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Sue Dawe One year on from the referendum on EU membership, the UK financial services industry has retained its title as Europe’s most attractive location for international investment and Scotland remains in the top three destinations in the UK, according to EY’s latest study of Financial Service

AABs Graeme Allan and Karen Stewart with their IIP Awards Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown has become the third business, and Scotland's only accountancy firm, to receive a triple triumph from Investors in People (IIP) having become accredited at the highest level for al

Michael Stephenson Dundee-based EQ Accountants has appointed a new manager at its Glenrothes office.

Frank Morton Aberdeen-based independent financial planning firm Anderson Anderson & Brown Wealth Ltd (AAB Wealth) has doubled its Assets Under Management over the last twelve months.

Sarah Deas Employee ownership in Scotland is continuing to grow and could account for 5 per cent of all Scottish businesses, according to Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS), which is celebrating EO Day (Employee Ownership Day) today by urging more business owners to explore it as a viable succe

Left to right: Mark Gall, regional director of corporate and commercial banking at Royal Bank of Scotland Group; Pat Machray OBE, winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award; Martin Gilbert, winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award; and Professor Gary McEwan, chief executive of Elevator. Patrick Ma

Demand for professional contractors in Scotland increased by 9 per cent year-on-year to May 2016, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Andy Ritchie, Charlie Carnegie and Chris Horne Fast-growing independent accountancy firm Campbell Dallas has acquired Perth-based Bell & Company, a long-established independent firm specialising in owner managed businesses and private clients.

Martin Gilbert The Financial Conduct Authority’s final report into the £7 trillion fund management industry has received a mixed reception amid claims that its findings constitute a capitulation to pressure exerted by one of the finance sector’s most powerful lobbies.

Professor Graeme Roy The prospect of Scotland officially entering recession in contrast to the growing UK economy, hangs in the balance, experts have warned.

Vapiano will open its first restaurant in Scotland at St Andrew Square in Edinburgh having signed a 25-year lease with the Standard Life Investments Pooled Property Pension Fund.

Keith Dobson A severe shortage of new office development in Edinburgh has lead to a rise in rents on refurbished offices, expected to hit £32.50 per sq ft in Q3 2017, closing the gap between refurbished and new build rents to only £1 per sq ft, the lowest level on record.

A £60,000 loan from HSBC has supported Caithness-based HelCat Training to complete the final developments of its Thurso site.

Sandy Crombie One of Scotland’s best-known businessmen has made his first active foray into the tech scene north of the Border by signing up to a chairman role.

Nearly 10,000 people have opened a business in Scotland with the support of the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA), according to official figures.