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Hugh Little Hugh Little, who retired from a 29-year career at Aberdeen Asset Management last year, has invested in and become a board director of a sport technology business founded by his wife.

Caroline Muir, Jim Higgins and Garry Tetley Deloitte has strengthened its tax team, with two directors re-joining the firm as it ramps up its service offering for Scotland’s growth businesses and entrepreneurs.

Royal Bank of Scotland has backed commercial vehicle contract hire and financing business Asset Alliance Group, which employs 80 staff in Lanarkshire and Wolverhampton, with a £75 million cash injection. The asset-based lending facility is secured against the company’s vehicle portfolio and will

Aberdeen-based payroll specialist Bon Accord Employment Services has been taken over and re-branded to ACCORD Business Partnerships. The firm, which specialises in providing payroll, pensions and employment services to clients in the energy sector has been acquired by four HR professionals with more

Glenn Allison Aberdeen-based Stewart Milne Group has said it is in a strong position to capitalise on further growth after reporting increases in both turnover and profit.

Devan Kaloo Devan Kaloo is head of global emerging market equities at Aberdeen Asset Management

Financial services firms received 2.11 million new complaints between July and December 2015, according to new complaints data published today by the Financial Conduct Authority. Overall, there was a decrease of 1.4 per cent in the number of complaints compared to the previous six months which was m

Gillian Guy Nine in ten people (88 per cent) miss common warning signs of a pensions scam - such as unusually high investment returns, cold calling and offers of free financial advice - despite feeling confident they can spot fraudsters’ tricks.

Tim Sawyer It might not come as a major surprise, but financial fear is the main barrier stopping Scotland’s would-be business owners from starting their own company, according to new research.

Nicola Callison

Mark Wilson UK insurance giant Aviva, which employs about 1,300 staff at its hub in Perth, has revealed that chief executive Mark Wilson has more than doubled his pay packet having won praise over the £5.6 billion acquisition of Friends Life last April and guiding the firm to bumper profits.

PIB Insurance Brokers have added three new members of staff to its Aberdeen office. Alan Alsop, private client manager, Julia Cant, senior account executive and Rachel Wilson, account handler, have joined the team led by Graeme Cant at the firm’s Granite City office at Golden Square.

Sheena Anderson Aberdeen accountancy practise Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced that Sheena Anderson and Ishbel Sutherland will retire as partners from the firm this week.

Following years of austerity, saving money has become a higher priority for many Scots as more than four in 10 (44 per cent) are putting away more money than they did two years ago, compared to a national average of 41 per cent, according to Scottish Widows’ tenth annual Savings Study. However, de

The previously overwhelming support of Scottish business leaders to remain in the European Union is beginning to wane, according to the results of a new survey. The Business Growth Fund (BGF), which is backed by major banks and was established to provide growth capital to ambitious and growing small