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More than half (51 per cent) of UK manufacturers see the weaker sterling as a key benefit for their business over the next 12-24 months, with 44 per cent of businesses refocusing on internationalisation in light of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to a new report by accountancy firm B

Peter Southcott After 26 years with the firm, Peter Southcott has retired as a Partner at EQ Accountants LLP.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced that it will take action to improve competition in the current account market.

The level of high quality property sales up to half a million pounds has reinforced confidence in the Edinburgh property market, with strong demand from local buyers, according to estate agents CKD Galbraith.

Phil Anderson and Scott Baxter An Aberdeen-based financial services company has been recognised for its continuous support of non-profit-making organisations in the north-east of Scotland.

Gemma Lampert Gemma Lampert and Will Anderson of CMS look at whether a lump sum can be extracted from a pension and treated as income to pay creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.

The British government last night refused to confirm or deny that it has this week agreed a multi-million pound deal to buy Edinburgh-based UK Green Investment Bank.

Lanarkshire-based insurance broker, E G Murray Insurance Services, has joined Bluefin Network as a partner broker. E G Murray Insurance Services becomes the network’s first Scottish broker and will be supported by the appointment of a new Development Manager, Craig Finnie.

Glasgow has topped property website Zoopla's list of UK cities where it’s cheaper to buy a house than to rent.

Jenny Laing Aberdeen City Council’s foray into the international bond market has raised £370 million for major civic building projects in the Granite City.

Seven in ten workers (69 per cent) in Scotland would like the freedom to run their own business one day, according to new research from St. James’s Place Academy, the training and development arm of the FTSE100 financial services company.

Fraser Sime Bank of Scotland has appointed Fraser Sime as regional director, SME banking Scotland, succeeding Graham Blair who has taken up the post of mortgage director at the Edinburgh-based lender.

Over a third of savers are using cash ISAs to build a retirement fund, rising to almost half of those living in the north region, despite interest rates hitting an all-time low.

Jill Armstrong By Jill Armstrong, head of commercial management, Speirs Gumley

Murray Etherington A leading Scottish law expert is urging people to check their wills as the law of succession sees its most significant overhaul in 50 years today.