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Douglas McCrea Glasgow firm McCrea Financial Services has this week announced plans for a significant increase in its staff numbers and a move into larger office facilities after client numbers surged past 1,000.

Keith Brown Scotland’s economy remained resilient going into the second half of 2017 despite a challenging economic environment and continued Brexit uncertainty, according to official data released today.

Michelle Young (Image courtesy of BBC/Century Films/Camilla Greenwell) The wife of a former Dundee businessman who died after plunging four storeys onto railings outside his plush West London townhouse is to appear on a new BBC documentary programme this week claiming that his death was not an accid

Andy Wood The number of businesses failing because of their debts to HM Revenues & Customs has jumped by double-digits, according to a new report from Enterprise Tax Consultants.

Howard Archer Inflation dropped back to 3.0 per cent in December, from 3.1 per cent in November - the highest level since March 2012.

Iain McGowan Scottish Widows has suggested that it is set to launch a hybrid drawdown product later this year.

Chairman Jennifer Young welcomes Uisdean Vass and Laura Petrie Scottish law firm Ledingham Chalmers has launched a new exploration and production (E&P) practice as it welcomes two renowned oil and gas lawyers back to the firm as the industry continues its recovery.

Ed Molyneux New research released conducted by an Edinburgh-based cloud accounting software provider has found that more Brits than ever before want to start their own business in 2018.

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Alan Hatfield The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has announced impressive pass rates from the latest December 2017 exam sitting, which saw 5,548 students worldwide complete their final exams on the path to becoming ACCA members.

Julian Hartley Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank has announced the addition of financial adviser network Sesame to its Mortgage Intermediary Panel.

Douglas Martin Aberdeen-based accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP oversaw the successful completion of 52 deals during 2017 worth a total of more than £500 million.

Ian Barnet of Glasgow firm Shearer Candles expects to see his business continue to grow. SMEs in Scotland are expecting a good year in 2018, despite the latest SME Growth Tracker showing that confidence in business conditions in the region is among the worst in the UK.

The Scottish Government has today appealed for the UK to remain within the EU Single Market after a new economic impact analysis found that a so-called 'Hard Brexit' would mean a loss equivalent to £2,300 per year for every person in Scotland.

Kaley Crossthwaite The value of fraud in Scotland dropped 76.8 per cent in 2017 to £16.2m having recorded a four-year high in 2016 following a 283.1 per cent increase to £69.6m, according to new research published by accountancy firm BDO.