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Aileen McLeod Land reform minister Dr Aileen McLeod has announced the appointment of seven members to the new Scottish Land Fund (SLF) committee.

David Nish The former Standard Life chief executive David Nish is to join the board of HSBC on 1 May.

Investor confidence in the prospects for markets has plunged to a record low amid a prolonged period of volatility, according to the Bank of Scotland. Latest research revealed that the mood among investors has fallen to the lowest level seen since the the Edinburgh-based bank started compiling its i

Scottish companies that supply to oil and gas producers expect to see continued - but slower - growth over the next five years, according to new research carried out by Scottish Enterprise. The annual survey of the sector, conducted along with the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, found gro

Sir Tom Hunter Scottish entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter has sold off a raft of shares in a commercial property venture he has backed since the turn of the century.

David Cowans, group chief executive at Places for People and Jenny Laing, Aberdeen City Council leader A landmark £300m Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) model is the first of its kind to be signed in Scotland and will see homes built across Aberdeen without any government subsidy or grant fundin

New figures have revealed that the East Lothian town of Musselburgh has seen significantly high sales volumes of one and two bedroom flats over the past three months. According to the latest analysis from estate agents ESPC, figures which cover the period from December 2015 to February 2016, reveal

The incomes of commercial farms in Scotland are estimated to have halved over the four years to 2014. The latest reduction in farm business income, a measure of the return to unpaid labour on commercial farms, continues a four year decline in average income.

New research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found that 38 per cent of UK small firms are not reporting crimes against their business because they do not think it would lead to a successful prosecution. The FSB findings call into question the accuracy of the current crime statistic

The construction of an £800 million new community development in Aberdeen can begin next month after the UK government pledged funding for the project.

AMBA President Sir Paul Judge, (centre) presents the official accreditation certificate to Professor Sharon Bolton, Head of Stirling Management School and Professor George Burt, Deputy Head of School at the AMBA Global Conference in Venice. The University of Stirling Management School has been accre

Kezia Dugdale A new form of local government tax based on property value will replace the “unfair” council tax under new plans revealed by Scottish Labour.

Lena Wilson Oil and gas firm, OneSubsea is to invest £1.8 million in a new research and development (R&D) project to help grow its global presence.

(L-R) Martin Slumbers (Chief Executive of The R&A),Karl McCartney (Member of Parliament for Lincoln)and Professor Simon Shibli (Sheffield Hallam University). Golfers in the United Kingdom spent £4.3 billion on their sport in 2014, accounting for 14 per cent of all consumer spending on sport, ac

The administrators of collapsed Dundee building company Muirfield Contracts have been given another year to continue their work. Campbell Dallas said it has been granted more time “to realise the company’s assets and agree the creditors’ claims”.