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David Morrison Angus-based estate and lettings agency Wardhaugh Property have announced a series of seminars in partnership with Dundee-based EQ Accountants LLP on the private rented sector to help landlords understand implications of recent legislative and tax changes, as well as advise on the impa

David Bell Scottish banking veteran David Bell is the latest recruit to private bank Hampden & Co.

John Joyce Addleshaw Goddards and HBJ Gateley have confirmed today that they plan to merge.

Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, EY in Scotland has revealed the measures that they believe must be taken to simplify the tax system and strengthen stability. Laura Mair, Tax Partner and Head of Corporate Tax at EY in Scotland, said: “The Chancellor heads into his first Autumn Stateme

Jackie Fraser Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait has opened a new Inverness office to support its base of SMEs and individuals in the Scottish Highlands.

Sir Howard Davies RBS chairman Sir Howard Davies has warned that banks may have to pull operations out of the UK unless satisfactory transitional arrangements for the country’s exit from the EU are drawn up soon.

Nick Laird October survey data collected by Bank of Scotland pointed to a slower expansion of Scotland’s private sector. Output growth weakened, new business levels stagnated and volumes of incomplete work deteriorated while costs soared.

A fresh call for more businesses and entrepreneurs to invest in Dundee Waterfront in advance of the opening of the V&A Museum of Design Dundee will be made next week at investment roadshows in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

CA Today magazine notes that the ‘big four’ accountants continue to lead in Scotland by fee earners and that Deloitte has regained the top spot after falling behind EY last year. PwC has also risen to number two, while KPMG has slipped to fourth place and Johnston Carmichael remains steady at nu

Phil Anderson A North-east financial company has helped to spread some festive cheer among a local community by donating a dream holiday to Lapland.

Ian Brennan Most registered social landlords (RSLs) remain in good financial health, but the sector is facing new challenges, the Scottish Housing Regulator told a gathering of RSL finance professionals.

Thomson Legal has published its annual Scotland Market Overview & Salary Survey 2016/ 2017.

https://youtu.be/9cDgcMfrihg Insurance giant Aegon, which employs 2,000 staff at its Edinburgh Park UK headquarters and another 400 throughout Britian, has revealed that its European arm boosted earnings 11 per cent in the third quarter of this year to hit to € 151 million (£131m).

Dougal Gunn Sharp Edinburgh-based brewery Innis & Gunn has smashed its £1 million crowd-funding target in just three days.

The number of properties sold in east central Scotland continues to fall, according to the latest analysis from regional estate agents ESPC.