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More distilleries are now operating across Scotland than in the past seventy years, the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has revealed.

Accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has this month made a very big thank you to its staff following an incredible amount of time and dedication they have given to the firm’s charity; The Anderson Anderson & Brown Charitable Initiative (AABi).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Sheldon Mills as its new director of Competition.

Gillian Jamieson Anderson Strathern has announced a new partner appointment in its commercial litigation team together with a raft of senior promotions and trainee retentions following a strong year of growth so far in 2018.

TV celebrity Noel Edmonds is finally set to file his legal case against Lloyds Banking Group as he attempts to secure £64 million from the lender.

The results of a new survey published by Scotland's chief statistician has revealed that more than half (56 per cent) of Scottish households believe they are “managing well” financially.

The average selling price of a house in east central Scotland rose to £248,092 between June and August 2018, marking a 3.4 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, new data has shown.

Paul Pester Just days after TSB customers suffered a relapse of the beleaguered bank’s IT meltdown which paralysed the lender's sytems in April, chief executive Paul Pester has announced that he is to step down from his post after seven years in charge.

Mark Brown A digital deadline is looming for businesses above the current £85k VAT registration threshold, writes Mark Brown, partner at Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy and business advisory Meston Reid & Co

Andrew McRae The number of Scottish businesses winning work from their local council has almost halved over the last decade, according to a detailed new report.

Ian Williams Taxpayers with undeclared income generated from offshore assets and investments have September in which to declare their earnings, or potentially face a standard penalty of 200 per cent of underpaid taxes, a surcharge of 50 per cent for deliberate avoidance, and the prospect of being na

Carlowrie Castle near Kirkliston, Edinburgh Carlowrie Castle, a luxury exclusive use venue just outside of Edinburgh, is set to add 13 new bedrooms and create six new jobs after securing a £1.9 million funding package from HSBC UK.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross McEwan has warned that the bank is now “preparing for the worst” as the prospect of a no Brexit deal becomes more likely.

SLA co-chief executives Martin Gilbert (left) and Keith Skeoh flank Phoenix CEO Clive Bannister Phoenix Group has completed the acquisition of Standard Life Aberdeen’s Assurance Limited (SLAL), with the final value for the deal coming in at £3.28 billion, including £2.28 billion in cash and a 20

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £500,000 export finance facility to Subsea Technologies Limited (STL), an international engineering business, specialising in subsea hydraulic and mechanical connectors.