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Paul Curran Around 200 property professionals representing over 100 organisations from across the UK will be in Edinburgh next week (8 March) to attend the Scottish Property Federation’s 10th annual conference, to be hosted by well-known political broadcaster Michael Portillo.

James Anderson Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is to enter the FTSE100 for the first time.

Allia has issued its ninth bond for Scotland, taking the total invested by the Scottish Government in Allia bonds to over £54 million.

Cat MacLean, MBM Commercial's Cat Maclean is to assist in a Westminster inquiry into the use of alternative dispute resolution for financial disputes, along with other experts including former Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson.

Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Money CEO Jayne-Anne Gadhia Edinburgh-based challenger bank Virgin Money has posted a sharp rise in profits on the back of strong growth in its core mortgages, savings and credit card businesses.

UK house prices accelerated rose 4.5 per cent year-on-year in February, according to one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders.

Samantha Seaton The findings of a new survey have revealed that more than 1.3 million Scots have little or no savings.

New figures released today from PwC’s Skyval Index show the deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension funds stood at £520 billion at the end of February 2017, a £50 billion increase since last month. The analysis also shows that it will take until 2050 to halve the value of today’s total liabil

​Douglas Shand The number of UK companies investing more than 15 per cent of annual revenues in digital technology has more than doubled in the last year from 10 per cent to 24 per cent, significantly higher than their global counterparts.

Liz Cameron A separate deal for Scotland on freedom of movement is a “practical” solution and would not require a hard border, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has said.

A new industrially focused UK support services fund with £92 million of equity capital for investment in small and mid-sized businesses across the UK has launched in Glasgow.

Lord Smith of Kelvin Shareholders in Dundee-based Alliance Trust have overwhelmingly voted to back the investor’s board and its plan to switch from a single manager and a socially responsible investment focus to a multi-manager approach.

Ben Bestgen Ben Bestgen, a Scots lawyer who relocated to the sunnier climes of Jersey where he now works for Appleby, gives SFN readers the low-down on offshore finance and corporate substance in this year’s Annual Review.

Ian Williams Scots accountancy firm Campbell Dallas will next week open a new, larger office in Perth, with the expansion representing an investment of over £1 million in the city.

Jackie Waring Companies from the Highlands, Moray, Glasgow, Dundee and Midlothian have been shortlisted as Growth category finalists for this year’s AccelerateHER Awards.