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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has announced a list of the top 100 young chartered accountants (CAs) as part of a global competition.

The Dundee-headquartered professional services firm, MHA Henderson Loggie, is eyeing further growth after securing funding support and facilities of over £2m from Barclays. The established firm recently underwent a rebrand to better reflect its membership of the invitation only national accoun

Latest accountants filed by Perth-headquartered insurance brokers Clark Thomson show that the firm bounced back to profit last year ahead of its takeover by Jelf. Jelf is part of Marsh & McLennan Companies focused on the mid-size and SME market and has more than 3,000 staff in 75 locations acros

Advisory firm Begbies Traynor has unveiled revenue of £60.1 million for the year to April 30, up £52.4m on a year ago. Pre-tax profits increased by more than 50 per cent to £3.5m as the higher numbers of business failures in the UK boosted results.

Edinburgh-based investment management firm Brooks Macdonald has relocated its operation in the capital to newly refurbished Hobart House in a deal brokered by independent commercial property consultancy Knight Frank. Following a significant renovation programme to the Hannover Street building&r

Hotels, pubs, and restaurants in Scotland have seen their levels of elevated insolvency risk fall slightly or hold steady since the start of the year, according to insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The proportion of hotel companies based in Scotland deemed by R3’s research to be at g

The World Wealth Report 2019 (WWR), published this week by Capgemini, has found that after seven years of continuous growth, overall global high net worth individual (HNWI) wealth declined by 3 per cent in 2018. Largely due to a drop in wealth in the Asia-Pacific region (specifically China as fallou

Scottish law firm Gilson Gray has dramatically increased its office space in Edinburgh following substantial expansion and continued growth ambitions. The firm has taken over number six Rutland Square – increasing its total office space in the capital to over 13 storeys and its total offi

The Accounts Commission and the Auditor General are to undertake an audit into the provision of affordable housing in Scotland.

Barclays will today mobilise 1,500 business banking relationship managers to visit 25,000 small and medium sized businesses across the UK in a single day, including 150 in Scotland, to give support on preparing for Brexit. Today's Barclays On the Front Foot initiative will see Barclays mak

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “Construction Industry VAT – an Update: including Reverse Charge on Construction Services (Goods?)?” on Thursday 25th July 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Clo

An accountant, a yoga teacher, an architect, a gardener and a foster family are among the first residents selected to form Scotland’s new hutting community.

Wylie & Bisset has appointed Gerald McLaughlin, former corporate finance director at Campbell Dallas, the Galsgow-based accountancy firm's first ever corporate finance partner. The strategic appointment brings McLaughlin’s career full circle, having qualified with Wylie &

Dundee has been named among the UK’s 29 ‘credit deserts’ in a groundbreaking report from Demos which for the first time has mapped Britain’s credit environment.

McCrea Financial Services has today announced two key senior appointments as it reveals a strengthening of its senior management. Elaine Hamilton is promoted to director of business development, whilst Lesley Anne MacGregor is appointed director of operations.