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Annuity providers will be required to inform their customers how much they could gain from shopping around and switching provider before they purchase an annuity under new plans announced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

After a vote from their global workforce, the Aberdeen Asset Management Charitable Foundation has selected the Karen Hilltribes Trust as its fifth emerging markets charity partner.

Ian Russell Ian Russell has today been appointed as chair of Scottish Futures Trust (SFT).

Scottish law firm MacRoberts has been commended at the annual British Legal Awards, fighting off competition from national heavyweights Herbert Smith Freehills, Olswang, Simmons and Simmons & Ward Hadaway to be awarded the highly commended title, while Eversheds took the top prize for "commerci

Alan Brennan Bank of Scotland (BoS) in partnership with Scottish Widows has provided a new £54 million, 10-year funding package for HFD Property Group, the developer behind an Aberdeen office complex named after oil mogul Sir Ian Wood.

Regional office occupier markets in the first nine months of 2016 have proven relatively resilient in Scotland, despite the timing of the UK’s EU referendum, according to property consultant CBRE.

Claire Middlebrook An insolvency and business recovery firm new to Aberdeen this year claims that its arrival in the city has provided timely extra energy to the area’s insolvency sector as the impact of languishing oil prices continue to take their toll.

Barry Park at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh with his latest award The managing director of Aberdeen headquartered oil and gas and marine services firm OEM Group is celebrating after winning a second accolade this year for his entrepreneurial flair.

David Tiller Standard Life will continue to operate Elevate, which it acquired from Axa this year, as a separate platform from its existing Wrap offering.

Brian Williamson Edinburgh-based R&D tax relief specialists Jumpstart has welcomed the significant focus on the UK’s R&D capabilities in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has today opened a new Asia-Pacific office at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore which will help further the organisation’s commitment to the growth and development of golf in the region.

Colin Welsh Head of international energy investment banking at Simmons & Co International, Colin Welsh, has announced his intention to step-down from his role at the firm.

House purchase approval numbers were 10 per cent lower last month than in October 2015 and the first ten months of 2016 were 4 per cent lower than in the same period last year, according to the British Bankers Associaton.

The gender pay gap in the UK’s high tech sector (25 per cent) is significantly higher than the national average (18 per cent), according to the latest data from Mercer.

Ian Knott Africa’s oil and gas sector has the potential to be a source of much needed revenue for Scottish firms, according to a leading business and financial advisor.