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Reform Scotland chairman Alan McFarlane Scotland's economy would be boosted by the proposed reduction and ultimate scrapping of the airport tax with benefits far outweighing the loss of tax revenue, according to the Reform Scotland think tank.

Chief executive Phil Loney Continuing pension reform has boosted Royal London with auto-enrolment helping to boost new life and pension sales to a record first half of £4.2 billion and to hike profits up by 20 per cent to £138 million.

Alan Meek Alan Meek provides an update on the BHS saga.

Housebuilder Bellway has acquired more than 55 acres of land with a development value of some £120 million as part of its continued expansion across the east of Scotland. The firm said the sites – at Abbey Lane in Edinburgh city centre, Broxburn and Heartlands in West Lothian and Broxden in Perth

Shamed Rogue Trader Nick Leeson, who crashed Barings Bank, is now offering to share his know-how with a free online interactive training course. Nick’s course, ‘The Truth’ is said to "enable him to give back some of his experience and dispel some of the many myths that surround the industry.�

The Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are making good progress in widening access to high-speed broadband, but extending coverage to rural areas remains a challenge, Audit Scotland has found. The Scottish Government has targeted everyone in Scotland to be able to access

Councillor Aileen Morton Argyll and Bute Council has established a £500,000 fund to encourage people and businesses to move to the area which is suffering from population loss.

Court documents recently filed in the Ukraine suggest that a loophole in century-old Scottish company law is increasingly being exploited by international gun-runners, money-launderers and tax dodgers.

Lord Hardie The Edinburgh trams inquiry could result in criminal prosecutions, according to its chair Lord Hardie.

Bruce Stout The head of Aberdeen Asset Management’s Murray International Trust has described as “horrible” the UK’s current economic environment.

Major high street retailer House of Fraser has announced that it is to leave Aberdeen with almost immediate effect.

The school holidays may be over but the slump of the pound against the euro that has weighed heavy on holiday makers since June’s vote is showing no signs of easing.

The value of sales in the Scottish commercial property market has increased by £200 million in the second quarter of 2016 to £819 million, despite a 13 per cent fall in investment values to £382 million, according to new statistics.

A £15,000 donation from Aberdeen Asset Management is providing crucial support to extend a leading child protection charity’s work in giving primary aged pupils the knowledge and understanding they need to stay safe from abuse and neglect.

Markus Stadlmann Investor confidence has bounced back following last month’s fall in the wake of the EU Referendum, the latest figures from the Bank of Scotland Investor Sentiment Index show.