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Georgina Harley The average employee working within the UK investment management industry is a straight, white, British male, without a disability, and with a high chance of being privately educated, new research has confirmed

Maggie McGhee Ambitious young professionals working in shared services have a huge appetite for fast career progression, according to a global study from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

The Scottish and UK oil industries are entering their final decade of production, new research from Edinburgh University has suggested.

Jamie Smith Ice Factor Group, a Scottish adventure tourism business, is aiming to drive growth and expand the business, following a deal worth £523,000 with HSBC which has financed a management buy-out at the firm.

Laura Considine Property prices in Perth and Kinross are now nearly four times the national average, having risen by almost 10 per cent during the second quarter of the year, new figures from estate agents Aberdein Considine have revealed.

Left to right – Michelle Campbell, Gemma Spiers, Gavin Paterson, Ross Proudfoot, Andrew Shepherd, Sue Ayres, Alistair Black and John MacLean. Staff and partners from the Edinburgh office of Johnston Carmichael have raised over £4,100 for charity after taking part in this year’s Royal Bank of Sc

Nicky Morgan Pressure is continuing to mount on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to release in full the contents of its findings on the conduct of Royal Bank of Scotland’s controversial Global Restructuring Group after a legal action was launched for disclosure of the findings under the Data

Cat MacLean, MBM Commercial partner Cat MacLean, who is one of Scotland's leading legal authorities on banking misconduct, has launched a new organisation designed to pool profession expertise in order to more successfully fight claims against financial institutions.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today announced that Scotland’s new social security agency will be headquartered in Dundee, bringing hundreds of jobs to the city.

Dougal Sharp Edinburgh-based craft brewer Innis & Gunn has announced its intention to accept a £15 million investment by a major US private equity investor in exchange for a 28 per cent stake in the business.

A criminal investigation has been launched over the collapse of law firm Ross Harper. The firm was shut down in 2012 after 50 years and four of its partners were struck off following investigations by the Law Society of Scotland and findings of the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal. The Da

Edinburgh continues to be the most prosperous UK city outside London and has the fastest growing population in the UK, with the exception of Manchester, according to the latest Edinburgh by Numbers.

David Lonsdale New analysis by the SRC/BRC has spelled out that the potential cost to shoppers of leaving the EU without a tariff-free trade deal could be as much as 22 per cent.

George Watt STV Group has announced that it has secured an extension of its £60 million revolving credit and overdraft facility with Santander and Barclays.

Lindsay Gardiner Global accountancy firm PwC has reported record revenue of £3.6 billion for the year ended 30 June 2017, up 5 per cent from £3.44 billion last year, with revenue in Scotland up 6 per cent on the previous year - the fourth year in a row Scottish growth has outpaced the UK overall.