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Nigel Murdoch Following on from the recent appointment of Andy Hahn to Martin Currie’s institutional business sales team in November last year, the Edinburgh-based fund manager has further strengthened its distribution capability with two more new senior appointments.

Austin Lafferty The average selling price of residential properties across west central Scotland has increased by 6.1 per cent over the last three months of 2017, when compared with the same period in 2016, according to the latest quarterly report from estate agents GSPC.

Lesley Duncan Edinburgh-based global investment manager Aberdeen Standard Investments has announced the launch of the UK Equity Impact – Employment Opportunities Fund*, in collaboration with Big Issue Invest, the social investment arm of The Big Issue.

Nicola Rollings Aberdeen-based accountants and business advisers Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced the appointment of Nicola Rollings as restructuring manager in their growing Restructuring & Recovery (R2) division.

A 72 year old who embezzled more than half a million pounds while working in the annuities department of Scottish Widows has been jailed.

Stuart Murdoch An expert in complex financial disputes has been promoted to head up a newly-combined practice area for Burness Paull.

New figures have revealed that over 405,000 more people got in severe problem debt in Britain during the most recent three financial quarters.

Nathan Bostock The collapse of construction giant Carillion has dragged down profits by 5 per cent year-on-year at Santander’s UK operation, the lender has revealed.

Noel Edmonds (CC BY-SA 2.0) Television presenter Noel Edmonds has announced that he has secured a seven figure amount to pursue his legal case against Lloyds Banking Group after falling victim to a multi-million pound fraud a decade ago.

A group of 10 accountancy trainees are celebrating after passing various different stages of their professional examinations as their firm, Dundee-based firm EQ Accountants, continues its drive to expand its workforce.

The Local Government and Communities Committee has recommended the general principles of the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill in a report published today. The bill is intended to pave the way for the Office for National Statistics to reclassify Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) back to the priva

A rise in house-building drove an overall marginal increase in construction activity in Scotland during the final quarter of 2017, according to new figures.

Falkirk Council has responded encouragingly to previous concerns but needs effective leadership to deliver its five-year improvement programme, according to the Accounts Commission.

Wynne Evans (left), compare of the GBEA Awards, opera singer and the famous GoCompare actor, Leah Hutcheon, CEO and founder of Appointedd and Aidan Hetherington, University of Edinburgh Business School Leah Hutcheon, CEO and founder of Edinburgh-based online booking firm Appointedd, has won UK Small

New UK Government statistics released today show turnover from renewable energy activity in Scotland was £5,458 million in 2016 – with individual sectors showing employment increases of up to 300 per cent.