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Gary McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has extended its support for the Elevator Awards for both this year and next.

Blair Nimmo The invoice finance arm of Lloyds Banking Group is set to lose out on the more than £400,000 it is due from stricken Dundee-based offshore container manufacturer Pressurefab, according to administrators KPMG.

Business confidence in Scotland remained negative for the fourth successive quarter between 26 October 2016 and 20 January 2017, according to latest data from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

A group of Aberdeen Asset Management apprentices who have made their mark on their workplace - and also in their community by raising over £14,000 for charity - are meeting their local MSP during Scottish Apprenticeship Week.

David McCreadie Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank has reduced the rates on a selection of its 2 year and 5 year fixed rate remortgage products to help make it easier for customers to take the next step on the property ladder.

Michael Stoneham The Scottish Government should use new borrowing powers to create an infrastructure bond to encourage private sector investment in Scotland’s transport network and other public sector projects, according to a survey by Scottish law firm Brodies.

Nicky Clemecne and John Sinclair Burness Paull has further strengthened its property team with two senior appointments.

L-R Kirsty Lawrence, Mhairi Beedie, Lauren Thomson, Holly Anderson, Raemond Jappy A third of the recipients of a bursary award established by Johnston Carmichael to support accountancy students from the University of Aberdeen, have secured jobs with the firm, it has emerged.

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Angus Tulloch Stewart Investors has announced the decision of its veteran Asia Pacific fund manager Angus Tulloch to retire.

Ed Molyneux The government needs to use tomorrow's Spring Budget as an opportunity to release more information about its ambitious tax digitisation plans, according to a Scottish accounting software company.

Edinburgh-based challenger Tesco Bank is to help more customers buy their home by adding a new mortgage intermediary to its broker panel.

Edinburgh-based Scottish Investment Trust (SIT) has secured shareholder approval of its deal to buy back the entire 11.88 per cent stake in the business controlled by the pensions, investment and insurance giant, Aviva.

Newly elected councillors in May need to focus on improving long-term planning to tackles the major financial challenges facing Scotland’s local authorities, according to a new report from the Accounts Commission.