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Calum Brewster Private banking group Julius Baer International has appointed Calum Brewster as managing director, head of UK regional offices, as it continues to grow its offering across the UK and Ireland.

Senga Prior Senga Prior, a tax manager in Johnston Carmichael’s Perth team has been elected to the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) Council.

Ken Pattullo Business distress is hitting businesses in Scotland increasingly hard, according to research published today by Begbies Traynor.

Douglas McCrea Glasgow firm McCrea Financial Services has this week announced plans for a significant increase in its staff numbers and a move into larger office facilities after client numbers surged past 1,000.

Keith Brown Scotland’s economy remained resilient going into the second half of 2017 despite a challenging economic environment and continued Brexit uncertainty, according to official data released today.

Michelle Young (Image courtesy of BBC/Century Films/Camilla Greenwell) The wife of a former Dundee businessman who died after plunging four storeys onto railings outside his plush West London townhouse is to appear on a new BBC documentary programme this week claiming that his death was not an accid

Andy Wood The number of businesses failing because of their debts to HM Revenues & Customs has jumped by double-digits, according to a new report from Enterprise Tax Consultants.

Howard Archer Inflation dropped back to 3.0 per cent in December, from 3.1 per cent in November - the highest level since March 2012.

Iain McGowan Scottish Widows has suggested that it is set to launch a hybrid drawdown product later this year.

Chairman Jennifer Young welcomes Uisdean Vass and Laura Petrie Scottish law firm Ledingham Chalmers has launched a new exploration and production (E&P) practice as it welcomes two renowned oil and gas lawyers back to the firm as the industry continues its recovery.

Ed Molyneux New research released conducted by an Edinburgh-based cloud accounting software provider has found that more Brits than ever before want to start their own business in 2018.

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Alan Hatfield The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has announced impressive pass rates from the latest December 2017 exam sitting, which saw 5,548 students worldwide complete their final exams on the path to becoming ACCA members.

Julian Hartley Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank has announced the addition of financial adviser network Sesame to its Mortgage Intermediary Panel.

Douglas Martin Aberdeen-based accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP oversaw the successful completion of 52 deals during 2017 worth a total of more than £500 million.