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LINK, whose network connects nearly all of Britain’s ATMs, has revealed that Friday 23 December 2016 was an all-time record day for cash machine withdrawals.

Neil Finnie Buccleuch Property has added to its development capability with the appointment of new Associate Director, Neil Finnie, whose role will be to focus on new business development and key strategic projects across the UK.

December saw the steepest decrease in the number of people placed in permanent jobs by Scottish recruitment consultancies for seven-and-a-half years, according to the latest Markit Report on Jobs.

Graeme Allan Graeme Allan, managing partner at Aberdeen-headquartered accountancy practice Anderson Anderson Brown has spoken of the firm's ambitious plans to grow and expand throughout Scotland following one of its busiest ever years.

Dundee-based Alliance Trust Savings has appointed Allison Fower as a new COO and head of intermediary sales.

Jenny Laing Senior figures representing Aberdeen City Council are to open the London Stock Exchange tomorrow to mark the Granite City’s pioneering bond issue.

One of the UK’s newest commercial property debt providers has completed its first Scottish deals seven months after launching in the real estate finance market.

Scotland is one of the leading parts of the UK in terms of small business skills, despite a rising challenge amongst some small businesses around cyber security, according to findings from the third annual Bank of Scotland Business Digital Index.

Martin Gill UK business confidence is rising fast on the back of an upbeat outlook for the UK economy, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO.

Carole Connor Alexander Sloan, the Scottish accountants and business adviser which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, has appointed Carole Connor as a new tax partner.

Edinburgh fund manager Martin Currie has seen its UK arm post a pre-tax loss of £8 million in the year to March 2016.

New figures released today from PwC’s Skyval Index show the deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension funds stood at £560 billion at the end of 2016, £90 billion higher than at the start of 2016.

Edinburgh-based investment firm Baillie Gifford has cut the annual management fee on its £502m American fund.

Neil Lovatt Scottish Friendly, Scotland’s biggest financial mutual, has appointed Neil Lovatt to its Board as commercial director.

Andrew Hill By Andrew Hill, Partner, Knight Frank, Edinburgh