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Willie Young Aberdeen City Council’s finance convener has been reprimanded by watchdogs after he accidentally leaked confidential legal advice about the city’s controversial Marischal Square building project.

Stephen Thom and Graeme Finnie Scottish accountancy practice French Duncan has appointed Stephen Thom to the newly created position of Head of Corporate Tax, Glasgow.

Dundee print solutions firm Flint Group has said it is considering closing its Dundee site plunging the fate of more than 100 workers into jeopardy. The company operates one of three global transfer media facilities from premises on the city’s Old Glamis Road.

Moray Council could become the first Scottish local authority to break the eight year council tax freeze. None of Scotland’s 32 councils have increased tax since the Scottish Governmentintroduced a freeze in 2007.

Standard Life's Sandy Begbie and Mark Smith welcome the latest young interns to join Standard Life under the Edinburgh Guarantee Scheme. Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life has been awarded the Investors in Young People Gold Accreditation in recognition of its commitment to recruiting, sup

Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) has secured a new funding facility from the Bank of Scotland of £30m to support the development of more than 500 new homes in central Scotland over the next five years. The association, which owns and manages more than 3,000 housing units in Lanarkshire and E

John Swinney Scotland’s economy continued to expand in the third quarter, according to GDP figures published today.

Luke Robertson A 30-year-old financial worker from Stonehaven is about to become the first Scot and youngest Brit to reach the South Pole in a solo, unsupported and unassisted expedition –only two years after surviving a brain tumour.

Lin Homer Lin Homer is to stand down as HM Revenue and Customs chief executive in April after four years in the role.

The Edinburgh-based travel website, Skyscanner, has secured major new investment to boost its global growth and push valuation above £1 billion. Five investor funds have backed Scotland's leading tech firm with £128m between them.

The British & Irish Lions and Standard Life Investmets have announced that the Edinburgh-based global asset manager will become a principal partner for the team’s 2017 tour to New Zealand.

Aberdeen Asset Management has today announced the completion of its acquisition of Bristol-based Parmenion Capital Partners and its sister company, Self Directed Holdings. Aberdeen said the acquisition was part of its strategy to "capitalise on advancements in financial technology platforms and to b

Oil giant Petrofac - which employs 1,900 people in the UK, including hundreds in Scotland – is to shed up to 160 jobs. The company said it was integrating its services into a single business to ensure it remained "competitive and sustainable against a challenging industry backdrop".

Grant Allan, Economics The Scottish economy slowed down towards the end of 2015, according to new figures from the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) at the University of Strathclyde.

Andrew Roberts Royal Bank of Scotland’s credit chief has issued a warning to clients to expect a “cataclysmic year” ahead and urged them to “sell everything” as the “exit doors are small”.