital credentials have been given a boost after a European organisation with a &#8364;100 million annual budget opened its first UK satellite office, in Edinburgh.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>computing and information technology</category>
                                  <category>banking</category>
                                  <category>Edinburgh</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2019 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Baillie Gifford launches apprenticeship to support inclusion]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/financial/baillie-gifford-launches-apprenticeship-to-support-inclusion-1-4900732</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Investment manager Baillie Gifford is launching a modern apprenticeship programme to allow 16 to 24-year-olds to learn on the job. ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>investment service</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2019 12:40:14 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Edinburgh fintech Nucleus hails growth in volatile markets]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/regions/edinburgh-fife-lothians/edinburgh-fintech-nucleus-hails-growth-in-volatile-markets-1-4899731</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Nucleus Financial Group has hailed a strong full-year performance in &#8220;volatile&#8221; market conditions in its first period of trading on London&#8217;s junior market.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Edinburgh</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2019 09:49:31 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Niki McKenzie: The foundations of building a successful start-up]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/niki-mckenzie-the-foundations-of-building-a-successful-start-up-1-4897750</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[These top tips from Niki McKenzie, investment director at business investment syndicate Archangels, make essential reading for ambitious entrepreneurs.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2019 04:00:25 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Maven Capital leads MBO at Cumbernauld windows firm]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/financial/maven-capital-leads-mbo-at-cumbernauld-windows-firm-1-4896549</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Maven Capital Partners, the Glasgow-headquartered private equity firm, has led the management buy-out (MBO) of a Cumbernauld-based window manufacturer.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>investment service</category>
                                  <category>merger or acquisition</category>
                                  <category>Cumbernauld</category>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Residents of Cambuslang describe what happens when a town loses its banks]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/financial/residents-of-cambuslang-describe-what-happens-when-a-town-loses-its-banks-1-4896293</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The devastating effects on a local high street following a raft of bank closures in a Scottish town have been detailed in a report for MPs.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>banking</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The Scotsman Investment Conference 2019 examines cyber crime threat]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/financial/the-scotsman-investment-conference-2019-examines-cyber-crime-threat-1-4896255</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Cyber crime is the biggest threat that investors will face over the next decade was one of the key mes-sages delivered at The Scotsman Investment Conference 2019 &#8211; Looking out to 2020.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 18:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Alan Nelson: Fintech is on fire and smart money is on the Capital]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/alan-nelson-fintech-is-on-fire-and-smart-money-is-on-the-capital-1-4893637</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Scotland&#8217;s fintech sector is thriving with companies that are up there with the best in the world. Indigenous businesses, including Nucleus Financial, floated on the AIM last summer, and RBS-acquired FreeAgent &#173;demonstrate the healthy fintech scene. Meanwhile, international companies such as Swiss firm &#173;Avaloq and New Zealand&#8217;s FNZ have set up bases in Scotland, recognising the strength of the sector here. ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Gareth Shaw: Money problems will pile up over withdrawal of cash]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/gareth-shaw-money-problems-will-pile-up-over-withdrawal-of-cash-1-4895153</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Scotland has lost a third of its bank branches in just eight years. It&#8217;s a statistic to stop you in your tracks.]]></description>
              
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                                  <category>banking</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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