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Scotland's digital technology sector is forecast to grow twice as fast as the Scottish economy overall in the years to 2024, according to research published by Skills Development Scotland and the Digital Technologies Skills Group.

Sir Gerry Grimstone Shareholders in Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) and Standard Life have overwhelmingly backed a merger of the two firms that will now create Europe’s second-biggest fund manager.

Howard Archer The EY Scottish ITEM Club has appointed Dr. Howard Archer as its new chief economic advisor.

Keith Brown The latest assessment of Scotland’s economic performance has been published in Chief Economist Dr Gary Gillespie’s State of the Economy report in which he says the nation’s growth outlook remains positive, projecting growth of around 1 per cent in 2017 and 2018.

The median selling time for properties in Edinburgh is down to 15 days, indicating a thriving market where buyers are willing to snap up properties quickly and over the home report valuation, according to latest analysis from ESPC.

Keith Thomson, Paul Moore and Sonya Peace Glasgow-based Thomson Wealth Management, the boutique fee-based advisors established by two former members of Royal Bank Scotland’s Private Banking division, is all set for its next stage of growth following its relocation into new office premises and two

Liz Cameron Latest official data released today has shown the UK inflation rate rose to 2.9 per cent in May, up from 2.7 per cent on the previous month.

The average UK worker could be on the breadline in just 32 days, according to new research from Legal & General.

Ed Molyneux Edinburgh-based cloud accounting software specialist Freeagent has revealed a 41 per cent jump in revenues in its full year results for the year ended 31 March.

James Andersen James Andersen, a Property and Construction specialist at Grant Thornton in Scotland, on the need to tackle Scotland’s housing crisis and the role that the Private Rented Sector (PRS) can play in this.

The world’s biggest companies increased total dividend payments by 5.4 per cent - once one off payments are discounted - in the first quarter of this year, according to new data.

Robin McAdam Robin McAdam, senior investment director at Edinburgh-based investment management firm Brooks Macdonald, makes the case for appreciating calmness in turbulent times

Sir Ian Wood (Image: Ross Johnstone) Private sector led economic development body Opportunity North East (ONE) has set an ambitious programme of action and investment for its second year of operations to strengthen and diversify the economy of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

Orca, the independent data, research and analysis providers on the UK peer-to-peer lending market has today announced its plans to launch its own four-factor rating service for individual P2P providers, the Orca Rating.

Technology giant Apple is now 38 per cent more valuable than the total GDP of Chicago, America’s third most prosperous city.