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Andrew Berry and Scott Thomson Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has appointed two financial services specialists, Andrew Berry and Scott Thomson, to its risk data and analytics team.

A major new survey of business opinion in Scotland, conducted by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network, has revealed the support that businesses need in the wake of the vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. A reduction in business rates was the most commonly requested tax meas

New figures released today from PwC’s Skyval Index show the deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension funds grew by £100 billion in the last month alone, bringing the total deficit to £710 billion. This is based on the value of liabilities used by pension fund trustees to determine company cash co

Susannah Donaldson Savvy companies are stealing a march on incoming regulations which will force all private and voluntary sector organisations with 250 or more employees to publish details of gender pay gaps, a legal expert in the sector has said.

Burness Paull has seen a 48 per cent increase in contentious intellectual property (IP) work over the last two years.

Developers have submitted new plans to transform a derelict site in the north of Glasgow into a supermarket, gym, petrol filling station and business units.

110 Queen Street The fit-out of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants new 55,750 sq ft offices in Glasgow has taken a major step forward after a contractor for the work was appointed.

Sheenagh Adams Work to complete the picture of who owns Scotland has been given a boost by the addition to the Land Registers of Scotland of the iconic General Register House on Edinburgh’s Princes Street.

The University of Dundee has agreed a five year £40 million funding facility with Bank of Scotland to support its programme of 'Business Transformation'.

PRG Recruitment has been sold by its administrators to Colesco Consulting as part of a pre-pack deal, protecting the jobs of 22 full time staff and many temporary workers.

More than half of UK financial institutions plan to spend more on technology over the coming year, with a small number (8 per cent) planning a significant increase.

Helena Brown Tighter EU controls on data protection practice means the subject should be an agenda item at every board meeting, according to law firm HBJ Gateley.

People on low incomes pay more than most for essential goods and services in Scotland, according to new research published today by Citizens Advice Scotland.

A consultation has been launched over Government proposals to allow savers planning for retirement to take up to £500 tax-free from their pension pots to pay for financial advice.

Latest data produced by the Bank of England has revealed that mortgage approvals in the UK fell to an 18-month low in July as a result of the ‘Brexit’ vote and the impact of an additional 3 per cent stamp duty surcharge on second homes.