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Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team has reported a bumper year for deals activity, with the value of transactions more than doubling to £8.65 billion. The team advised on 114 deals globally in the year to December 2018, up from 98 deals in 2017, boosted by a number of notabl

One in five (17 per cent) adults in Scotland would find it somewhat difficult, very difficult or impossible to immediately pay an unexpected bill for £20, without assistance from an external source, according to new research from R3, the insolvency trade body, and ComRes. In the survey, 4 per

Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has become a Best Company for 12 consecutive years and also secured a place on ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For List’ for the fourth time. AAB are placed at number 37 on the Top 100 list

Edinburgh-based Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP has entered into a strategic partnership with Sentry Doors Holdings Limited to accelerate its growth and consolidate its position as an industry leader in the timber fire and security door-set market.

A new credit card that would link users to new smart features on the iPhone is being cooked-up by tech giant Apple and investment bank Goldman Sachs. According to the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, the new joint credit card will be tested with employees of both companies before an

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group will today seek permission from the Court of Session to move billions of pounds of investment business to the Netherlands as part of its Brexit plans. According to The Herald, the taxpayer-owned bank is planning to move a third of its investment bank clients from the

Scottish real estate agents Murray & Currie Property have acquired two independent property agencies in Edinburgh, Traquair Lettings and Crombie & Co. By adding these two portfolios, the firm has expanded its managed properties by 26% and increased its management fee income by 23%, creating

Sir Gerry Grimstone will step down as chairman of Barclays' investment bank at the end of the month. The move follows his decision to step down as chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen at the end of last year.

Accountants and financial advisers French Duncan has warned Scottish businesses to prepare for the VAT implications of a no-deal Brexit. Letters from HMRC are currently being issued telling firms about the changes which will affect all businesses which are VAT registered and which currently import a

UK charities are sitting on billions of pounds that could be invested, according to new research published by Aberdeen Standard Capital (ASC). The discretionary fund manager has published a report from The Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Cass Business School which identifies, for the first time,

Nearly one in five adults in Scotland would struggle to pay an unexpected bill of just £20, according to new research from insolvency trade body R3. According to a ComRes survey commissioned by the group, four per cent of adults in Scotland said they would find it "very difficult" or "impossib

A local authority was left with a £48 million hole in its finances after it was convinced to accept 200 kilos of nickel in lieu of a massive debt. Rome City Council accepted the spool of wire from financier Giovanni Calabrò after he insisted it was worth as much as the money he owed the

Accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced a series of promotions to support its continued growth and development. Gill Pryde, who joined the firm 23 years ago and has served as a partner for 20 years, has been promoted to senior partner, supporting managing partner Graeme Al

Johnston Carmichael Wealth, the financial planning arm of accountancy and advisory firm Johnston Carmichael, has announced the appointment of Ross Leckridge as associate director.

Edinburgh-based Ethical Finance Hub has become the first Scottish-focused financial body to endorse the United Nations Environment Finance Initiative’s (UNEP FI) Principles for Responsible Banking. A coalition of 49 banks, including Barclays and Santander, have committed to aligning their stra