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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.

A 57 year old man from Edinburgh has been jailed for seven years after pleading guilty to a complex investment fraud which accrued more than £18 million.

Kenneth McEwen By Kenneth McEwen, Tax Director at Henderson Loggie

EY has been proposed as auditors to asset manager Schroders plc.

Skyscanner, the Edinburgh-based travel search business, has been bought by CTrip.com International in what is believed to be the largest corporate transaction in Scotland this year.

HSBC business customers in Scotland can now take advantage of a range of new banking services at the Post Office, including the introduction of a cheque depositing service.

A 25-year old family-run dental practice will now be growing the size of their business and relocating to a modern state-of-the-art facility in the listed Gourock municipal building, after securing support from Clydesdale Bank.

Edinburgh won yet another great accolade in the business world last night –‘British Entrepreneurial City of the Year’ - beating Cambridge, Leeds, London and Manchester to the title.

Online mortgage lender LendInvest has made a strong start to its lending in Scotland, completing a series of both bridging and development finance cases.

Stuart MacDonald Edinburgh-based wealth management company Balmoral Asset Management is considering opening an office in Dundee.

Gillian Livingstone The global release of a revolutionary new cloud accountancy solution, Sage Live, from the IT software industry giant has been hailed first in Scotland by East Kilbride-based Eureka Solutions.

Neil Stevenson There has been a “significant increase” in the number of complaints about lawyers made to the profession’s complaints body, particularly in relation to conveyancing and will writing, with the number of complaints having risen to 1,132 – up from last year's figure of 1,009. The

Moira Kelly The tax implications for Scotland of leaving the EU are ‘detailed and complex’ and could have significant consequences for Scottish businesses and taxpayers, the body representing the country’s tax professionals has warned MSPs.

Young finance professionals have their eye on a career promotion or a jump to a new job within the next two years, finds a global survey from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).