Scottish Business Briefing - Monday 2 September, 2013 - Business - The Scotsman WELCOME to scotsman.com's Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. Scots universities "bring in half of foreign investment into Scotland" The report found universities produced highly skilled graduates, world-class research and development facilities, and clusters of industry, all of which helped attract overseas investors (Scotsman) Read all today's economics news from scotsman.com We think there are great opportunities (Scotsman). Read all today's management news from scotsman.com Fury as profits soar by 56% at heating oil firm Profits at the firm behind heating oil giant Scottish Fuels jumped by 56%, with revenues up £1.8billion because of the harsh winter. Energy giant DCC said its "excellent year" had been driven by the country's return to freezing weather. However, rising winter prices pushed hundreds of thousands of Scottish homes into fuel poverty - and there were calls last night for greater regulation of the kerosene market (P&J). Read all today's energy news from scotsman.com The plans come as the company confirmed it is in consultation with staff prior to closing its branch in Inverness due to poor trading (Scotsman). Read all today's retail news from scotsman.com The Future of the UK Aerospace Industry, 5 Sept - Prestwick Last chance to book for this unmissable industry event. Featuring expert speakers including: Scott McLarty of Spirit AeroSystems, Alan Fraser of BAE Systems; Jim Houston of Woodward & Gavin Campbell of Bombardier Aerospace. See The Scotsman Conferences website for more details The Scotsman Conferences Almost half (45%) of members who contributed to the survey reported an increase in orders, 34% said they stayed the same and 21% reported a drop (Scotsman). Firm hails a bumper half-year for deals AGM Group, the commercial interiors and maintenance specialist, has secured contracts worth £800,000 during a bumper first half for the Port Glasgow-based firm. The contracts, which mark a 70% uptake on business for its interiors division and a 65% increase for its reactive maintenance arm, include head office refurbishments for a major financial institution in Glasgow (Herald). Read all today's transport and industry news from scotsman.com Sign up to Business Briefing Read all today's finance news from scotsman.com Read all today's media. tech and leisure news from scotsman.com