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Scotland's financial services sector has hit a "tipping point" on tax divergence, according to Sandy Begbie, chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise stating hybrid working has removed the practical need for new recruits to live in Scotland at all. "We believe we've now got to a point at a t
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Four ICAS Foundation students are set to return to Johnston Carmichael as graduate trainees. The foundation was set-up to help talented young people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds into the profession, as part of its scheme it partnered with the accountancy firm.
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Triodos Bank UK has appointed Greig Blackie as a senior relationship manager to focus on financing nature based solutions in its business lending team. Mr Blackie has more than a decade of experience across infrastructure finance, sustainable investment and natural capital. His career has included f
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Brooks Macdonald has made three new appointments to strengthen its team in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Ross MacNish joined the Brooks Financial team in Edinburgh as principal financial planning director on 14th September.
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Bespoke pension firm Yorsipp has appointed Mark Randell as strategic partnerships and distribution director to its business development team. The specialist self-invested personal pension (SIPP) self-administered pension scheme (SSAS) provider comes as it aims to expand its presence across the UK. H
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Caledonia Investments has appointed Alastair Vere Nicoll as a non-executive director with effect from 15 September 2026. Mr Vere Nicoll started his career as a private equity lawyer at international law firm Freshfields. He later founded Berkeley Energy, a business focused on developing, constr
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Mirabaud Asset Management has hired former Aviva Investors duo Giles Parkinson and Will Ballard to launch their new global equity strategy. Mr Parkinson spent five years working as head of equities at Trinity Bridge before that, he worked alongside Mr Ballard at Aviva Investors, where he was a portf
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Four ICAS Foundation students are set to return to Johnston Carmichael as graduate trainees. The foundation was set-up to help talented young people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds into the profession, as part of its scheme it partnered with the accountancy firm.
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Dains Accountants has appointed David MacCallum as an audit partner and responsible individual to help its clients across Scotland. Mr MacCallum joined Dains from Azets, where he was audit director and responsible individual, bringing experience working with owner-managed and private equity-backed b
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Accountancy firm Azets has appointed Michael Norrie as an associate director in corporate tax, in response to continued growth for tax advice from businesses and private clients across the North East. The firm confirmed it is planning to recruit further tax specialists over the coming year, revealin
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AAB has launched a new governance, risk and compliance practice with the appointment of governance specialist Jason Davies as partner. The new practice has been established in response to increasing governance, regulatory and compliance demands facing businesses following recent reforms increasing e
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SBP Accountants & Business Advisers (SBP) is expanding its presence across the North East after acquiring Inverurie firm BW Accounting. The move will see SBP add about 300 businesses and individuals to its client base. It now operates across five locations in the region.
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