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Michael Stoneham The Scottish Government should use new borrowing powers to create an infrastructure bond to encourage private sector investment in Scotland’s transport network and other public sector projects, according to a survey by Scottish law firm Brodies.

Jackie Waring Companies from the Highlands, Moray, Glasgow, Dundee and Midlothian have been shortlisted as Growth category finalists for this year’s AccelerateHER Awards.

PwC in Scotland has announced an enhanced structure for its deals line of service with corporate finance partner Jon Shelley and director Mark Addley joining the leadership team, and Jason Morris taking on the senior role of Scottish deals leader.

The best young sales talent in the UK will compete in a national university contest where selling skills are honed and students receive candid feedback on their abilities from corporate executives.

New figures released today from PwC’s Skyval Index show the deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension funds stood at £560 billion at the end of 2016, £90 billion higher than at the start of 2016.

Donald Macleod Donald Macleod has been appointed as Hebridean Housing Partnership’s (HHP) new director of finance & corporate services.

The private finance schemes used to fund Scotland’s roads, schools and hospitals are to be investigated by Audit Scotland and the Accounts Commission to evaluate whether projects offer public value for money. A joint investigation by The Guardian and the Ferret website has revealed that the Scotti

Online mortgage lender LendInvest has made a strong start to its lending in Scotland, completing a series of both bridging and development finance cases.

Graeme Finnie welcomes Iain Walker to French Duncan Scottish accountancy firm French Duncan has added to its corporate advisory team with the appointment of a new senior manager.

Peter McGregor Peter McGregor from ESPC Mortgages offers his thoughts on the mortgage market and whether Brexit has made any impact so far.

The cost of the Edinburgh Trams Inquiry, which was set up to establish what went wrong with the £776m project that went massively over budget and was completed five years later than planned, has been revealed. The probe, examining the cost of the inquiry into the excessive overspending on the trams

Andrew Bateman, Sarah Deas & Karen Pickering With 16,000 employers in Scotland looking to transfer ownership in the next five years, Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS) is urging business owners to explore employee ownership as a viable succession route as it celebrated EO (Employee Ownershi

Asset-rich North Sea businesses are turning to alternative methods of funding ongoing operations as conditions in the region continue to prove challenging, according to lawyers at HBJ Gateley. The development comes as the UK government revealed that it has incurred a loss from North Sea oil and gas

Blair Nimmo and Gerard Anthony Friar of KPMG have been appointed joint administrators of the iconic retailer McEwens of Perth after it was announced today that the business is to close after more than 130 years of trading. McEwens was placed under the control of GRC, the recoveries arm of the Royal

Following months of growth, demand for professional talent in Scotland has declined by 3 per cent in the 12 months to February 2016, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). The data, provided by recruitment software company, Innovantage, revealed that despite an over