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Dean Lockhart A scheme to provide free textbooks to schools on personal finance would boost education and help the economy further down the line, the Scottish Conservatives have said.

Stewart Taylor Edinburgh’s office market has experienced a challenging start to 2018 with over 115,000 sq ft of take-up, according to the latest research from commercial property consultancy CBRE Scotland.

Calum Paterson The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has welcomed Calum Paterson, managing partner of Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), as its Chairman for 2018/19.

Leigh Pearce Community-led housing projects in Dumfries and Galloway and the Highlands are set to benefit from over £500,000 in funding from the Nationwide Foundation.

Ed Molyneux FreeAgent, the Edinburgh-based accounting software vendor which last month was revealed as the subject of a £53 million Royal Bank of Scotland acquisition, has reported full year results showing revenue up 22.5 per cent on last year to hit £9.8 million.

One in five Brits (20 per cent) – amounting to more than 10 million people – say they’ll work until they’re physically unable to, while one in 20 (6 per cent) – another three million people – say they expect to work until they die, according to new research from Scottish Widows.

Royal Bank of Scotland has set a date for the ring-fencing of its retail banking operations, a move it first outlined in September 2016.

Steve Dunlop Scottish Enterprise has today announced the appointment of Steve Dunlop as its new chief executive.

Brian McMurray Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced the appointment of Brian McMurray as head of equity funding.

Successful Converge Challenge Alumni (l-r): Dave Hughes, Debbie Wake & Rotimi Alabi Photographer credit: Lloyd Smith Converge Challenge 2018 closed to the record-breaking news of receiving 223 applications from Scottish University staff and students demonstrating the appetite for entrepreneurshi

Iain Scott Scottish Government ministers John Swinney MSP and Fergus Ewing MSP this week met the South of Scotland Alliance in Galashiels to discuss a range of key economic issues for the area.

Vince Smith-Hughes Three years on from the Pension Freedoms revolution people are saving more for their retirement while the over 55s are working longer to fulfil their retirement plans, new exclusive research from Prudential shows.

Moira Kelly More than two-thirds of taxpayers will pay less on their current income this year under Scotland’s new tax bands which take effect from today, but tax professionals have cautioned Scottish taxpayers will also be exposed to more complexity and potential confusion than ever before.

Scotland’s financial sector has been exposed as having the highest gender pay gaps in the UK.

Industry experts (left to right) Sandy Cairnie, Chris van der Kuyl, Fraser Edmond, Iain Crole and Paddy Burns recently set up Broker Insights in Dundee The number of new technology companies being set up in Scotland rose by 77 per cent last year, outstripping the rate recorded throughout the UK as a