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John Todd By John Todd, tax partner at Johnston Carmichael

Martin Gilbert Workers at Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life are this morning thrashing out the details of a merger deal with counterparts at Aberdeen Asset Management that will see Scotland become home to the biggest asset management firm in the UK and the second largest in Europe.

Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Money CEO Jayne-Anne Gadhia So-called ‘challenger’ banks are casting off that tag as they continue building their market share by focusing on customers who prefer multiple accounts in order to get the best deals, fresh analysis from accountants PwC has revealed.

Chris West Scottish Law firm Gillespie Macandrew LLP has reported an unaudited record £11.36 million in feeing for the year to 28 February 2017.

Dundee-based Alliance Trust has announced a fourth interim dividend, of 3.274p, for the year ended December 31.

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) - which represents the iconic industry globally - has appointed a new chief executive.

Springside development at Fountainbridge Rettie & Co has advised Moda Living on Scotland’s biggest build to rent deal and one of the biggest post-Brexit housing transactions in the UK.

David McCreadie Edinburgh-based challenger bank Tesco Bank is now offering its lowest personal loan rate for its Clubcard customers looking to borrow between £5,000 and £7,499.

Stephen Robertson By Stephen Robertson, founder of Glasgow-based international intellectual property (IP) consultancy firm Metis Partners.

Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse MSP has attended a Falkirk Economic Partnership meeting to discuss the progress of the Grangemouth Investment Zone and related developments.

The best new commercial buildings in Scotland have been revealed at the property industry’s largest celebration held in Edinburgh last night.

AAB's Graeme Allan and Karen Stewart with Nick Rodrigues, Supplements Editor from The Sunday Times. Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown has this year racked-up its tenth consecutive year as a Sunday Times 'Best Company' and its second in a row as one of the newspaper's elit

Faisal Choudhry Scotland's residential market is the strongest it has been since 2008 after the number of transactions increased by 3 per cent in 2016, 9 per cent higher than the 10-year annual average.

The Financial Conduct Authority has today confirmed that it will introduce a deadline for making new payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints.