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John Swinney is facing a 'demanding test' at the Scottish Budget on December 3 on whether the Scottish Government's five-year ambitions can be met within a resource budget forecast to fall 1.2% in real terms in 2027-28, a figure that could change after the UK Budget, the Fraser of Allander Institute
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@sipp, the independent, off-platform SIPP and SSAS provider has appointed Helen Carr as business development manager. She will join from Nucleus Group subsidiary Talbot & Muir, bringing more than two decades of specialist SIPP and SSAS experience, as the firm expands across the UK. She will supp
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Nucleus Financial Platforms has announced the appointment of Quilter's Dave Reynolds as chief technology officer.
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NatWest Group has announced Roisin Donnelly will succeed Lena Wilson as chair of the group performance and remuneration committee from October 1, 2026. Wilson is a senior independent director at the bank. Previously she was the former chief executive at Scottish Enterprise and is the current chair o
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Lloyds Banking Group has poached Coutts Veteran Franklin Asante to strengthen its private banking team. Mr Asante joins Lloyds as head of entrepreneurs at its Mayfair office following more than 18 years at private bank Coutts.
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Columbia Threadneedle Investments has appointed Gianluca Di Mascio as portfolio manager and Karan Bhanot as associate portfolio manager. The duo will work within the firms research enhanced strategies team, based in London reporting to Christopher Lo, who is based in Boston, the firm's head of resea
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Commercial finance broker Bryant & Bell has appointed former Lloyds Banking Group director, George Grierson to its team, as it marks £10m milestone in its first year. The Edinburgh headquartered firm was launched by Cameron Bryant and Jack Bell last year following more than a decade o
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The UK association for restructuring, turnaround and insolvency professionals has welcomed the Insolvency Service's new five-year strategy promising to crack down on abusive business practices and resolve insolvencies faster. Chief executive of R3, Caroline Summers, said the group welcomed the focus
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AMS Accountants Group has revealed plans to create around 25 jobs in Aberdeen as it builds towards a £5m audit business in the city within the next three years. The move is part of a wider ambition to turn over more than £20m and have around 200 staff within the next five years. The firm
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A Scottish insolvency practitioner is urging business owners to consider an potential under-used lifeline to save their business. Christine Convy, director of Dunedin Advisory, who is a Chartered Accountant and licensed insolvency practitioner with more than 25 years’ experience in restructuri
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Dains has launched its brand in Scotland at an event for clients and professional connections, formally presenting the group's Scottish business under a single name for the first time. Group chief executive Richard McNeilly praised the Glasgow team at the launch, saying it is the fastest growing bus
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Aon and accountancy and business advisory firm Saffery have brought in 20 graduates and trainees between them across Scotland as part of an investment in early careers. The global professional services firm recruited four graduates to its Scottish offices as part of its Early Careers programme.
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