Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust's board has warned shareholders that voting in Saba's nominees would spell the end for its current US growth strategy, as the two sides head towards a showdown at October's AGM. Chair Tom Burnet accused Saba of seeking to take control of the popular US Growth Trust, p
Appointments
See all articlesBespoke 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
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
John Glover
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
John Glover
Amy Burnett has been appointed regional coverage director for Scotland and Northern Ireland at HSBC Innovation Banking. The bank is a specialised global banking division designed to support start-ups, scale-ups, growth companies, and venture capital investors. In her new role, she will be responsibl
John Glover
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
John Glover
Aviva has appointed Amanda Thomson as branch manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland. She will be responsible for overseeing trading across the entire Northern Ireland and Scotland region, leading a team of more than 50 underwriters based at Aviva's offices in Glasgow and Belfast.
John Glover
Accountancy
See all articlesDains 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
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
John Glover
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
John Glover
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.
John Glover
Chancellor John Healey is facing "sleepless nights" over a growing "inflation monster" due to surging oil prices, rising interest rate expectations and spikes in government gilt yields threatening markets on both sides of the Atlantic ahead of his inaugural Budget. High borrowing costs are expected
John Glover


