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A Chartered Accountant from Edinburgh has had his career in the financial industry with Lloyds Banking Group left in tatters after being placed on the sex offenders register for groping a woman in a crowded bar.

Douglas Noble Weatherbys Private Bank is continuing with its ambitious plans to grow its business in Scotland following the appointment of Douglas Noble as senior adviser.

James Smethurst The key for business during the Brexit process is to maintain an uninterrupted service to clients, according to a new report on the legal impact of Brexit on the UK-based financial services sector from a Magic Circle law firm. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP’s report finds that

Jeff Lynn Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs is preparing to launch a secondary market which is due to go live by this summer and will allow investors to trade shares in growing businesses before they go public.

Phil Grady Glasgow-based fintech company Castlight Financial is targeting international expansion after triumphing at Deloitte’s inaugural Disrupt the Enterprise event in Scotland.

Martin Gilbert Mining giant Glencore has appointed co-founder and chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management Martin Gilbert as an independent non-executive director of the company with immediate effect.

Narayanan Vaidyanathan Distributed ledgers and blockchain technology has the potential to improve trust in financial transactions but seem more likely to support, rather than replace, the work of professional accountants, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accounta

Derek Mair Anderson Anderson Brown has announced the appointment of Derek Mair as head of food & drink.

Donald McNaught and Graeme Bain Business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its restructuring team with the appointment of a new director in its Glasgow office.

Edinburgh has outranked Glasgow to be named as one of the most ‘digitally safe’ cities in the UK, behind only Liverpool, according to a new study from Barclays which has scored the nation’s susceptibility to online scams and fraud.

Martin Gill Business output in Scotland and the UK has fallen to a four-year low, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO.

Ally Scott UK executives are expecting to remain active in the deals market as they prepare their businesses for Brexit, according to EY’s 16th Global Capital Confidence Barometer.

(Left to Right) Iain Walker (Director of Corporate Finance), Stephen Thom (Partner Corporate Tax) and Drew Pankhurst (Director Entrepreneurial Services) Scottish accountancy firm French Duncan has announced a series of promotions, including the appointment of a new partner – taking its total numbe

Carolyn Bell Scottish commercial law firm Maclay Murray & Spens LLP has strengthened its financial services capabilities with the appointment of Carolyn Bell as director of its financial services group in Edinburgh.

Sandy Burgess There was a sharp fall in new car registrations in Scotland last month even though the market north of the border is still outperforming the rest of the UK.