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Yesterday saw London’s top-flight index break records again after soaring to a fresh all-time high, buoyed by positive festive results from a series of high street retailers.

Garry Tetley Garry Tetley, a Partner at Deloitte discusses the 'takeaways' from the global firm's Fast 50 lunch held recently in Edinburgh which saw Deliveroo take top spot and brought experts together to discuss what investors look for in SMEs before committing funds

Dr Adam Marshall Skills shortages in the UK workforce are reaching critical levels with professional services the worst affected, according to the British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) latest Quarterly Economic Survey.

Evert Castelein Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income (ASELI), the new investment trust launched by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) to focus on logistics, has exchanged contracts to buy its first property.

Aberdeen-based business support software firm Evolve iMS has secured contracts worth £400,000, with five major UK construction, engineering and decommissioning firms, as it gears up for further growth in 2018.

Mark Till Aegon UK has completed the first stage of moving Cofunds customers onto its new, combined platform just over a year after the Edinburgh-based insurance and life company completed its acquisition.

Tracy Black Tracy Black has officially taken up her role as the CBI’s new director for Scotland having shadowed the outgoing Hugh Aitken while deputy regional director as part of a planned succession process, the organisation has said.

David Martyn Former employees of defunct Scottish construction company Land Engineering Scotland have won a quarter million pound compensation award after they were made redundant last year with less than a day’s notice.

Lesley Dunn (left) and Lucy Isles Edinburgh fund management firm Baillie Gifford has promoted two staff to co-manager level on two of its bond funds to fill roles vacated by outgoing heavyweights, Stephen Rodger and Donald Phillips.

Jamie Carmichael West of Scotland focused accountancy firm William Duncan has announced the appointment of Jamie Carmichael as a new director within its business recovery division.

Court of Session The largest ever action against solicitors in Scottish legal history has been settled out of court, with Aberdeen entrepreneur Bob Kidd accepting a "substantial" sum as part of a confidential agreement with Burness Paull whom he was suing for £160 million.

Colin Anderson Glasgow-based private equity and property manager Maven Property, has raised £4.6 million to fund the development of two residential property sites in Renfrew and Clackmannan in conjunction with Scottish housebuilder, Ambassador Homes.

David Menzies A recent BBC programme investigated how the bankruptcy system works concluding that it allows criminal and dishonest debtors to keep hold of wealth and avoid punishment. ICAS Director of Insolvency David Menzies looks at whether the programme provides a fair representation of the syste

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh (LLB Hons) who blogs on debt at www.advicescotland.com makes the case for the defence of the Accountant in Bankruptcy in the wake of this week's BBC bankruptcy revelations

Managing partner Graeme presents a cheque for £10,000 to CCLASP charity founder Valery Simpson following the firm’s 2017 fundraising efforts Staff at Scottish accountancy firm French Duncan have continued with their tradition of choosing a new charity every year that they would most like to suppo