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Graeme Allan Graeme Allan, managing partner at Aberdeen-headquartered accountancy practice Anderson Anderson Brown has spoken of the firm's ambitious plans to grow and expand throughout Scotland following one of its busiest ever years.

One of the UK’s newest commercial property debt providers has completed its first Scottish deals seven months after launching in the real estate finance market.

Alasdair McKinnon Scottish Investment Trust has posted a sparkling set of annual results and a 40 per cent hike in dividends to shareholders following a management overhaul instigated in 2015.

Business confidence has stabilised at the start of 2017, following a dip in the summer but economic uncertainty continues to be the biggest threat to businesses, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank.

St. Andrews now has the accolade of homing Scotland’s most expensive street, according to research from Bank of Scotland.

Paul Eagland BDO has promoted nearly 1,000 staff in the lead-up to Christmas across all of its disciplines and support functions.

Derek Blaik Our current series of Just A Minute profiles continues with Derek Blaik head of wealth advisory Scotland at Grant Thornton

A former equity portfolio manager at BlackRock Investment Management has been jailed for 12 months on two counts of insider dealing after being found guilty of placing trades in Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy and EnCore Oil using inside information.

David Duffy Clydesdale Bank chief executive David Duffy has finished his first full year at the Glasgow-based bank with pay of more than £2 million.

Ian Godden A former director is to return to the Board of Havelock Europa with a vote of confidence for the company in the form a £300,000 investment.

Caledonia Investments, the private equity firm long associated with the Cayzer family, is selling its stake in Park Holidays for more than double the price it paid after the post-Brexit trend for 'staycations' boosted the value of what is Britain’s fourth-largest caravan operator. The Intermediate

Sandy Nairn Edinburgh Partners, the investment house chaired by Angus Grossart and 70 per cent owned by its employees, has recorded a slight downturn in annual pre-tax profits but is optimistic about prospects.

Tom MacLennan FRP Advisory has been appointed as administrators for Team Rock Limited, which owns of a stable of leading rock magazines and a leading rock music website, and are seeking buyers for the magazine titles and other assets of the business.

Sandy Manson Independent accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has seen its revenue increase to beyond £40 million for the first time.

Scotland’s largest independent insurance broker, Clark Thomson (CTIB), has announced an expansion of its Glasgow office, doubling the size of its workspace and staff numbers. CTIB’s Glasgow office first opened in April 2015 and due to a stream of successful new business wins, the team have now r