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Tony Sault The UK motor insurance market’s profitability is expected to approach break even this year and see a strong uplift in profits in 2018, according to EY’s latest UK motor insurance analysis.

Adrian Sainsbury Fewer SMEs in Scotland are measuring productivity than the UK average, according to a new report produced by merchant banking group Close Brothers.

Louise McCosh French Duncan HR Services Director, Louise McCosh, looks to what lays ahead for the hospitality and leisure sector in post-Brexit Britain

Alan Turner Nearly nine out of ten mid-sized businesses in Scotland (89 per cent) see tax as an opportunity to drive growth, according to research from KPMG.

Lomond Capital, the rapidly expanding property group, has announced a senior management restructure as it prepares for fresh acquisitions in London and the South of England.

Peter Alderdice Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has completed the Shariah-compliant refinancing of high value office accommodation in Aberdeen.

Phil Northey Royal Bank of Scotland has joined rivals like HSBC in launching an automated investment advice service for more than five million customers.

The investment comes as the club are in the process of seeking planning permission for a brand new stadium on the outskirts of Aberdeen A US business magnate has ploughed £750,000 into Aberdeen Football Club after enjoying golf trips to Aberdeenshire and making his first visit to Pittodrie.

The finance manager of a Lanarkshire science firm has been caught stealing more than £50,000 from her employers after her embezzling came to light when she had to go off work following a heart attack.

Jennifer Young Ledingham Chalmers' latest financial results show that the firm's profits dipped in the last financial year, falling from £3.8 million to £3.4m. The firm said the figures for the 2016-17 financial year showed a performance broadly similar to the previous reporting period, albeit pro

Blair Nimmo KPMG International has appointed Edinburgh-based Blair Nimmo as its global head of insolvency.

Sir Gerry Grimstone Edinburgh-based pensions and investment giant Standard Life Aberdeen has raised around £370 million by reducing its stake in its Indian insurance joint venture.

Liz Cameron A new initiative has been introduced by the Scottish Government and Chambers of Commerce to provide more businesses with the opportunity and support to trade abroad.

As the UK once again prepares to hunt for a Black Friday bargain, figures from Nationwide show how retail spending soars as impulse buying rises on the day.

Eighty-five per cent of senior executives plan to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) by 2020, according to a new survey of UK digital leaders by Deloitte.