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Law firms are increasingly concerned that the current slowdown in M&A activity will damage their profitability, reveals new research by Thomson Reuters' legal business. According to the ninth annual research survey by the firm, nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of the finance directors (FDs) of th

A Glasgow tech firm has produced a new app that could revolutionise the consumer credit rating game by assessing not only traditional data but also a candidate’s spending habits.

Payday firm, CFO Lending, has entered into an agreement with City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide over £34 million of redress to more than 97,000 customers for unfair practices.

The Collaboration Prize 2016/17 is now open for businesses in Scotland’s construction sector with aspirations to collaborate.

Shonagh Fraser Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Hall Morrice has been shortlisted for two separate accolades in a high profile awards scheme aimed at recognising the nation’s top employers.

Nicola Sturgeon The membership and remit of the SNP’s new Growth Commission has been announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Leo Lee Leo Lee, director of Benington Capital Limited, has been elected deputy president of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Jeremy Lawson Edinburgh-based global investment manager Standard Life Investments has developed what it has called “a timely and comprehensive indicator of financial market stress” to help understand the links between financial, economic and monetary policy cycles.

Chris Smith Grant Thornton has called for wide ranging reforms, including greater tax simplification, to boost growth in Scotland’s fragile property and construction sector.

The first six months of 2016 were marked by improving Scotch Whisky export performance, according to new analysis published today by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), with the equivalent of 533 million bottles shipped from Scotland during the first half of the year.

More than three million current account customers have ditched their old bank or building society and switched to a new one in the three years since a new service to take the hassle out of switching was launched.

Martin Gilbert Martin Gilbert, the founder and chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management, has realised £5.3 million by selling a third of his share interest in the £301 billion fund manager.

Sir Nicholas Macpherson (Image: FT) The Board of The Scottish American Investment Company has appointed Sir Nicholas Macpherson as a non-executive Director.

Edinburgh-based Miller Homes has announced it plans to continue its “substantial” land investment programme after the firm unveiled a 66 per cent rise in interim profits.