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Fiona Buchanan Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team has reported a strong year for deals activity, with a 12 per cent rise in the number of completed deals and a 41 per cent increase in the overall value of transactions.

Malcolm Buchanan Scottish private sector output expanded solidly in September but the pace of growth eased to a five-month low amid a slower rise in workloads, the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI index has shown.

Martin Gill Business output growth is being propped up by the resilient performance of the manufacturing sector, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisors BDO.

Former Nationwide financial planning director Richard Gray has been appointed by Standard Life to run its 1825 subsidiary’s London office.

Between July and September 2018, average selling prices in east central Scotland rose by 6.2 per cent to £250,991 compared to the same period last year, regional estate agents ESPC have said.

Acumen Financial Planning has been awarded the prestigious title of Accredited Financial Planning Firm of the Year at the recent Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) awards ceremony held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Monday evening, becoming the first firm to win the awa

Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has announced that it is to lease the entire 22 Haymarket Yards building in Edinburgh to Royal London in one of the biggest office deals in the capital this year.

Santander has unveiled plans to launch a new 1|2|3 Business Current Account for small and medium sized (SMEs) businesses in a move its says aims to "shake up the UK business banking market".

Artist's impression of a future development on the sprawling New Town site Royal Bank of Scotland today officially released for sale its former office and data centre site at Dundas Street in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town.

David Gourlay By David Gourlay, Partner in MacRoberts' IP, Technology and Commercial team

Five businesses have been selected as finalists for this year’s Scottish Financial Services Awards.

George Watt STV Group has announced that chief financial officer, George Watt will be leaving the company on 31 March 2019 to pursue a non-executive career following 20 years with the media company. STV said he will continue to serve on the firm's board and work closely with chief executive, Simon P

Duncan Buchanan (left) is welcomed by Hampden & Co CEO Graeme Hartop Edinburgh-based Hampden & Co has hired Duncan Buchanan from Lloyds Banking Group as a banking director as the UK’s newest private bank continues to experience growth across Scotland and the rest of the UK.

Millennials are chasing the home ownership dream at the potential cost of a lower income in retirement, new research from Prudential shows.

Winners Pinsent Masons receive their prize from BBC Sport's Hazel Irvine An annual black-tie quiz for businesses has raised £158,000 for Marie Curie in Glasgow.