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Accountancy firm Azets has hired Matthew Allan as an associate director based in the audit team within the firm’s fast-growing Aberdeen office. Mr Allan has extensive experience auditing businesses in the O&G, food and drink, construction, manufacturing, retail and family business sectors.

International law firm CMS has appointed Michael Urquhart in the role of Of Counsel to its banking and finance team in Edinburgh. With over 14 years of transactional experience, Mr Urquhart specialises in advising a wide range of funders and borrowers in relation to infrastructure and energy project

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has engaged umbrella organisation The Professional Partner Network (TPPN) to augment the range of specialist expertise and advice it provides to the hospitality sector. The move follows the recent appointment by TPPN of senior hospitality experts Christine Ox

Scotland bucked a UK and European trend by attracting more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in 2020 than in 2019, while the country has reached its highest-ever attractiveness level for investment and bolstered its position as the UK’s most attractive FDI location outside London, accor

Lee Corr, senior solicitor at Thorntons, is reminding new business owners to ensure they have completed all their due diligence and remain respectful of their neighbours in order for their businesses to thrive. Many people have embraced opportunity and pursued monetising their hobbies by launching n

Capital Credit Union is calling on the Scottish Government to appoint a financial wellbeing Tsar as part of a package of measures to help in the recovery from the Covid pandemic. The Edinburgh-based organisation says a three-pronged approach between credit unions, government and employers is needed

High growth tech business can now access crucial insights supporting their business growth strategy through Aspiring Unicorns, designed, delivered, and launched today by law firm Addleshaw Goddard. Comprising seven critical lessons for high-growth technology firms, the Aspiring Unicorns series will

UK house prices rose 1.3% month-on-month in May, which lifted the annual rate of increase to a near seven-year high of 9.5%, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

Dentons has predicted a surge in activity in the vegan and plant-based food market after the law firm’s Scottish offices advised Bute Island Foods on their sale to Canadian dairy company, Saputo.

activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen, has announced its strategic partnership with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc, the premier people development solutions company. The partnership will bring to the market a comprehensive suite of technology-led HR

Royal Bank of Scotland owner NatWest has launched a new Junior Stocks and Share ISA for parents and guardians wanting an affordable alternative to cash savings to help save for their children’s future. The new JISA, available through NatWest’s digital investment services, NatWest Invest

Edinburgh-based digital wallet and payments platform Zumo has announced its key Signatory status of the Crypto Climate Accord (CCA), a global initiative which has been established with the sole aim of harnessing the collective efforts of the crypto community to support the industry’s tran

Women’s Business Station has more than doubled its workforce due to growing demand for its services and support during COVID-19. Angie De Vos, Shonagh Kelly, Abigail Donaldson, Lauren McGurk, Marianthi Macdonald, Michelle De Almeida, Kate Mason

A £1 million support fund for Armed Forces charities across Scotland has opened on Friday for bids. The Scottish Government fund will help the sector offset a shortfall in income due to the impact of coronavirus.

Police have paid tribute to their "bovine unit" after wandering cows brought a car chase to a safe end.