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Simon Glazier of AAB Wealth (centre) receiving his Award from judge Andrew Megson (left) with Alistair McGowan (MC at the event) Aberdeen-based independent financial planning firm Anderson Anderson & Brown Wealth Ltd (AAB Wealth), has announced that Simon Glazier, a chartered financial planner o

The liquidator of a multi-million pound hedge fund who sued the company’s solicitors alleging that the firm “breached its fiduciary duties” to its client has had an action for payment of £7.3 million dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that while the pursuer had made a relevant c

Scotland’s most successful big investment fund in recent years The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has seen a 24 per cent fall in its earnings per share. Returns for the £3.4 billion trust managed by James Anderson and Tom Slater at Baillie Gifford as more companies are reducing the cash paid

The PwC corporate finance team has acted for Equistone Europe and management shareholders on the £125m disposal of East Kilbride-based firm, Worldmark to CCL Industries Inc. Worldmark is a leading supplier of high performance labels and overlays and related products to leading brand owners in the g

The property market in east central Scotland is growing in confidence, with an increased number of homes being sold and more properties achieving their Home Report valuation, according to the latest analysis by ESPC. The number of new homes brought to market between the months of August and October

David Murray Former Rangers owner Sir David Murray has been in talks over the future of two closure-threatened steel plants in Scotland.

As the prospects of the Scottish services and manufacturing industries continue to diverge, the Government’s plans to rebalance the UK economy are increasingly at risk, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO. BDO’s optimism index – which predict

Eileen Blackburn Scottish accountancy firm French Duncan has promoted Eileen Blackburn to the new role of principal partner of its Edinburgh office as part of a "wide-ranging programme of change".

Private sector activity in Scotland returned to expansionary territory in October with incoming new business stabilising after a fall in September. New data supplied by the latest Bank of Scotland PMI showed numbers expanded further and backlogs of work declined, while incomplete business continued

John Kay A former economic adviser to the Scottish Government has claimed that Edinburgh will never recover from the trauma of the 2008 banking crisis and branded the damage done to the city’s banking sector a “tragedy”.

Calum Bennie Staff turnover at Scottish Friendly has come in for scrutiny following a series of high-profile departures at the finance firm.

Wealthy foreign real estate investors shying away from the ballooning costs in London are sinking almost £1.4 billion a year into Scotland. With many property experts believing London is nearing a property bubble, property group JLL say Scottish real estate has received the highest amount of non-do

House prices in Scotland are set to jump by almost one-fifth over the next five years, according to Savills. The estate agents has cited the economic recovery that is spreading across the UK as reason for its prediction that the average Scottish property will cost £160,339 by the end up 2020 – 14

A sharp fall in new car sales in Scotland has been recorded for October with the recent emissions scandal surrounding Volkswagen cited as a contributory factor. Data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) recorded a total of 13,459 registrations in October - down by 17.1 per cent

Pat Denzler A well-known Edinburgh businesswoman has been appointed to the lead role in Scotland’s pre-eminent livery company which represents forty-three professions in the Capital.