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Luke Davis With the triggering of Article 50 and the start of the 2017/18 financial year on 6 April, London-based investment firm IW Capital has conducted new research to profile the risk appetite of the UK investor community.

Philip de Klerk Philip de Klerk, chief financial officer at airline Flybe, has resigned to take up the position of CFO at AIM-traded performance materials manufacturer Low & Bonar.

Demand for professionals in Scotland has risen by 11 per cent year-on-year to March 2017, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has shrugged off Brexit related fears with an improved performance in the last 12 months, according research from Chartered Accountants UHY Hacker Young.

One in five businesses have fallen victim to cyber-attacks in the past year, according to the results of a survey released today by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Calum Macaulay The Highlands’ leading housing association and developer of affordable homes, Albyn Housing Society, is poised to deliver on its pledge to build an additional 750 new homes for the region by 2020 after netting £30 million in new funding, arranged by NatWest Markets.

Sue Dawe EY is to move its Edinburgh office to the heart of the capital’s financial district where the office will be 26 per cent bigger than its current premises in the city.

Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has announced the promotion of three colleagues to the role of director.

Aberdeen-based brewer Fierce Beer has secured funding from Barclays to drive business growth.

Shawfair Park, Edinburgh Buccleuch Property has sold its investment at Shawfair Park, Edinburgh to Middle Eastern investor, Placid Invest for £14.2 million, achieving a strong yield of 5.85 per cent.

A glimpse of what can be expected at the new Countesswells community The UK’s fastest broadband, 35 times faster than the UK average, is being made available to residents and businesses moving into Aberdeen’s largest new town.

The management fee earned by Baillie Gifford for running the Shin Nippon Investment Trust rose by half a million pounds in the last year, it has been reported.

Austin Lafferty The west central Scotland property market is showing little impact from recent political changes, including the triggering of Article 50 and the prospect of a second Scottish referendum, according to the latest analysis from GSPC (Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre). Average selling

Graeme Rogerson, sole director of GKTD Limited, an oil consultancy based in Aberdeen, has been disqualified from acting as a director for 5 years after failing to pay more than £55,000 in tax.

Scottish business confidence rose slightly in the first quarter of 2017 - ending an almost two year decline in business optimism - new Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) research shows.