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Shares in Standard Life Aberdeen have slipped after the recently formed firm announced plans to issue subordinated debt.

Ed O’Connell Demand for highly-skilled professionals means those in the accounting and finance and administration sector are set to experience significant starting salary increases in Scotland.

Mark Sismey-Durrant The economic contribution of small and medium-sized businesses in Scotland’s two largest cities is set to hit a combined £11 billion by 2025.

The first annual CAF Scotland Giving report, a major new survey outlining how Scots support charities across the country, has revealed that Scots are more generous than the UK as a whole.

Ken McEwan Ken McEwan, chief executive of Edinburgh-based estate agency, McEwan Fraser Legal says we all face having to pick-up the tab for what he has condemned as the Scottish Government’s "botched" Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) as he appeals for urgent reform.

Martin McKenna, Allan McPherson, Maureen Robertson. Global insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh has announced the appointments of Maureen Robertson as head of its Glasgow office and Martin McKenna as regional sales leader for Scotland.

British Airways is to expand its Inverness – Heathrow service from seven to ten flights a week from March next year.

David Cameron A Scottish accountancy firm has reached the final stages of national accountancy awards for its commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Steve Mitchell Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced that fee income within its outsourcing division has grown by 25 per cent in the last 12 months, driven by new clients coming on board throughout the UK.

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A plasterer from Edinburgh who faced up to a year in jail in the United Arab Emirates for allegedly possessing a counterfeit £20 note is due to fly home after having his passport returned.

Apprentices at Aberdeen Standard Investments have taken part in a novel hen-terprise - to provide a comfortable new home for battery hens as they enter their retirement.

Left to right: Nikola Piper, Joanna Blair (Flower Power), Richard Barron (Chairman of The Merchant Company Initiative Prize), Louis Moore, Pat Denzler (Master of The Merchant Company), Logan Ross, Meg Wishart, Alex Park, Katie Chapman and David Martin (Project Magale) A young entrepreneur aged fourt

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.

One and two bedroom flats in Edinburgh’s first time buyer hot spots are being snapped up quickly and selling in greater volumes than any other type of property in east central Scotland, according to the latest house price report from estate agent ESPC.