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Following months of growth, demand for professional talent in Scotland has declined by 3 per cent in the 12 months to February 2016, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). The data, provided by recruitment software company, Innovantage, revealed that despite an over

For the first time in its 191-year history, Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life is to hold its annual shareholder meeting outside Scotland. The firm informed shareholders that from now on the meeting, this year scheduled for May 17, is to be alternated between the Scottish and UK capitals.

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The Church of Scotland and Islamic Finance Council UK have announced a partnership to create ethical financial services. The joint venture will draw on how the Christian and Muslim communities have supported ethical finance in the past and examine the practical commercial viability of new models whi

Andrew Dunlop Two weeks before the new UK National Living Wage comes into force, Scotland Office Minister Andrew Dunlop has urged Scotland’s top business influencers to help spread the word among the Scottish business community.

The administrators of collapsed Dundee building company Muirfield Contracts have been given another year to continue their work. Campbell Dallas said it has been granted more time “to realise the company’s assets and agree the creditors’ claims”.

(L-R) Martin Slumbers (Chief Executive of The R&A),Karl McCartney (Member of Parliament for Lincoln)and Professor Simon Shibli (Sheffield Hallam University). Golfers in the United Kingdom spent £4.3 billion on their sport in 2014, accounting for 14 per cent of all consumer spending on sport, ac

Lena Wilson Oil and gas firm, OneSubsea is to invest £1.8 million in a new research and development (R&D) project to help grow its global presence.

Kezia Dugdale A new form of local government tax based on property value will replace the “unfair” council tax under new plans revealed by Scottish Labour.

New research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found that 38 per cent of UK small firms are not reporting crimes against their business because they do not think it would lead to a successful prosecution. The FSB findings call into question the accuracy of the current crime statistic

AMBA President Sir Paul Judge, (centre) presents the official accreditation certificate to Professor Sharon Bolton, Head of Stirling Management School and Professor George Burt, Deputy Head of School at the AMBA Global Conference in Venice. The University of Stirling Management School has been accre

The incomes of commercial farms in Scotland are estimated to have halved over the four years to 2014. The latest reduction in farm business income, a measure of the return to unpaid labour on commercial farms, continues a four year decline in average income.

The construction of an £800 million new community development in Aberdeen can begin next month after the UK government pledged funding for the project.

Investor confidence in the prospects for markets has plunged to a record low amid a prolonged period of volatility, according to the Bank of Scotland. Latest research revealed that the mood among investors has fallen to the lowest level seen since the the Edinburgh-based bank started compiling its i

David Nish The former Standard Life chief executive David Nish is to join the board of HSBC on 1 May.