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HMRC is to consolidate its UK network of offices in a move which could see more than 2,000 jobs lost in Scotland. More than 8,000 people are currently employed at the agency's 18 Scottish offices, including major centres in Dundee, Cumbernauld and East Kilbride.

Aberdeen Asset Management Charitable Foundation has selected ChildHope as its fourth emerging markets charity partner. The Foundation has made a three year commitment, with an initial six-figure donation, to ChildHope.

James Crosby A long-awaited investigation into the collapse of HBOS in 2008, which is due to be published next week, is expected to question the regulator’s decision to only investigate one executive over the affair.

The Greater Manchester Loan Fund, managed by Scottish investment firm Maven Capital Partners, has invested in Salford-based e-Safe Systems Limited, a specialist software and service provider focused on safeguarding and the monitoring of risk across the UK educational sector. Through the use of sophi

A wealthy student at Stirling University had his Maserati confiscated yesterday after he was caught drink-driving for the second time. Chenao Li, who is studying English at the University and is believed to come from a “prosperous” Chinese family had his car confiscated by Sheriff Gillian Wade Q

Graham Hunter The Glasgow-based football publishing company responsible for the autobiography of football icon Andrea Pirlo has raised more than £30,000 through a crowdfunding drive to help maintain and improve a popular football podcast.

Lloyd Davies Lloyd Davies, is a financial adviser at Aberdeen-based Central Investment

The Fife Taskforce, set up in the wake of mass redundancies at the Tullis Russell paper processing plant in Glenrothes, has supported 288 of the 446 workers into re-employment. Taskforce figures released this week showthe results after the entire redundant workforce was assisted with a package of ed

Edinburgh-based R&D tax credit specialist, Jumpstart, has welcomed new moves by HMRC to simplify and improve access to research and development (R&D) tax relief for small businesses. The company has been at the forefront of raising awareness of the vital government scheme and the beneficial

Amanda McMillan Scotland’s busiest airports have continued their record growth, according to latest figures.

Fergus Ewing Scottish Government Business Minister, Fergus Ewing MSP, has hailed the contribution that Scottish Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) make to the Scottish economy in a keynote address to the ICAS Insolvency and Restructuring Conference.

A Scottish government scheme designed to help people with debt has seen more than £100m repaid to creditors. Since being overhauled four years ago, a total of just over £112m has been repaid through the Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) since July 2011, according to new figures.

Sarah Speirs The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has determined that Scottish house prices expected to rise by 4.2 per cent per annum, over the next five years (a cumulative increase of around 25 per cent).

Insurer Prudential, which employs more than 2,000 workers at its site near Stirling, has revealed a £3.9 billion blow to its asset management arm. The firm said retail investors pulled the funds out of its M&G business during the third quarter after China's economic slowdown fears sent markets

Perth-based utilities giant SSE has announced adjusted pre-tax profit of just under £549m in the six months to the end of September – an increase of 48 per cent on the same period last year. The rise was helped by wet and windy weather in Scotland and Ireland, which boosted renewable output.