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Brian Sutherland The new finance director of taxpayer-owned Prestwick Airport has quit just weeks after taking up his post.

Ian Marchant Ian Marchant, former chief executive of energy giant SSE, has made his first investment in social enterprise, backing a community bakery in Edinburgh.

Katherine Garrett-Cox Dundee-based Alliance Trust has announced that it is on track to deliver combined savings for the investment business of at least £6m for 2016.

John Cairns John Cairns is a tax partner at French Duncan Chartered Accountants

John Swinney As George Osborne prepares to deliver the UK government’s Autumn Statement and Comprehensive Spending Review later today, Scotland's deputy first minister John Swinney has renewed calls to the Chancellor to halt the programme of austerity and invest in infrastructure to help the econo

Data from ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has revealed global defaults on debts have reached the second highest level in a decade. According to S&P, 99 companies this year have defaulted on their debt.

Motorists in Glasgow have paid more fines this year in traffic offences caught on CCTV than in any other council area in the UK BBC Newsreports. Glasgow City Council has raised £4 million this year – 11 per cent of the UK total.

David Murray Former Rangers owner Sir David Murray has been in talks over the future of two closure-threatened steel plants in Scotland.

Helen Goodman A Labour MP has accused the British Government of “rewarding their cronies and cheating the taxpayer” through its decision to sell-off the first tranche of state-owned shares in Royal Bank of Scotland.

Bill Sword A Dundonian property tycoon who left school at 14 years old has died leaving a £6.6 million fortune.

David Murray Murray Capital Group has reported a £13.6 million pre-tax profit and a 54 per cent rise in the company's value to £35m.

Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland is closing in on a deal to buy more than £13 billion of Government-backed mortgages, according to reports. The bank, which is still 73 per cent owned by the UK taxpayer, is contending with US hedge fund Cerberus and TSB-owner Sabadell to seal the deal, accordi

The Auditor General for Scotland, Caroline Gardner, has reported that a new IT system at NHS24 has cost 50 per cent more and taken two years longer to install than originally intended. Audit Scotland also warned that NHS Tayside failed to break even for the third year in a row, relying on a £14m lo

Brian Sutherland Holyrood-owned Prestwick Airport has announced the appointment of a new finance director.

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today announced a new £78 million innovation fund at a private meeting of 80 key business leaders.