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Catherine Burnet The UK economy is set for modest growth if a positive Brexit deal can be reached with the EU, according to KPMG UK’s quarterly Economic Outlook Report.

Mark Dobson Edinburgh-based Chiene + Tait Financial Planning (CTFP) is to relocate to larger premises near the city centre as it continues to expand its business.

Malcolm Buchanan Private sector businesses expanded activity sharply in August, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI.

Michael Reid Recently-published UK government proposals to tighten up insolvency laws and address the business practice of ‘phoenixing’ have put a fresh spotlight on a notoriously tricky area of financial regulation, says Michael Reid, managing partner, Meston Reid & Co.

Maggie McGhee Maggie McGhee has been appointed executive director - governance at ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), taking up her position on ACCA’s executive team on Monday 1 October.

Karen Davidson Law firm Brodies LLP has appointed Karen Davidson to partner in its corporate tax and incentives team.

Alasdair Ronald Alasdair Ronald, senior investment manager, Brewin Dolphin separates the wheat from the chaff when it comes to investment advice.

Last month’s interest rate rise has still not been passed on in full to savers with seven of the UK’s ten biggest banks, it has emerged.

New research has revealed that Scots are more likely to take part in gambling than people in any other country within the United Kingdom.

Edrington, the international premium spirits company best known for its Scotch whiskies, which include the Macallan, Highland Park, Famous Grouse and Cutty Sark, has announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Wyoming Whiskey.

Sir Richard Branson and Jackie Waring Five emerging female Scottish -based entrepreneurs who were finalists at this year’s AccelerateHER Awards will travel to California’s Mojave Desert next week to present their businesses to representatives at one of the world’s most innovative companies.

Two Edinburgh-based companies, Float and Sustainably, have been included amongst the 20 firms selected for the Tech Nation Fintech Programme.

Richard Gibson, Glasgow lead partner (left) welcomes Bryce Niven, chartered financial planner Armstrong Watson LLP, Accountants, Business and Financial Advisers has continued its growth in Scotland with the appointment of Bryce Niven as the Glasgow office’s first dedicated chartered financial plan

Andy Chamberlain The decision to abandon a promised tax cut for millions of the UK’s smallest businesses represents a fundamental breach of faith by a UK government that seems to have turned its back on the self-employed, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) sa

Scottish commercial law firm Burness Paull has been named Legal Advisor of the Year at the 2018 Scottish Deals & Dealmakers Awards.