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Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016.

Union Street, Aberdeen. Fears over the future of oil and gas would persuade six-in-ten of Aberdeen’s next generation workforce to consider leaving the city, according to the latest Northern Lights survey by PwC Scotland.

The volume of residential property sales north of the border rose 4.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2016-17 (April-June) compared to the same period last year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland.

Consumer confidence remained unchanged in the days that immediately followed the EU Referendum, according to the Q2 2016 Consumer Tracker from Deloitte.

Gross mortgage borrowing of £12.2 billion in June was 4 per cent higher than that recorded in June last year, according to new data from the British Bankers Association.

There has been a substantial increase in the number of powers of attorney registered in Scotland by those below the age of retirement, according to figures obtained from the Office of Public Guardian by Gillespie Macandrew.

Mark McRae Scott-Moncrieff has been appointed to provide internal audit services to Capital Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the UK, with more than 22,000 members and assets of more than £27 million.

With property prices averaging £97,089 – 2.6 times local annual average gross earnings - East Dunbartonshire is the UK’s most affordable area for First Time Buyers (FTBs), according to Bank of Scotland’s latest First Time Buyer Review.

Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016.

A solicitor who resigned as a partner in a Scots law firm following a dispute about his entitlement to certain payments has failed in his claim against the firm.

House prices in Aberdeen City and suburbs decreased by 2.4 per cent during the second quarter of the year, according to latest figures.

Graeme Jones Scottish Financial Enterprise, the trade body that represents the nation’s financial service industry, has welcomed news that the European Securities and Markets Authority could be set to put in place provisions that would allow UK investment managers to operate in EU markets post-Bre

Derek Mair Derek Mair is a partner at Hall Morrice

Aberdeenshire housebuilder Bancon Group has secured a £25.5 million banking facility with Santander which it says will allow the firm to overcome the “depressed” north east markeplace.

Simon Fraser East Lothian-based wealth managers McInroy & Wood has appointed Simon Fraser to the role of non-executive director.