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More than 80 per cent of Scottish councils are now recognised as Fairtrade areas, along with around 100 Fairtrade communities around the country.

Tim Allan With no elections and no referendums in the diary, The Scottish Chambers of Commerce sees 2018 as a year to focus on growing Scotland’s economy, writes its president, Tim Allan

Claire Drummond A colleague from Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Aberdeen office embarked on the volunteering trip of a lifetime to witness first hand the positive impact a charity supported by its own Charitable Foundation is having on the lives of street children in South America.

Aberdeen has been ranked second for growth among UK cities in a new report that appears to provide further evidence that the Granite City is firmly on the road to recovery.

Royal Bank of Scotland has sold offshore assets from its asset financing group Lombard to specialist lenders Investec and Shawbrook Bank for £150 million.

IO Asset Management has bought Dundyvan Enterprise Park, a multi-let industrial scheme in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, from Dundyvan LLP, a joint venture between Glasgow-based CBC and Fusion Assets, the arms length development company of North Lanarkshire Council.

1825, Standard Life Aberdeen’s wholly owned financial planning business, has announced that it is to acquire London-based Cumberland Place Financial Management with assets under advice of £400 million.

Representatives from the HSBC People Experience Team present the new Kitten Scanner at the Imaging & Diagnostics Dept. at Glasgow Children's Hospital, with hospital patient Amelie Trotter. Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children has taken receipt of Scotland’s first revolutionary ‘Kitten Sca

Edinburgh-based investment firm Baillie Gifford has seen three of its funds named among the the top ten performing investment trusts of 2017.

Mark Northway Around 100 Royal Bank of Scotland investors have backed renewed plans for a shareholder committee to be established in order to improve the 73 per cent state-owned bank’s corporate governance.

Mike Welch Edinburgh-based investment advisory firm Full Circle Partners (FCP) has launched a property fund in a bid to fill a gap in the market by providing short-term liquidity and investment support to established commercial and residential property developers.

Perth experienced the largest house price fall in the UK last year after seeing prices tumble -5.3 per cent in 2017 to £180,687, down from the £190,813 recorded in 2016, according to the Halifax.

Steven Morris Steven Morris, founder of Stirling-based investment syndicate ESM, has announced that his firm will switch its £25 million technology fund from a venture capital trust to an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) in order to benefit from new tax breaks unveiled in last month’s Westminst

Golf Place runs behind the famous course's club house and in front of the R&A Museum The home of golf has retained the title of having Scotland’s most expensive street, according to research from Bank of Scotland.

Tom Faichnie An Aberdeen-based corporate finance team has acted for clients on deals valued at £30 million since it was set up earlier this year.