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Independent accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) rounded off a successful year of dealmaking in 2018 by being named as the top dealmakers in Scotland for a 14th consecutive year. The firm, which has completed over 250 deals in the last five years alone, has been recognised b

Legal & General has become the UK’s first £1 trillion investment manager after unveiling a 10 per cent rise in profits following a spate of infrastructure deals last year and as sales of annuities soared to record levels. The group said alongside its annual result

Nationwide, the world’s largest building society, has today announced that it has invested in a leading fintech as it aims to disrupt the business banking market by delivering “game-changing” customer service on both the high street and online. Last year the Society announced that

Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of finance professionals believe that a no-deal Brexit is a “very” or “quite” likely outcome, the findings come from the latest Brexit Tracker Survey from ICAS, the accountancy professional body, in association with leading law firm Brodies

Despite the uncertainty that Brexit is affording businesses in the UK currently, SMEs are bucking the trend, with new research from Scottish accountancy firm Scott-Moncrieff finding that 78 per cent of small businesses met or exceeded expectations last year. In the Still Going Strong: SME insights f

A report published today claims there are substantial benefits to be had for Scotland’s economy from an enterprise university for the rural sector. Published by BiGGAR Economics, a leading independent economic consultancy, the report benchmarked Scotland’s performance against comparator

Farmers and landowners undertaking conversion of redundant farm buildings for residential use will be encouraged by the outcome of the latest case (Roy Tabb vs HMRC) before the First Tier Tribunal (FTT), the ruling on which has recently been announced.  In this case Mr Tabb owned a barn and sev

With HMRC set to crackdown on tax owed through controversial loan schemes, ACCA is urging contractors and self-employed workers enrolled to seek financial advice from a chartered certified accountant. It stems from government legislation in 2016, which applied a tax charge on outstanding balances &n

Latest research from global real estate advisor CBRE has revealed that the industrial market in Aberdeen continues to exhibit healthy signs of recovery, with a record number of transactions taking place in 2018. Take-up totaled 658,000 sq ft for the year – in line with the five-year avera

A St Andrews guesthouse and B&B is being converted into flats to meet rising demand for property in Fife, with support from a six-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland. The 225 sq ft Georgian property is located opposite the University of St Andrews and is being transformed into four two-

Goldman Sachs bosses have sent out a memo to the bank's employees instituting a new, more relaxed dress code across the company, Bloomberg reports.

A plan has been launched today endorsed by more than 50 companies and organisations that could see Dundee become the first "living wage city" in the UK.

The entrepreneurial founder of Ross Boyd Ltd, which operates across the UK and Ireland, including a recently opened office in Glasgow, has announced a restructuring of the accountancy practice following the appointment of a new director who has taken a stake in its Belfast operation. The firm, which

FNZ, the global financial services technology firm which employs over 300 people in its Edinburgh office, is to expand its global graduate programme as it looks to attract new talent to drive its strategy for growth. The fintech giant, which employs more than 1,500 people around the world, has recen

Edinburgh’s buoyant office market has seen the Scottish capital break into the top 20 global business hubs in terms of prime office rents and rental growth, according to new research from Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy’s latest Global Outlook report found tha