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CEO Stephen Webster (Left) welcomes Alasdair Kyle to Thorntons Investments Thorntons Investments has appointed Alasdair Kyle to strengthen its discretionary management team.

Alan Barr PwC has appointed director Alan Barr to head of deals in their Aberdeen Oil & Gas Centre of Excellence, rewarding his commitment and contribution towards the development of the practice.

James Baird James Baird, the Scotland and Northern Ireland business at Deloitte, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Glasgow-based packaging company Macfarlane Group PLC.

Jane Clark-Hutchison Business confidence in Scotland is among the lowest in the UK, according to the findings of a new survey by the Bank of Scotland (BoS) published today along with a contrasting report from accountants BDO reflecting rising business optimism south of the border following Brexit de

Ray Entwistle OBE Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has announced that chairman Ray Entwistle has been appointed OBE in the New Year’s Honours, for his services to charity and the arts.

Neil McLellan Scottish Widows Bank has appointed Neil McLellan as managing director.

Barry Truswell Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait has announced the appointment of Barry Truswell to its team of audit partners.

Charles Randell HM Treasury has announced the appointment of Charles Randell CBE as the new Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Angela Constance MSP Scotland’s social enterprise strategy has delivered more than £7 million of investment in its first year.

Dame Susan Rice The head of Scotland's independent economic forecasting body and the first woman to head a UK clearing bank when she was appointed chief executive and then chair of Lloyds TSB Scotland in 2000, has been made a Dame in the New Year Honours list.

After a snap general election, the beginning of Brexit and Bank of England interest rates rising for the first time in 10 years, the economy saw its share of surprises in 2017. So, what will 2018 hold for Scottish business? Experts from Johnston Carmichael, Scotland’s largest independent firm of c

The average price of a house in Scotland is now £146,578, according to the figures from the Nationwide Building Society, marking an annual rise of 2.6 per cent.

Fraser Oliver Digby Brown has reported profits of £8.3 million in the year to March 2017, down on the previous year's figure of £8.6m.

Investors in Scotland view Brexit and low interest rates as the biggest threats to their wealth, according to a new survey of over 1,000 UK savers and investors, and 500 High Net Worth Individuals commissioned by Rathbone Investment Management.

Scottish small business confidence slid to near record lows in the final quarter of 2017, according to new figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).