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Audrey McIver Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed a new director of energy and low carbon.

Carolyn Currie, Liz Cameron OBE, Jeanette Forbes, Marie Macklin CBE 'Women's Business Mentoring' has launched nationwide with some of the most recognisable and successful Scottish businesswomen leading the way.

Colin Dempster Ernst and Young (EY) has been appointed after Glasgow-based landscaping and civil engineering firm Land Engineering (Scotland) was placed into administration this week with 135 employees being made redundant with immediate effect.

John Joyce (left) and Malcolm McPherson

David Stewart The Ivy Collection, the group behind the world-famous The Ivy in London’s Covent Garden, is to launch ‘The Ivy on The Square’ in Edinburgh city centre following a deal with Standard Life Investments.

Scott Newman Financial planning specialist Johnston Carmichael Wealth has announced the appointment of leading Highland planner Scott Newman as associate director.

Business funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced four new appointments across Scotland and the North of England, which it says will enable the business to better serve the funding needs of SMEs in the areas.

Deloitte has enhanced its rapidly-growing digital offering in Scotland with the acquisition of proposition design consultancy Market Gravity.

Amy Gordon and Iona McKay Grant Thornton has appointed two new recruits in Aberdeen as the firm pushes forward with its growth strategy in the north east of Scotland.

Inverclyde Council has made "significant improvements and needs to continue to build on those strengths for the future", according to the latest appraisal of its finances by the Accounts Commission.

Steve Williams Deloitte has announced its support for three Scottish children’s charities as part of its UK-wide One Million Futures strategy.

Heleen Kist Edinburgh-based online brand protection service SnapDragon has appointed Heleen Kist to its board of directors.

The number and value of fines handed out by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for breach of UK data protection laws nearly doubled in the last year, The Brief reports. Figures obtained from the ICO show that 35 fines worth £3.2 million were issued in 2016, up from 18 fines worth £2 milli

Kenny White HSBC has carried out a a full refinance of the Newhouse-based The Anderson Group to facilitate its acquisition of Manchester firm Alloy Bodies Limited.

More than half of Scots say they occasionally run out of money before payday, with 15 per cent saying they do so ‘most of the time’ or ‘always.’