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Caryn Penley Three Scottish-based colleagues at tax and law firm CMS are included among the 48 partner promotions announced across 26 of the global company’s offices.

Sharon Bell The north of Scotland has the highest levels of debt in Scotland, according to debt charity StepChange.

An optimistic AGM of the Alliance Trust in Dundee yesterday heard chairman Lord Smith of Kelvin deliver an upbeat report on a year of progress. US activist shareholder Elliott had been bought out in a £600 million deal in February and since then much had been done to restructure the business with t

Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published statistics for the first quarter of 2017 on the Aberdeen Housing Market. The report is based on a constant quality methodology. The main poi

Helen Brand Ahead of the General Election, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has released a five-point manifesto for the next government.

Rod Ashley Britain's only independent savings bank has finally closed, as Airdrie Savings Bank (ASB) shuts its last two branches in Bellshill and Coatbridge today.

The British Banking Association's latest high street banking data shows that consumer credit growth was 6.1 per cent in March, compared with 6.5 per cent in the previous month. Net mortgage borrowing was 2.2 per cent higher than a year ago. Eric Leenders, BBA managing director for retail banking, sa

Ian Ferguson Ian Ferguson, leader of Aviva's Perth office, is set to retire after a career spanning 38 years with Aviva.

Ross McEwan RBS has reached an out-of-court settlement with a group of shareholders who alleged they were misled by the bank in the run-up to its £12 billion rights issue in 2008.

RBS has reported an attributable profit of £259 million in the first quarter of 2017, compared with a loss of £968 million in the first quarter of 2016. Ross McEwan, CEO of RBS, said the results represented an "important step" on the path to profitability.

Richard Cassidy, Dr Alastair Andrew and Andrew Bone of Airts (Photo: Stewart Attwood) Scottish software startup Airts, which has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) supported product to manage resource planning in the workplace, has signed a six-figure deal with PwC’s Poland-based Service De

Craig Nicol One of the largest full service law firms in Scotland has unveiled plans to further grow its footprint in the east with ambitious recruitment plans for its Edinburgh office.

Stewart Pennington, business advisory director at Johnston Carmichael, and Liz Casely, founder of Slim Lizzie. An Edinburgh entrepreneur whose slimming aid recently won a top funding prize is working on a new version that could soon be stocked in High Street pharmacies, with support from business ad

The Scottish hotel and leisure industry is set for a record year with a significant increases in both home and international visitors planning holidays in the UK, according to new analysis from Barclays.

Colin McClatchie The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has announced that Colin McClatchie has been appointed to its council as a public interest member.