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The value the finance function delivers to an organisation is changing fast and this will have a significant impact on resource planning, day-to-day operational finance, business and financial analysis, innovation and information and systems, according to Finance 2020: closer than you think, a new r

Nicola Sturgeon Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today claimed that the foundations of Scotland’s economy remain strong despite new official figures revealing the impact of the global slump in oil prices on the nation’s revenues.

The Law Society of Scotland has said the effects of an additional tax on second homes should be monitored closely to ensure that people who are simply trying to move house are not caught out by the proposed new charge. The lawyers' body intervened ahead of the stage 3 debate on the Land and Building

People’s differences have been celebrated by Aberdeen Asset Management as part of firm's efforts to celebrate International Women’s Day today. The theme of the 2016 International Women’s Day campaign is #PledgeForParity and respecting and valuing differences in the workplace.

Patrick Graham and Sandy Kennedy. (Picture: Robert Perry) Scotland’s entrepreneurs are set to benefit from a major new partnership between the Business Growth Fund, the UK’s most active provider of growth capital, and Entrepreneurial Scotland.

Jann Brown One of Scotland’s leading chartered accountants is to become senior independent director of Aberdeen-based off-shore giant Wood Group.

The next Scottish Government faces a funding gap of more than £2 billion each year by 2020, with tax rises alone unlikely to eliminate spending and welfare cuts, a think tank has found. A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland (IPPR Scotland) has analysed how new Scottish

Leah Hutcheon, CEO of Appointedd An online booking specialist has won an £18,000 pitching competition organised by Scotland’s only female angel investment group.

Jennifer Penman Aberdeen-based independent firm of Chartered Accountants, Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), has announced the appointment of Jennifer Penman as restructuring manager in their newly established restructuring & recovery (R2) division.

New data has shown that last month saw Scotland enjoy the sharpest rise in the number of people placed in permanent jobs since last July. A survey by financial information services firm Markit found salaries also picked up in February amid a stronger rise in demand for staff.

Residential property sales exceeded £16.5 billion in 2015, according to statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 97,701 sales took place across Scotland in 2015, the highest annual figure since 2008, and an increase of 4.5 per cent compared to the previous year.

Lord Smith of Kelvin Dundee-based fund management firm Alliance Trust says it wants to recruit women to its new-look board after a trio of female directors were ousted from it.

Aberdeenshire Housing Partnership (AHP) has secured a £7.5m finance facility from Bank of Scotland as it seeks to build 350 new homes over the next five years. The new revolving credit facility has been agreed with Bank of Scotland and complements an existing £24m package already in place.

Jackie Waring Scotland’s first conference for female angel investors and entrepreneurs will be urged to emulate US success where one in four angel investors are female.

Stephen Hay Following the publication this week of new Government statistics showing the breakdown of income taxes paid by Scottish taxpayers, accountancy firm RSM is warning that raising the top rate after the election would only have a limited impact on overall tax receipts.