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Whisky sales in the UK have helped give a boost of more than £100 million to the public purse, latest figures have revealed.

St. Andrews now has the accolade of homing Scotland’s most expensive street, according to research from Bank of Scotland.

A trainee accountant from Glasgow will be donning his football boots in 2017 after winning a bursary which will allow him travel to Texas to referee at the esteemed Dallas Cup.

Paul Eagland BDO has promoted nearly 1,000 staff in the lead-up to Christmas across all of its disciplines and support functions.

AIM finished 2016 on a high as the 38 companies that floated on the market ended the year up more than 39 per cent on average.

Royal Bank of Scotland along with Barclays has been named among a group of banks hit with multi-million pound Libor rate-rigging fines by Switzerland’s financial competition regulator.

Derek Blaik Our current series of Just A Minute profiles continues with Derek Blaik head of wealth advisory Scotland at Grant Thornton

Craig Vickery The Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) has published a checklist of 3 key priorities that will underpin the success of the accountancy profession in 2017.

Hugh Meechan (Pic: Christian Cooksey) Glasgow challenger mortgage firm, The Mortgage Lender, (TML) plans to create up to 109 new jobs in Scotland’s financial services sector after being awarded a Regional Selective Assistance grant from economic development agency Scottish Enterprise.

A former equity portfolio manager at BlackRock Investment Management has been jailed for 12 months on two counts of insider dealing after being found guilty of placing trades in Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy and EnCore Oil using inside information.

Dundee-based bespoke joinery manufacturer and interior fit-out specialist, Bentleys Shopfitting Ltd, has announced it is the latest Scottish business to adopt an employee ownership model, with 50 staff now given the opportunity to become owners.

Keith Brown Scottish small and medium sized enterprises are to receive European Regional Development Fund investment worth £40 million to help transform their innovative ideas into economic success stories.

Rory Macnamara Dundee-based Alliance Trust has announced the passing of director Rory Macnamara.

Carroll Buxton While overall confidence in Scotland’s economy remains low, over four fifths (82 per cent) of businesses in the Highlands and Islands have reported good or steady performance for their own company over the past 12 months, and 89 per cent anticipate growth or stability in the next tw