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The UK financial services industry will see slower but continued growth up to 2020 despite challenges on the horizon from Brexit and other geopolitical pressures, according to the latest EY ITEM Club outlook for the sector.

Christopher Trigg Edinburgh green energy start-up OnGen has topped £500k total funding following its latest round, with backers including the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise, and early investor Ian Marchant.

Derek Mackay David Wilson, executive director of the International Public Policy Institute at the University of Strathclyde, has been appointed as a member of the Scottish Fiscal Commission Board.

Sir George Mathewson Former RBS chairperson Sir George Mathewson, a key business supporter of Scottish independence, has said the issue should not be "mixed up with Brexit".

A Swedish hotel chain has begun offering refunds to couples who get divorced within a year of staying at one of its hotels. The Countryside Hotels group’s offer is meant to be a “relationship guarantee”, with the chain offering to reimburse the cost of a two-night stay.

Alison Bryce (pictured) outlines a new EU regime set to overhaul data protection.

Lesley-Anne-Junner A new director of finance and corporate services has been appointed at Linstone Housing Association.

Latest high street banking data shows UK households borrowed £13.4 billion in February, which was 4.6 per cent higher than in the same month last year.

Garreth Wood serves charity partners at Boozy Cow Aberdeen It is known for its generous portions but a big-hearted Scottish restaurant group has once again put its money where its mouth is and given away all of its more than £210,000 profit to charity.

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it is to close another 30 of its Scottish branches.

David Melhuish Official figures released by Revenue Scotland and analysed by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) have revealed that the Scottish Government’s Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT) returns for February 2017 generated the lowest LBTT revenue of any other month in 2016/17.

Douglas Whyte Scotland’s top directors have been honoured at this year’s Institute of Directors Scotland Director of the Year Awards, celebrating individuals’ business achievements in 2016, at the Crowne Plaza Glasgow.

Dundee-based Alliance Trust Savings has posted profits of £1.2 million for last year, making a return to the black following the £5.2 million loss endured in 2015.

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Jon Alexander Buccleuch has announced the appointment of Jon Alexander as its new finance director.