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Helen Jones The Brightwork Group, the fast-growing Scottish recruitment specialist, has appointed Helen Jones as its new financial controller.

Almost £20 million is being left under British children's pillows every year by the Tooth Fairy, with Scottish kids the most favoured, new research has found. The new research from insurance giant SunLife found that the Tooth Fairy leaves £1.31 on average, and with an estimated 15 million milk tee

Alliance Trust has announced that Chris Samuel and Karl Sternberg have been appointed non-executive directors at the Dundee-based wealth manager. The pair will join the firm's board with immediate effect, with both appointments made following consultation with the firm’s largest shareholders, some

Nick Pollard, KHA finance director, and Marc Bates from THIS Housing signing the new contract. Kingdom Housing Association Limited (KHA) and Kingdom Initiatives Limited (KIL), the wholly owned trading subsidiary of the Registered Social Landlord, have awarded a new general insurance contract to THIS

Angus Lamont, HHP’s chief executive, and Dena Macleod, HHP’s director of resources, sign the new agreement Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has approved plans to increase its funding facility with Royal Bank of Scotland from £10 million to £15m.

Despite post-referendum political upheaval and taxation changes, overall Scotland remains an attractive place to invest in real estate, according to a new Savills report published this week. The estate agent said that Scottish property has continued to attract buyers across key sectors of residentia

Independent Scottish law firm bto solicitors has announced a landmark judgement of the Inner House of the Court of Session which has significant implications for all companies. The case clarifies provisions of the Companies Act 2006 concerning company property following restoration of a company to t

A new study that has found one in four British workers do not feel motivated by their bosses has also revealed that Edinburgh is home to the country’s most motivating gaffers, while Glasgow has some of the most uninspiring. According to new research by Investors in People, across Britain one in fo

Record breaking summer visitor figures have been reported by Scotland’s largest operator of visitor attractions. Historic Scotland said that over the three month period – from June to August – 1,826,047 visitors were welcomed to heritage attractions throughout the country; an increase of more

The former Stirlingshire home of VAT fraudster Michael Voudouri has been sold by authorities after being confiscated by the Crown Office’s Civil Recovery Unit. Voudouri, 47, fled the luxury house in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, in 2012 in his attempt to evade the law after being convicted of ru

Edinburgh-based asset manager SVM has recorded a third successive year of losses of over £1 million. SVM, the 25 year-old firm that is 98 per cent owned by Colin McLean and his partner Margaret Lawson, reported that loses for the last 12 months were similar to the pre-tax loss of £1.46m loss regis

Jeff Spence Alliance Trust Savings has announced the appointment of Jeff Spence as the company’s new operations director.

Growth in business volumes for financial services firms slowed in the three months to September, as optimism levelled out, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey. Overall business volumes rose at their slowest pace in two years, following nearly two years of robust expansion.

Gareth Williams of Skyscanner and Nigel Eccles of FanDuel are aiming to put Scotland on the global entrepreneurial map Two of Scotland’s top tech entrepreneurial leaders – and chief executives of Scotland’s only “unicorn” companies (start-ups valued at $1bn+) have signed up to be part of a

The gap between house prices in London and other major regional cities is at its widest for 20 years, according Hometrack’s UK Cities House Price Index. Despite reports of a reduction in the gap between regional house prices, these city level figures, confirm that the slowdown in London is not hap