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Murphy Wealth has appointed Shane Presley to the role of senior financial planner. Mr Presley joins the Glasgow-based wealth manager as a senior financial planner, bringing with him more than 30 years’ experience across financial advice, planning, and investment. A member of both the Char
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Professional services firm, AAB, has announced the promotion of three directors to partner, effective from 1 July 2026. Natalie Boyle (Glasgow), Graeme Robertson (Aberdeen) and Gregor McCallan (Aberdeen) have each been promoted to partner. The promotions are part of over 70 progressions for team mem
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A new financial planning business has launched in Aberdeen, bringing together almost two decades of experience and a relationship-led approach to helping clients plan for their financial future. Fifty Financial Planning, founded by Advising Principal and Director Elaine Clunie, provides personalised
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Murphy Wealth has appointed Shane Presley to the role of senior financial planner. Mr Presley joins the Glasgow-based wealth manager as a senior financial planner, bringing with him more than 30 years’ experience across financial advice, planning, and investment. A member of both the Char
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Angela McCann, managing director of Morgan Stanley has joined the board of directors at Scottish Financial Enterprise. Ms Mccann was also head of Morgan Stanley's Glasgow office and its Glasgow finance division. She brings more than 20 years' experience at Morgan Stanley.
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EY has appointed ten new Partners in Scotland, demonstrating its continued commitment to the local market with significant further investments in talent and its office real estate. The new partner appointments follow a sustained period of investment in EY’s Scotland practice over the last year
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Focus Financial has appointed professional footballer Peter Pawlett as a trainee financial adviser, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter in his professional career. Well known for his successful football career, including more than a decade in the professional game with Aberdeen FC from
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Businesses are being encouraged to start preparing now for significant changes to how company accounts are prepared and filed, as a series of reforms begin to take effect. Advisory firm Azets says upcoming Companies House changes, alongside new UK GAAP requirements for presenting financial statement
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Scotland must capitalise on strong international investor sentiment and work to convert interest into new projects, according to industry leaders, after a new survey confirmed the country remains the UK's leading destination for foreign direct investment outside London. Sandy Begbie, chief executive
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Deloitte is planning to reduce its UK audit workforce by nearly 200 positions, marking the latest round of job cuts among the UK's major accounting firms. The company has introduced voluntary redundancy packages for certain employees due to unusually low staff turnover within its audit division. Whe
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EY has appointed ten new Partners in Scotland, demonstrating its continued commitment to the local market with significant further investments in talent and its office real estate. The new partner appointments follow a sustained period of investment in EY’s Scotland practice over the last year
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JRW Hogg & Thorburn has appointed Kirsten Hancock as Associate in Galashiels, Audrey Rankine as Associate in Peebles and Naomi Swan as Associate in Hawick. With 9 Partners and 7 Associates, the firm has 6 offices across the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh.
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Business activity fell across Scotland’s private sector midway through the second quarter, the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker has revealed. The headline RBS Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output
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A growing number of Scottish businesses say trading conditions are deteriorating, according to fresh data from MFMac’s business sentiment tracker, The View. The biannual survey of Scottish corporates found that one quarter (25%) of respondents said their most recent financial year had gone wor
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Cyber risk has surged to the top of the business agenda, with 40% of business leaders saying cyber is the top risk they are unprepared for – up from 23% in 2025, according to a new report from BDO. BDO’s Global Risk Landscape 2026 report found that cyber risk had jumped as organisations
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New lending data from Funding Circle has signalled a shift in how SMEs use external finance, with borrowing for tax payments, working capital and debt refinancing all rising significantly, while growth-focused lending loses ground. The findings, based on analysis of 2025 data, carry practical implic
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Business confidence in Scotland rose two points during May to 50%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland. Companies in Scotland reported higher confidence in their own trading outlook month-on-month, up nine points at 62%. When taken alongside their optimism in the economy
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