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Alan Brown Alan Brown has announced his intention to retire as chief executive at CALA Homes after 32 years at the company.

Nearly a third (31 per cent) of those planning to retire this year are helping out their families financially to the tune of around £4,300 a year, increasing pressure on their own retirement plans and income, new research from Prudential has revealed.

Reverend Iain May Reverend Iain May, founder of Edinburgh-based Castle Community Bank, is appalled at the exploitation of the poor by some lenders

From left: S&J executive chairman Graham Waddell, deputy CEO James Wilson and chief executive Russell Crichton Wealth manager Rathbone Brothers has revealed that it in talks with Glasgow-based investment manager Speirs and Jeffrey over a potential £200 million takeover deal.

Sebastian Burnside Scotland has experienced the weakest volume of business in two years, according to New figures from the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Business Monitor, conducted by the Fraser of Allander Institute.

Royal Bank of Scotland has set a date for the ring-fencing of its retail banking operations, a move it first outlined in September 2016.

The Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme is to be extended beyond 2019 after the Scottish Government announced a further £100 million investment over two years.

Angela Constance MSP The Scottish Government is to provide £1 million to the Carnegie Trust’s Affordable Credit Loan Fund, doubling the size of the fund.

The Blackadders Wealth Management team Blackadders Wealth Management, a sister company of Scottish law firm, Blackadders LLP, has grown the total value of assets under management by over 35 per cent in the last year as a result of ongoing investment in its team and expertise.

After a hugely successful year of fundraising and volunteering, Tesco Bank is delighted to announce raising £43,000 for its 2017/18 charitable partnership with the Glasgow-based charity, Birth, Baby & Beyond.

Andy Briggs The boss of insurance giant Aviva, which employs 2,500 staff across hubs in Perth and Bishopbriggs, has taken home a £4.3 million pay package for 2017 on the back of a salary hike and nearly £3 million in bonuses and shares.

The finance director of Loganair has made himself redundant after launching a cost-cutting drive at the Scottish airline.

David Duffy David Duffy, the chief executive of the owners of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks has been picked by the Treasury as the newly-created fintech envoy for England, as part of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s first fintech strategy announced this week.

Winning Data Nations team (left to right) Bachar Zaghbour, Angelo Mermiklis, Alex Cunningham, Tynah Matembe, Jewel Nguyen The overall winner of this year’s Datathon has been announced by its hosts, business advisory firm Deloitte, as Data Nations, a team of data experts who developed FinTastic; a

Catriona Finnie New lower-rate Scottish taxpayers could be required to pay out extra money to cover the tax relief currently received on their charitable donations. The news follows analysis by Edinburgh accountants Chiene + Tait of the Scottish tax bands which will come into effect this April.