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Nearly a quarter (22 per cent) of the UK’s top 30 firms received less than 80 per cent support for their remuneration reports this year, up from only 6 per cent last year, according to Deloitte’s latest executive pay report.

Stuart Law (Director & Head of UK Payroll Services at Mazars), Cara Young, Kyle Graham, Andrew Mitchell, John Cuthbert, Michael McAllister, and Andy Mitchell (HRC Recruitment) Independent accountancy practice Mazars has expanded its dedicated payroll function in Glasgow with a string of promotio

Fiona McBain Former chief executive Scottish Friendly Fiona McBain has been appointed as a non-executive director of Direct Line Insurance Group.

Norman Gray and John Hannah of SBP A north-east accountancy firm is continuing to expand its client base with the completion of a six-figure acquisition.

Joe Garner The chief executive of Nationwide has defended his £2.3m pay packet as the building society posted a fall in profits and warned of a “subdued” UK housing market in the months ahead.

Malcolm Buchanan Private sector companies in Scotland increased output to the greatest extent in four years during July, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI report.

A National Basic Payment Support Scheme (NBPSS) has been launched by the Scottish Government with the aim of providing financial support for Scottish farmers following months of adverse weather conditions.

Barclays has begun registering its French, German and Spanish branches to its Irish bank, moving the operations from the UK, it has been reported.

The number of community-owned renewable energy projects in Scotland has increased by 62 per cent since 2011, with over 450 local communities now benefitting from green power initiatives.

Peter Lawson Independent commercial law firm Burness Paull LLP has reported a strong performance in its financial year ending 31 July 2018 - securing a ninth year of consecutive growth - posting an annual turnover of £57.6 million - up 7 per cent from £53.8 per cent the previous year.

Footfall grew by 0.5 per cent in Scotland in July, ending fourteen months of consecutive decline, latest figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium have shown, making Scotland one of only two UK regions to experience growth in July.

The beleaguered high street department store chain House of Fraser has today been rescued at the eleventh hour by controversial industry figure Mike Ashley's Sports Direct empire in a £90 million deal.

David Flint and Rebecca Henderson On 18 July the EU Commission handed Google a record fine of £3.8bn (€4.34bn) for abuse of its dominant position in relation to the Android operating system. David Flint and Rebecca Henderson of MacRoberts explain why the tech giant incurred the Commission's wrath

Alison Thewliss The SNP has called for the reform and devolution of inheritance tax following reports IHT raised a record £5.2 billion in 2017-18.

Liz Cameron UK GDP grew by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter, driven mainly by growth in services, and a positive contribution from construction.