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Caroline Gardner The Auditor General has reported to the Scottish Parliament that NHS Highland and NHS Ayrshire and Arran face significant financial challenges, which are likely to persist for years to come.

Iain Henry and David Mackay MacKay Corporate Insurance Brokers, which also has offices in Ayr, Kilmarnock and Greenock, has recently opened an office in Aberdeen with the appointment of director Iain Henry.

Ann Johnson Business Women Scotland and Women’s Enterprise Scotland have included Aberdeenshire-based finance director Ann Johnson among those shortlisted for this year's Scottish Business Woman of the year award.

Dublin continues to be the most popular choice for Brexit relocation for financial services firms, with 21 firms having committed to relocating staff or operations to the Irish capital since the Referendum, new data from EY has revealed.

Scotland’s tax authority collected over £707 million in Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) and Scottish Landfill Tax (SLfT) during 2017/18, an increase of £74 million compared to 2016-17, according to Revenue Scotland figures.

Property developer London & Scottish Investments is on course to launch its new £10 million Wallneuk Retail Park in Paisley in three months time, bringing up to 120 retail jobs to the town with more to come when the last remaining unit is let.

Stuart Lunn and Sir Sandy Crombie (Picture by Stewart Attwood) Sir Sandy Crombie, a former CEO of Standard Life and senior independent director at Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined the Board of Edinburgh-based fintech lender LendingCrowd, as chairman.

Optimism is growing in the Oil & Gas supply chain, despite an increasingly complex geopolitical environment impacting on energy markets, according to global accountancy firm Grant Thornton.

Registered social landlords in Scotland have been reclassified as private organisations following the enactment of the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2018.

Alistair Darling Ten years on from the global financial crash of 2008, a new BBC documentary will deliver a dramatic account of one single day, 7th October 2008, when the Royal Bank of Scotland collapsed and almost took the entire UK banking system down with it.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Edinburgh-headquartered Tesco Bank £16,400,000 for "failing to exercise due skill, care and diligence in protecting its personal current account holders against a cyber attack" following the major assault on its systems in November 2016.

Specialist tax relief firm, Catax, is to triple its Scottish workforce and open a new office in Glasgow.

Barry Truswell Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Chiene + Tait has appointed Barry Truswell as its new head of audit.

Paul Atkinson Recruitment and investment entrepreneur, Paul Atkinson has been recognised for his services to the technology industry in Scotland by ScotlandIS, the industry body for Scottish software, telecoms, digital and IT businesses.

Optimism in the financial services sector fell sharply in the quarter to September, amid signs of a listless operating environment, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.