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Tony Prestedge Nationwide Building Society has announced plans to invest £1.3 billion in digital innovation, as part of a broader £4.1 billion investment plan.

Gillian Jamieson Anderson Strathern has announced a new partner appointment in its commercial litigation team together with a raft of senior promotions and trainee retentions following a strong year of growth so far in 2018.

Four in five executives around the world (84 per cent) have blockchain initiatives underway1, with a quarter of these (25 per cent) having fully live blockchain implementations or pilot projects running.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q7L2wGmj70&authuser=0 Spending on film and TV in Scotland last year reached £95 million – the highest level since records began – and a £26 million increase on the previous year.

Deborah Newberry The UK risks a nightmare ‘no deal’ scenario if political progress cannot be made, says global law firm Kennedys in its latest insurance industry report, which identifies six post-Brexit requirements for the market to secure following the announcement of the implementation period

David Alexander, Managing Director of D J Alexander Estate agents are likely to be the next victims of the latest string of High Street closures as demand moves online, according to an Edinburgh-based property management firm.

Neil Amner The latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Indicator survey has reported Scottish businesses displaying continued resilience, however, in an uncertain policy and business environment, the results show that expectations are weakening in some sectors.

Kent Mackenzie Deloitte has strengthened its senior team in Scotland with the appointment of two new partners - fintech and analytics specialist Kent Mackenzie and the leader of its oil and gas transaction services team, Shaun Reynolds.

A highlands community is giving its young people a cask of whisky for their 18th birthday to encourage families to remain in the area.

Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is expected to call on the South of Scotland Enterprise Agency to help tackle the region’s low productivity, wages and growth and for it to be granted many of the same powers as Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

Paul Curran, chief executive officer, Qmile Group Two directors of Edinburgh-based property developer Quartermile Developments have launched a new development company following a successful management buyout (MBO).

Karen Hain The latest annual Legal Benchmarking Report from MHA, the UK-wide group of accountancy and business advisory firms, has revealed law firms saw an overall reversal of income and profitability growth trends experienced over the last three years.

Claire Reid The cost of spending the night in an Edinburgh hotel during 2017 grew three times faster than the UK average, with Glasgow rates also outpacing the UK, according to PwC’s latest survey of hotel performance.

Catherine McManus Glasgow-based accountancy firm Wylie & Bisset have been announced as finalists in two categories in this year’s Scottish Accountancy and Finance Awards.

(l to r) Paul Lewis (Scottish Enterprise), Jason Borstal (SThree), Minister Keith Brown, Alex Smith (SThree CFO), Jon McGrane (SThree) SThree, the international recruitment organisation, is to open a Centre of Excellence in Glasgow, delivering a major jobs boost for the city.