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Edward Bruce and Mark Richards of Bruce Stevenson Bruce Stevenson, Scotland’s largest independent insurance broker, has acquired Turriff-based regional player Youngson Insurance Consultants on the back of a record financial year that it said closes out its most recent 5-year growth plan.

Northern Star Business Awards 2018 Martin Gilbert, co-chief executive of Standard Life Aberdeen, has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at last week's Northern Star Business Awards for his outstanding contribution to the region.

Luxury Scottish cashmere brand, Hawico, is continuing to invest in international retail expansion and brand development after securing a seven-figure funding package from HSBC.

Jim McCormick The City of Edinburgh Council has appointed an independent chair to lead a new commission which will shine a light on and recommend ways to address poverty in the capital.

Property developer London & Scottish Investments has been fast out of the traps to start work on converting a former greyhound track at North End Park in Cowdenbeath into a state of the art retail estate which will create 110 new jobs.

Investment in innovation, good employment opportunities, the creation of a skilled workforce, and more opportunities for young people, were some of the issues identified by respondents to a Scottish Government consultation, as being key to the future success of the new enterprise agency for the Sou

Atria One, Edinburgh (Image: Deka) Independent UK law firm, Burges Salmon, has today announced that it has secured leased office space at Atria One in Edinburgh’s Exchange business district, next door to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Caroline Gardner The Auditor General has reported to the Scottish Parliament that NHS Highland and NHS Ayrshire and Arran face significant financial challenges, which are likely to persist for years to come.

Iain Henry and David Mackay MacKay Corporate Insurance Brokers, which also has offices in Ayr, Kilmarnock and Greenock, has recently opened an office in Aberdeen with the appointment of director Iain Henry.

Ann Johnson Business Women Scotland and Women’s Enterprise Scotland have included Aberdeenshire-based finance director Ann Johnson among those shortlisted for this year's Scottish Business Woman of the year award.

Dublin continues to be the most popular choice for Brexit relocation for financial services firms, with 21 firms having committed to relocating staff or operations to the Irish capital since the Referendum, new data from EY has revealed.

Scotland’s tax authority collected over £707 million in Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) and Scottish Landfill Tax (SLfT) during 2017/18, an increase of £74 million compared to 2016-17, according to Revenue Scotland figures.

Property developer London & Scottish Investments is on course to launch its new £10 million Wallneuk Retail Park in Paisley in three months time, bringing up to 120 retail jobs to the town with more to come when the last remaining unit is let.

Stuart Lunn and Sir Sandy Crombie (Picture by Stewart Attwood) Sir Sandy Crombie, a former CEO of Standard Life and senior independent director at Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined the Board of Edinburgh-based fintech lender LendingCrowd, as chairman.