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The Merchants House of Glasgow has appointed Craig Vickery, former head of ACCA Scotland as its new chief executive officer and collector. The charity, based in a historic building on George Square is a membership organisation which also operates as a not-for-profit venue. Its aim is to improve the

Scotland's Chief Statistician has released statistics revealing that the Scottish economy grew by 0.1% during the fourth quarter of 2022, covering the period from October to December.

North-east accountancy firm SBP Accountants and Business Advisers has appointed a tax specialist to support its clients across the firm’s four offices. Mark Rhynas has joined the 34-strong SBP team as a tax manager following eleven years working within accountancy in the Aberdeen area.

AAB, the tech-enabled business critical services group, has today announced the acquisition of its current United States (US) payroll partner Dominion Systems Inc, including its highly sophisticated US payroll software and experienced US payroll team. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Dominion System

Billionaire brothers Sandy and James Easdale have heralded the decision to increase the number of houses planned for the £250 million redevelopment of IBM Greenock as transformational for the region. At a planning meeting held by Inverclyde Council yesterday afternoon, councillors voted in fav

Here at Scottish Financial News we are delighted to wish our sister publication Scottish Construction Now many happy returns as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Amy Paterson, senior risk manager at Barclays, has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Financial Enterprise Young Professionals Network. She replaces outgoing Milly Batchelor, business manager at NatWest Group, who has been chair of the network since 2019.

EY China has reportedly asked its Beijing staff members to wear the Communist party badges at work to show their political loyalty.

The number of start-ups in Scotland has reached its highest level for five months, according to new research from R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body. R3’s analysis of data provided by Creditsafe shows there were 3,147 new Scottish firms set up in January 2023 – the highest r

Interpath Advisory has sold Armadilla Limited and its assets to Hoffbauer Holding Limited. Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden from Interpath Advisory were appointed joint administrators to Armadilla Limited on 20 December 2022.

A Glasgow-based housing developer is expanding its portfolio of sustainable apartments in a bid to grow its green-energy offering, thanks to support from Bank of Scotland. Carmichael Homes has been operating across central Scotland since 2012 and delivers luxurious but affordable homes. To date, it

Allied Surveyors Scotland has acquired the business and goodwill interests of Edinburgh Commercial Property (ECP) for an undisclosed sum. Leith-based ECP, which has been led by founder and owner Scott Mitchell for over 25 years, will now transfer its staff to Allied Surveyors’ commercial agenc

KPMG UK has appointed Fiona Robertson as associate director within its corporate finance M&A team in Scotland. Ms Robertson joins the professional services firm from Azets, where she was director of corporate finance for the past two years.

Shoosmiths advised on more than 400 transactions with an aggregate deal value of £5 billion from January to December 2022. Corporate activity levels remained elevated throughout last year, with the firm's corporate team working across a record number of deals spanning private equity, mergers a

Goodstone Living has agreed £67 million of debt financing with Natwest for the development of its next generation build-to-rent residential community in Edinburgh.