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A University of St Andrews spinout company has received a major funding boost to take on the healthcare market.

Katy Wedderburn The UK government has published the final draft of the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017, which are set to come into force in April 2017 and which will see larger employers reporting on their gender pay gap, explains Katy Wedderburn.

The uncertainty of the past year seems to have had little impact on the salaries and careers of Chartered Acountants, according to the latest ICAS survey of industry earnings.

https://youtu.be/O6Tu3UgM80g A third (33 per cent) of Europeans in full-time employment do not have a bank account or payment methods at their disposal, leaving them financially cut off from society, according to new research carried out by Mastercard.

TH Real Estate has announced its residential partners for the £1bn revamp of the St James Centre in Edinburgh.

Calum Paterson Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has announced the completion of its exit from Edinburgh-based tech firm Skyscanner, following the formal completion of the company’s £1.4 billion sale to Ctrip, China’s leading online travel services provider.

Andrew Carson By Andrew Carson, senior personal tax manager at mid-tier accountancy firm, French Duncan.

Carl D’Ammassa Despite likely economic headwinds, four in five (82 per cent) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are confident about their business performance going into 2017, either expecting their revenues to grow or remain constant during the next 12 months, according to the latest SME F

Cat MacLean, A joint venture company, MBM Veritas, has been set up to fight for hundreds of Scottish firms who were victims of Royal Bank of Scotland’s notorious Global Restructuring Group between 2008 and 2013.

Martin Gill Business output in Scotland and the rest of the UK has risen for the first time after 17 months of decline, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

Graeme Bone, Graeme Allan, Mike Brown and AABi the charity's mascot. (Photo: Ross Johnston) Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has officially launched the Anderson Anderson & Brown Charitable Initiative (AABi).

Eighty new affordable homes will be built in Dumfries as a result of a £6.8 million investment in charitable bonds.

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Michelle Smith The winners of the 7th annual LUCA awards, the highlight of the bookkeeping calendar, has been announced at the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) Global Annual dinner.

One of Perth’s most high profile empty buildings is in line for a £1 million-plus investment.