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The number of Employment Tribunal claims in Scotland has increased fivefold in the past six months following the scrapping of fees for bringing cases.

Mark Wilson Insurance giant Aviva, which employs 2,500 staff across hubs in Perth and Bishopbriggs, has announced that chief executive Mark Wilson is to walk away from the firm with a pay and benefits package worth up to £6.5 million.

Hannah Miley Business incubator Elevator says it is welcoming some of Scotland’s best motivational and inspirational speakers this week for its ninth ‘Making it Happen’ conference.

Graeme Jones Europe’s largest consolidator of heritage life funds, Phoenix Group, has joined Scottish Financial Enterprise following the acquisition of Standard Life Assurance Limited (SLAL) from Standard Life Aberdeen plc last month.

Dave Smith Businesses could be missing out on a government tax relief scheme set up to encourage innovation, an Aberdeen tax manager has warned.

Sir Howard Davies The Royal Bank of Scotland is considering a rebrand in an attempt to evade the continued reputational damage that has assailed the lender as a result of a decade’s worth of fallout stemming from multiple misconduct scandals.

Leeds Building Society, the UK’s fifth largest, has expanded its operation in Scotland with the addition of a new branch in Edinburgh, the Society’s third premises in Scotland.

Sir Douglas Flint Sir Douglas Flint, the Glaswegian former chairman of HSBC is reported to be the target of Standard Life Aberdeen as a replacement for current chairman Sir Gerry Grimstone.

John DiPaola an Associate in AC's lender services practice group (left) welcomes James MacKinnon to the firm as partner and head of private client for Edinburgh Law firm Aberdein Considine has strengthened both its private client and banking litigation teams with the appointment of a new partner and

The regeneration of a key arterial site in Glasgow city centre has taken a significant step forward with the submission of a detailed planning application for a 283,000 sq ft Grade A office development by Osborne and Co.

Hotel Indigo, Glasgow Maven Property, the property arm of Glasgow-based Maven Capital Partners, has completed the £14.5 million sale of Hotel Indigo Glasgow, a four-star, 94-bedroom hotel with restaurant in the centre of the city, to Heeton Holdings (“Heeton”), a Singapore-listed real estate co

Mike Timmins UK IPO activity has seen a decline in volume and value in the third quarter by 47 per cent and 71 per cent respectively, according to the latest EY IPO Eye.

Steve Varley The unique way dyslexic people view and interact with the world could help companies meet the challenges of business in the 21st century, according to a ground-breaking new report, by global accountancy firm EY and charity Made by Dyslexia.

Clydesdale Bank has announced that it is extending the £50 million Revolving Credit Facility with English housing association BPHA for five years, with an option to term out the loan for a further five years.

Fiona Buchanan Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team has reported a strong year for deals activity, with a 12 per cent rise in the number of completed deals and a 41 per cent increase in the overall value of transactions.