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Brexit is expected to create 3,500 finance and banking jobs in Paris as the sector’s leading players move their operations out of London, an industry group has said.

Kevin Whitaker has been appointed as the new chief executive at CALA Group as the housebuilder delivered a sixth consecutive year of strong performance.

Stuart Preston (centre) and Julie Dallas (front right) with some of the senior members of Grant Thornton’s restructuring and forensic team Grant Thornton UK has expanded its restructuring and forensic offering in Scotland with the appointment of a new executive.

Shares in Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank owner CYBG have today hit their highest level on record following an earlier than expected regulatory update promised to strengthen its balance sheet when it takes over Virgin Money later this year.

Stephen Gibb Shepherd and Wedderburn, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and London, has reported record revenues and profits on the day it celebrates its 250th anniversary.

(from left) GHA chair Bernadette Hewitt, EIB vice president Jonathan Taylor, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Wheatley Group Board member Jo Armstrong Wheatley Group has unveiled £185 million of new funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help build and improve thousands of affordable

A 36 year old Glasgow man who conned his father in law out of more than £55,000 has been jailed for two years.

Toby Underwood and Graham Frost of PwC, who have been appointed joint administrators of Havelock Europa PLC, have immediately overseen the sale of the business and its assets to a newco established by turnaround specialist Rcapital.

Barclays is reportedly considering an expanded base in Glasgow as part of its Brexit planning, Chief-Exec.com reports. The bank has taken on a short-term lease on premises in Uddingston, south-east of Glasgow, and is reportedly developing plans for a purpose-built site.

David Ferguson Scottish fintech company Nucleus Financial has announced plans to list its shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange later this month.

Brian Richardson Clydesdale Bank has announced the appointment of Brian Richardson as UK-wide head of agriculture.

Sharon Cochrane Kensington Mortgages has announced the appointment of Sharon Cochrane as account development manager (ADM) for Scotland, following its launch in Scotland earlier this year.

Pictured: Keith Allan (left) and Douglas Winchester Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCCW) has announced the purchase of Ellon-based law practice Winchesters Solicitors.

A finance manager who stole £370,000 in company cash to buy pedigree kittens and sustain a high-class lifestyle has been jailed for four years. Matthew Farrimond, 41, admitted 12 counts of fraud and one offence of money laundering while holding a senior role at a construction firm near Manchester.

Scottish homeowners looking to sell their first property and buy their second property are less reliant on the Bank of Mum and Dad than those in the rest of the UK, according to a new report. Despite one in five Second Steppers in Scotland borrowing from family and friends in order to make their nex