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Scotland’s transition to the new Land & Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) was “operationally successful” but it is “too early to draw any definitive conclusions” on its impact on the property market, MSPs on a Holyrood committee have said.

The growth of Scotland’s economy will be much slower over the next couple of years as existing headwinds are compounded by political and economic uncertainty, according to the EY Scottish ITEM Club 2017 Forecast.

Scott Webb (UKSE) and Robert Stevenson (SB&AS) UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE) has provided financial backing for a management buyout (MBO) of Wishaw-based asbestos removal firm, Specialist Building & Asbestos Services (SB & AS) Ltd.

L-R: Craig Allison (French Duncan Manager & CSR Chair), Arlene Clark (founder of Brightest Star), Christine Thomson (French Duncan Senior and CSR Liaison) and French Duncan Managing Partner Graeme Finnie. Scottish accountancy firm French Duncan has raised more than £10,500 for a Paisley charity

Katie Williams Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of employment law specialist Katie Williams to lead its Aberdeen office.

Scotgold Resources, which his running Scotland’s first commercial gold mine, has struck its first major deal with a metal trader.

Mark Gibson Dunfermline-based accountants Thomson Cooper have announced a key appointment to their senior team in a move which the company says is part of its growth strategy.

Glasgow-based private investment house Maven Capital Partners has announced that it has realised its investment in plastic extrusion manufacturer Nenplas Holdings Limited, generating a return of more than 5x for investors.

The company that produces polymer banknotes for Scotland’s banks has admitted they contain "minute traces" of animal fat despite previous claims they do not.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it is monitoring the savings markets with new rules aimed at helping savers make sure they are getting the best deal for their money.

Royal Bank of Scotland is shutting nine more Scottish branches, all in the bailed-out lender’s home city of Edinburgh.

Aberdeen has been named in a list of the top ten best locations to start up a small business in the UK, according to research compiled by Informi, a website offering free practical advice and support for small businesses.

Paul Ross Clark Thomson Insurance Brokers Ltd (CTIB) today named Paul Ross as branch director responsible for the Perth office.

Ash Denham A cheesemonger, a local café, a knitting store and a gift shop have been named as favourite local firms by MSPs ahead of Small Business Saturday.

Semefab, a Glenrothes semi-conductor manufacturer at the forefront of the UK’s micro and nano technology (MNT) network, is to invest in new equipment in a bid to increase efficiencies and pursue new technologies after securing a £200,000 investment from Scottish Enterprise.