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Tom Faichnie An Aberdeen-based corporate finance team has acted for clients on deals valued at £30 million since it was set up earlier this year.

David Duffy Glasgow-based parent company of Clydesdale Bank, CYBG, has delivered its first profit for five years in challenging conditions after reporting a statutory profit of £182 million for the year to September 30, including restructuring and conduct charges.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB-ZY5rq5nk&feature=youtu.be This year’s Female FTSE Report, by academics at Cranfield School of Management and Exeter University Business School, sponsored by Aviva and the Government Equalities Office, reveals that while the number of women being appointed to

Spending on Scotland's ferry services has more than doubled since 2007/08, increasing vital links to the islands. But the full extent of future spending requirements is not known and could be substantial, putting the sustainability of services in doubt, Audit Scotland has warned.

Richard Theo Insurance giant Aviva, which employs 2,500 staff across hubs in Perth and Bishopriggs has announced an agreement to acquire a majority shareholding in Wealthify, a low cost, 'robo' investment service.

Landowners and tenant farmers across Scotland’s diverse agricultural sector believe that selling prices, input costs and Brexit will have the biggest impact on agribusiness over the next 12 months, according to the results of a survey.

Wendy Smith, Scott Henderson, and Sandy Findlay (all Jumpstart). Edinburgh-based R&D tax relief firm Jumpstart has opened its first office in the West Midlands and is promising to help engineering firms and manufacturers unlock an extra £4.5 million.

Gordon Duncan Lockton, the world’s largest privately owned insurance broker, is bolstering its presence in Scotland with the launch of a new office in Aberdeen.

Royal Bank of Scotland and Deloitte have joined forces in a collaborative project, led by RBS subsidiary Ulster Bank, known as Project GreenPay, which is exploring the application of RBS developed Blockchain technology to improve domestic payments systems.

Liz Cameron Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has announced the official opening of a new International Trade Office in the city of Yantai, China, as part of a trade mission by a Chambers’ delegation to explore new trading opportunities and links with business, education and government organisat

Cyber risks associated with energy technology are high on the agenda for UK businesses with two- thirds (65 per cent) significantly concerned about the issue and over half (51 per cent) worried that their client data isn’t handled securely enough by their energy supplier, according to the latest

Tom Faichnie Tom Faichnie is managing director of Hall Morrice Corporate Finance and in a career spanning over 20 years has built up a reputation as the ‘go to’ man for private equity houses looking to invest in oilfield services companies in Aberdeen. He’ll be at OTC in Houston, and he explai

RBS has reported an attributable profit of £259 million in the first quarter of 2017, compared with a loss of £968 million in the first quarter of 2016. Ross McEwan, CEO of RBS, said the results represented an "important step" on the path to profitability.

Lloyds has announced that it is setting aside a further £100m to compensate customers who had their accounts raided by staff in a fraud scandal running into hundreds of millions of pounds.

Donald Forsyth Saffery Champness has announced that Donald Forsyth has joined the Scottish accountancy firm as a partner based in its Inverness office.