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Angus Council needs to up the pace of change if it is to meet its £26.5 million savings target, an Accounts Commission report says today.

Ewan Millar of N Campbell & Co (left) shakes hands with Greaves West & Ayre partner Alan Patterson East Lothian-based accountants N C Campbell & Co have announced a merger with Berwick-upon-Tweed firm Greaves West & Ayre.

Chris Horne (Managing Partner of Campbell Dallas) with Bill White and Donald Boyd and Nicola Campbell in the Kilmarnock office. (Image: Ashley Coombes) Scottish accountancy firm Campbell Dallas has made a strategic move to expand its business in Ayrshire and the South of Scotland with the acquisitio

Housebuilder CALA Group has announced its fourth consecutive year of record profits despite gross margins falling as a result of the “challenging” market.

Edinburgh-based fund manager Artemis Investment Management has reported an increase in turnover of 16 per cent, and in profits of 19 per cent.

Lyn Hull and John Hannah. North-east accountancy firm SBP has added to its expert team to strengthen its business services.

John McGlynn Scottish Capital has announced plans to invest £50 million in the creation of a portfolio of "pay-as-you-go" business parks for start-up companies.

Scottish parents are increasingly recognising that apprenticeships can give their children the chance of embarking on a successful career although worries about low wages remain, according to new research from Prudential.

Grant Thornton has made a number of promotions within its audit and advisory teams as it prepares for further growth in Scotland.

Gordon MacLure Johnston Carmichael restructuring partner Gordon MacLure has been appointed provisional liquidator of oil and gas industry suppliers Claremont Office Interiors (Scotland) Limited and Quayside Fabrications Limited.

Banking giant HSBC is to close its technology centre at Stirling with nearly 90 jobs set to go.

Germany’s real-life answer to James Bond has gone on trial in his native land for allegedly using his spy skills to hide €50 million from the authorities through a network of off-shore accounts.

Shaf Rasul Edinburgh-based property investment specialist SRA Ventures has announced a partnership with a software start-up to create a commercial property tool designed to significantly reduce administrative burdens and harness faster transactions for agents.

A survey of members of two of the leading professional bodies representing Scotland’s tax professionals has found that while there is overwhelming support for the principles underpinning the Scottish Government’s approach to current and future devolved taxes, less than a quarter of those respon

Edinburgh-based fund manager Walter Scott & Partners has announced a profit rise of 86 per cent in the year to December 2015.