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EY, the global accountancy firm which employs 1,000 across four Scottish offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness, has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 20 employers in the inaugural Social Mobility Employer Index.

Lloyds Banking Group is set to slash 250 Scottish jobs with the closure of its contact centre in Dundee.

A bill to replace Air Passenger Duty in Scotland and introduce new air departure tax cuts has been passed by the Scottish Parliament.

Nicola Sturgeon meets HSBC Scotland boss Alison McGregor in Edinburgh. Global banking giant HSBC has announced plans to create 500 new roles in Scotland.

The Serious Fraud Office has today charged Barclays, along with four of its former executives, with conspiracy to commit fraud relating to capital raising arrangements with Qatar in June and October 2008 at the height of the financial crisis.

Keith Hopkins MBE Dundee-based EQ Accountants have announced that former Partner Keith Hopkins has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for his services to charity and the local community.

Scotland's digital technology sector is forecast to grow twice as fast as the Scottish economy overall in the years to 2024, according to research published by Skills Development Scotland and the Digital Technologies Skills Group.

John Hawksworth While Scotland remains among Europe's countries failing to fully utilise its workforce of over 55s, global accountants PwC have revealed that the UK could boost its GDP by around 4.2 per cent – or by around £80 billion - if the employment rate of older workers could match that of

Graeme Hartop Edinburgh-headquartered private bank Hampden & Co has announced that it has reached £200 million in client deposits.

Sir Gerry Grimstone Shareholders in Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) and Standard Life have overwhelmingly backed a merger of the two firms that will now create Europe’s second-biggest fund manager.

As shareholders vote today on the proposed mega merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management, it has emerged that Standard Life is lining up another major deal in the form of the acquisition of 202-year-old life assurer and Edinburgh neighbour, Scottish Widows.

Tom MacLennan Hamilton Burns WS Ltd, the collapsed Glasgow law firm which included recently deposed SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh as a partner, went bust owing creditors more than £600,000, including £210,000 to the taxman, administrators FRP Advisors have now said.

Scottish business confidence has risen for the second consecutive quarter, new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reveals.

Yvette Nunn The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is urging HMRC to consider changes to its proposals for the sanctions which will apply if a taxpayer is late in making a quarterly submission or payment under the Making Tax Digital (MTD) system which is due to be rolled out from 6 April 2018

City leaders, decision-makers and rising business heavyweights in Dundee are set to gather this week for the city’s sixth economic summit.