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Catherine MacPherson Catherine MacPherson, a solicitor at Morton Fraser, considers issues on the horizon for the cash and digital payments regimes

A team of accountants from Johnston Carmichael have raised £1,836 for charity after taking part in the Aberdeen Kiltwalk.

Mark Harvey Scotland has achieved an ‘unprecedented’ record of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) according to EY’s latest Attractiveness Survey, marking the third consecutive year that investment in Scotland has set new record levels.

David Melhuish Aberdeen’s commercial property market received a welcome boost in the first quarter of 2018, recording sales figures higher than both Edinburgh and Glasgow for the first time since 2014.

David Howie Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed a new regional head of innovation and technology.

Craig Reed Edinburgh-based Chiene + Tait Financial Planning (CTFP) has appointed Craig Reed, an experienced wealth adviser, to strengthen its team.

Court of Session Trustees of the Scottish Solicitors Staff Pension Fund who raised an action against a legal firm and its former partners to recover a £90,000 deficit in the fund have successfully appealed against a judge’s decision to dismiss their claim.

Martin Gill The slowing growth of the services sector is adversely impacting business output, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisors BDO.

Jenny Junnier Grant Thornton has appointed a new senior manager as it continues its expansion in the north east of Scotland.

Iain Robertson Iain Robertson, director and vice-president of Print Scotland, the trade association and voice of Scotland’s graphic communication industry, looks at the future for Scottish firms during uncertain times

Claire Middlebrook The liquidator of Fife camper van company St Andrews Motor Homes says owners who lost tens of thousands of pounds should not rush to court to pursue the company director who failed to give them the sale price of their vehicles.

Allan Davidson Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has enhanced its business technology service offering with the launch of a new Digital Division.

Lloyds Banking Group has completed the sell off of its 3.3 per cent stake in Edinburgh-based asset management group Standard Life Aberdeen.

Andrew Bailey The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today finalised rules creating a new category within its premium listing regime to cater for companies controlled by a shareholder that is a sovereign country.

The onwards march of 'Pretirement', where people scale back on work or slow their retirement plans down rather than giving up entirely, is continuing, according to Prudential’s latest annual research.