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CMS is holding a free event later this month designed to help companies comply with new UK anti-fraud legislation. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) aims to reduce fraud and economic crime in the UK. A section of the Act, which comes into effect in September, will further ext

Inverclyde Council has appointed an interim chief financial officer. Angela Edmiston, who is currently a finance manager with the council, will take over on a temporary basis from long-serving chief financial officer Alan Puckrin when he retires in April 2025.

SBP Accountants & Business Advisers, which has offices in Aberdeen, Peterhead, Fraserburgh and Banff, has appointed Peter Manson as audit manager. He will assist with the growth and development of North-east accountancy firm's audit team, enhancing SBP’s service offerings following a succe

Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) accounted for 35% of the city’s take-up from industrial occupiers last year, rejuvenating the city’s southside and helping to deliver the third best year of the last decade.

Scotland's high-end property market has demonstrated resilience in 2024, with sales of homes exceeding £1 million increasing despite political and tax hurdles, according to Savills. The market recorded a total of 466 residential transactions, up from 454 in 2023. This growth is driven by stron

Nearly a quarter of a million Danes have backed a call for Denmark to purchase California from the US. The joke online petition is a response to Donald Trump's repeated – and rebuffed – demands to purchase Greenland from Denmark.

Lloyds Banking Group has put thousands of IT jobs under review as it seeks to modernise its digital banking services and compete with fintech rivals. The bank informed around 6,000 tech and engineering staff that their roles are at risk of redundancy, but will increase by 1,200, City AM reports.

VAT & Indirect Tax Advisors (VITA) has announced the arrival of associate director Tony Cochrane to bolster its VAT advisory offering. This takes the VITA team to seven, cementing its position of being the largest independent firm of VAT & Indirect Tax advisors in Scotland.

The North Sea’s transient workforce could be lost for good unless pace is picked up on the renewable energy transition, an accounting and business advisory specialist has warned. Mark Brown, partner at MHA, believes 2025 is pivotal in terms of seeing real momentum gained.

A new report from the University of Edinburgh has highlighted the significant economic potential of tidal stream and wave energy for Scotland. Commissioned by Scottish Enterprise and Wave Energy Scotland, The Future Economic Potential of Tidal Stream and Wave Energy in Scotland report suggests that

The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the UK's increasingly complex tax system is adding hundreds of millions of pounds to administration costs for both the government and businesses.

The first images of a planned transformation of a historic Victorian Collectors Hall in Glasgow city centre into an event space as part of the ongoing £100 million Love Loan development have now been revealed.

Aberdeen City Council is set to discuss a proposed 7% tourist tax this week, the highest suggested rate in Scotland.

Dundee employment lawyer Ryan Russell has been appointed senior managing partner at MML Law. Mr Russell, 41, has built up a reputation nationally acting in many high-profile employment cases in recent years while progressing through the ranks of MML Law, which he joined as a trainee.

Savills, on behalf of Old Park Lane Management (OPLM), has sold a Glasgow building, comprising 98 Buchanan Street and 31 Royal Exchange Square, to Cervidae for £13.775 million. Having completed the asset management plan, OPLM is focusing on its core strategy of large-scale central London devel