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Aberdeen-based Acumen Financial Planning has been named as a Citywire New Model Advisor (NMA) Top 100 Firm for the fifth consecutive year. Acumen Financial Planning was recognised among the best of the financial planning community in the UK by NMA, which scores firms against a rigorous point-scoring

Murray Capital Group, the private investment office of the Murray family, has filed its annual accounts for the year ended 30 June 2021. Profit before tax at the Edinburgh-based firm was £9.8 million, up from an £11.6m loss during the previous reporting period.

Moray-based whisky specialist Gordon and MacPhail has appointed Ben Cookman as its new finance director.

Strathclyde-based high growth IT group, Kick ICT, has secured an £8.7 million investment from BGF to support the Scottish firm’s ambitious growth plans, including further extending its reach and expertise across the UK. Tom O'Hara, Kick ICT's chief executive with group sales executive Al

Tax debt in the UK is more than double pre-pandemic levels, and the current staffing at HMRC is unlikely to be enough to manage the increased tax debt workload, according to a new report published by the National Audit Office (NAO). As the country went into lockdown in March 2020 HMRC paused most of

The Whisky Chairmen in Inverclyde is among 12 small businesses to be selected as champions of UK start-ups by Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank. Start Up Loans Ambassador for Scotland, Rory MacDonald, received a Start Up Loan of £13,000 through British Business Bank delive

Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) and Alzheimer Scotland are to share a donation of £38,000 from law firm Gillespie Macandrew.

A new report from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has set out the key elements required by audit firms to ensure they are delivering high quality audit. The FRC’s report, What Makes a Good Audit?, highlights the six key attributes that contribute to the running of high-quality audit prac

The return of Halloween has failed to lift retail figures, as total sales in Scotland increased by just 2.0% compared with October 2020, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed banning debt packager firms from being paid to refer customers on to other firms. Debt packagers are regulated providers of debt advice, who refer customers on to other providers of debt solutions. They rely on income from referral fees paid by thes

A £25 million Scottish Government fund to improve ventilation in business premises and reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission will open for applications next week. Small and medium-sized businesses such as restaurants, bars and gyms will be able to claim back costs of up to £2,500 to u

A rare Frida Kahlo painting has been sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York for $35 million, setting a record price for a work by the artist. The work sold was the self-portrait of Kahlo entitled "Diego y yo" ("Diego and me," 1949), where the face of the painter's husband Diego Rivera appears on he

Nearly half (44%) of middle market business leaders say the UK government isn’t doing enough to support companies in meeting net-zero targets by 2050, according to a survey by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK. This view from ‘The Real Economy’ survey of 400 business leaders si

A £13 million investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB), awarded to the Iona wind partnership, will accelerate the delivery of the Iona onshore wind pipeline in Scotland. The Iona wind partnership, managed by Asper Investment Management, is focused on building 800MW of onsho

Anthony Zdanowicz, an associate at DM Hall in Ayr, considers the commercial property market in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, and Dumfries and Galloway. In the historic Scottish fiefdoms of Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway in which I operate, the commercial property environment is rich and di