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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.

  Martin Hagerty

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.

Claire Middlebrook Managing Director of Middlebrook Business Recovery and Advice with chef Chevi of Edinburgh’s Mussel and Steak Bar. There was a surprise al fresco taste of Spain at the Middlebrook Business Recovery and Advice Christmas party in Edinburgh’s Dublin Street on Wednesday night.

John Rae By John Rae, Capital Markets Partner and Head of Glasgow, Knight Frank

Alasdair Green A group of more than 80 business leaders from companies investing in innovation, R&D and new technology have attended a seminar run Aberdeen accountancy firm Anderson Anderson Brown that explored funding options and incentives for innovation in Oil & Gas and support for resear

Queen Street, Leicester. Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired Queen Street Apartments in Leicester, a development compromising 232 rented apartments, a large car park, swimming pool, gym and sauna in the firm’s latest expansion into the UK Private Rented Sector (PRS).

Mark Stevens The lack of graduates and trainees opting for a career as a financial advisor could pose a serious threat to the industry in the coming decade, according to latest research.

Simon Rubinsohn Sales activity in the Scottish residential market is easing, and a slow start to 2017 is expected due to a lack of stock, according to the November RICS Residential Market Survey.

David Ferguson Two new envoys have been appointed by the UK Government to build regional and national networks to help Scotland take advantage of the UK FinTech boom.

Scottish Equity Partners and Albion Ventures have sold their share in patient engagement, data capture and digital health solutions firm Exco InTouch for an undisclosed fee to ERT, a leading sector provider of high-quality patient data collection solutions for use in clinical drug development.

Fiona Hyslop MSP Film and TV producers spent a record £52.7 million shooting in Scotland in 2015.