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Members of Parliament believe accountants will be increasingly in demand during the Brexit process, according to a new study commissioned by Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

The town centre vacancy rate for Scotland was 9.0 per cent in January 2017, a short drop from the rate of 9.2 per cent in October 2016, according to latest figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium.

PwC in Scotland has announced an enhanced structure for its deals line of service with corporate finance partner Jon Shelley and director Mark Addley joining the leadership team, and Jason Morris taking on the senior role of Scottish deals leader.

Martin Gill Mid-sized businesses have created nearly 80,000 jobs in Scotland over the last five years outstripping the job growth of the country’s large and small businesses, according to new research from accountancy and advisory firm BDO.

The property market in east central Scotland has seen a slight increase in the number of properties being put up for sale over the last three months, according to the latest analysis from ESPC. The 2.4 per cent increase in the number of homes brought to market is indicative of a turnaround in the p

Glasgow City Council's Glasgow Film Office (GFO) made a substantial contribution to the local economy in 2016, with £16.38 million generated by film, broadcast and advertising productions in the city.

RBS CEO Ross McEwan announces the new hub at RBS HQ in Gogarburn. A new specialist fintech hub, backed by the UK and Scottish governments and based at Royal Bank of Scotland’s headquarters in Edinburgh, will open its doors to entrepreneurs in May 2017.

Edinburgh Printmakers CEO Sarah Price has today shared the organisation’s vision of a new creative industries hub as part of an £11 million capital development project at Castle Mill Works in Fountainbridge.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has moved to play down reports that it is set slash a massive 15,000 jobs in its latest bid to cut costs and finally return to profit.

Citizens of Ullapool, Newtonmore and Pittenweem are five times more likely to be self-employed than those who live in Linwood, Leuchars or Port Glasgow, according to new research.

Ross McLauchlan Wylie & Bisset, one of Scotland’s longest established, independent accountancy firms, has announced significant changes in the structure of their business.

David Menzies By David Menzies, ICAS Director of Insolvency

Andrew Ewing United Auctions, one of Scotland’s leading livestock auction companies, is under new ownership following a management buyout, with Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael playing a central role in the deal.

Scottish American Investment Company (Saints), which is managed by Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford, has posted a total return on net asset value of 29.9 per cent for 2016 on the back of sterling's Brexit slump.

Lyn Leon Vardy PwC have been appointed administrators of two companies running 16 separate businesses, mostly in the licensed trade industry, owned by prominent Dundee businessman Jimmy Marr.