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The Capitol Aberdeen (Knight Property Group) PwC in Aberdeen is moving from its Albyn Place base to the newly revamped The Capitol development on the city's Union Street in a move that the global accountant says reaffirms the company’s commitment to the Granite City and the north-east of Scotland.

Back row – Jack Robertson, Chairman, Thorntons; Craig Nicol, Joint Managing Partner, Thorntons; Douglas Kinnear, Partner, Thorntons. One of Scotland’s largest legal firms has announced plans to merge with a south Fife law practice, expanding its reach further down the East coast.

V&A Dundee Henderson Loggie is this week hosting accountancy colleagues from around the UK as the firm hosts the MHA annual conference in Dundee, the first time the event has been held outside London.

Andy Kerr A former Labour minister’s purchase of a mansion gifted to his community a century ago has led to an unusual defamation action against the moderator of a Facebook group in which allegations of “corruption” were made, The Herald newspaper reports.

A survey carried-out by consumer watchdog Which? has revealed that Britons have lost millions “down the back of the nation’s sofa”. The consumer group surveyed 1300 of its members in February and found eight per cent believe they have lost track of dormant bank accounts, three per cent said t

The main trade body representing mortgage lenders in Scotland has vowed to work with the newly elected Scottish Government and others on implementing a range of housing market initiatives. Representatives of CML Scotland met fellow housing industry professionals and contacts from government, chariti

The Dundee-based UK Games Fund has received a record-breaking number of submissions for its latest funding round, the organisation has said. A total of 235 funding applications were received from a mix of established and start-up studios, with a total of around 25 applications coming from Scottish-b

Aberdeen-based energy services giant Wood Group has been awarded £100 million, five-year North Sea contract extension by global oil and gas firm Nexen, securing more than 190 jobs. Under the agreement, Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will continue to deliver operations, maintenance and technical support acr

Social Investment Scotland has completed the divestment of SIS Community Capital, a pioneering social investment fund which raised £400,000 entirely from private investors. Seven social enterprises based in Scotland which are all making significant social and environmental impacts within their loca

Andrew Percy MP A warranty scheme run by ScottishPower has been called a “fraud on the public” after it failed to pay out £75 million to customers.

David Lonsdale Scottish retailer saw sales down in March overall, according to latest industry figures.

UK companies are now more likely to choose a new CEO from outside of the company than ever before, but also more likely to force them out in times of difficulty, according new PwC research. The annual CEO Success Study, carried out by Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business, tracks CEO s

Sarah Speirs Growth in private industrial and infrastructure construction slowed considerably during the first quarter of 2016, according the RICS Construction Market Survey, Q1 2016.

Campbell Fleming Aberdeen Asset Management has announced the appointment of Campbell Fleming as its new global head of distribution.

Unemployment in Scotland rose by 20,000 to stand at 171,000 between December and February, according to latest data released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). At 6.2 per cent, the unemployment rate north of the border is above the rate of 5.1 per cent for the whole of the UK.