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Barry Mochan Grant Thornton has launched its second annual Faces of a Vibrant Economy initiative, which identifies 100 organisations and their leaders that demonstrate excellence through growth, innovation and purpose.

Susannah Simpson While the highest ranked cities still tend to be mostly in the South of England, Edinburgh has maintained its top 10 berth in the latest PwC Good Growth for Cities report.

St Enoch Centre, Glasgow (Image: Postdlf) In the latest disclosure to emerge from the so-called Paradise Papers, international private equity giant Blackstone, one of the world’s biggest private equity groups, has been exposed as avoiding millions of pounds in UK tax on the property deal that saw

John Rae Investment in Glasgow offices has exceeded levels last seen a decade ago and could be in line for its best-ever year, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

Sandy Manson, chief executive of Johnston Carmichael on the ice with Sophie Jackson, Scottish Junior Curling Champion. Scotland’s leading independent accountancy and business advisory firm, Johnston Carmichael has been confirmed as the main event partner for the World Junior Curling Championships

Bruce Cartwright The accountancy body The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has urged the UK Government to secure a Brexit deal which is “significantly better” than the CETA agreement struck between Canada and the EU.

Three bedroom properties in the south-west suburbs of Edinburgh have shown some of the highest increases in average selling prices, which could be attributed to pressures caused by a shortage of properties for family homes in Edinburgh.

Fiona Robertson Campbell Dallas has appointed Fiona Robertson, an international M&A specialist, as an assistant director in the firm’s expanding corporate finance team, and promoted Graham Cunning, partner, to head of corporate finance in Scotland.

Julie Scott-Gilroy Julie Scott-Gilroy, an associate at BTO Solicitors LLP, looks at how well the construction industry’s payment regime is working.

Kerry Sharp The Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise, will today tell a group of high-profile international venture capital fund managers that Scotland is the UK’s most vibrant location for risk capital investment outside the ‘Golden Triangle’ of London, th

Aldermore, which emerged as a ‘challenger bank’ to the big UK high street players through its online offering just eight years ago, has agreed to be bought by a South African financial firm.

A fisherman who evaded more than £40,000 of income tax and national insurance contributions has been jailed.

Pat Denzler (The Old Master) (right) and Don Young (The Master) of The Merchant Company A well-known Edinburgh businessman has been appointed to the lead role in Scotland’s pre-eminent livery company, whose 500 plus members donate their business expertise and time for the benefit of Edinburgh’s

Scotland’s local authority spending watchdog has reported that East Renfrewshire remains a high-performing council but its councillors need to be more prominent in dealing with tough challenges ahead.