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Derek MacKay Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has promised the Scottish Government will be "progressive on taxation" as "more tax powers come on stream".

Lorna Jack Lorna Jack has been appointed as interim chair of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL), following Mike Cantlay's departure to the Scottish Funding Council.

Professor Elizabeth Gammie Professor Elizabeth Gammie, head of Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Aberdeen Business School, has been reappointed to the prestigious International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) for a second three-year term.

Kerry Sharp The investment arm of Scottish Enterprise, the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), has announced it invested a record £63.5 million into 146 Scottish companies in the most recent financial year.

Graham Vidler With 82 per cent of people aged 18 to 64 years old in Scotland saying they were not sure or did not know where to look to tell if they were on track with their retirement savings, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has launched a major new consultation designed to hel

Fraser Sime The latest PMI survey by Bank of Scotland has signalled a modest expansion in Scottish private sector output, with the rate of growth unchanged from that seen in August.

Martin Gill The output of the manufacturing sector is continuing its slowdown, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

Donald Trump (Image: Michael Vadon) Revenue has sharply fallen at Donald Trump's golf resorts in Scotland, leading to £17.6 million in losses last year, according to financial records filed with Companies House.

North-east financial adviser Phil Anderson Financial Services has announced its sponsorship of the Scotland Indoor Bowling team for the 2017 test matches against England.

The RBS logo has been removed from 250 Bishopsgate, the iconic building home to RBS in London since 2007.

Hunter Insker Barclays has announced key appointments across its Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow business banking teams as it continues to extend its support for Scottish SMEs and scale-up businesses.

Philip Grant, treasurer of the Bank of Scotland, and Frances Simpson, chief executive of Support in Mind Scotland Bank of Scotland has announced plans to raise money for a mental health charity when the new £10 polymer note comes into circulation tomorrow.

Accountancy watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council has announced today that it has closed an investigation into PwC’s work with Barclays around client money reporting.

Martin McKenna, Allan McPherson, Maureen Robertson. Global insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh has announced the appointments of Maureen Robertson as head of its Glasgow office and Martin McKenna as regional sales leader for Scotland.

Steve Mitchell Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced that fee income within its outsourcing division has grown by 25 per cent in the last 12 months, driven by new clients coming on board throughout the UK.