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Kris Barclay has joined Seven Investment Management (7IM) as head of private clients, Edinburgh, bringing more than 20 years of industry experience to the role. Mr Barclay will be responsible for leading 7IM’s Private Client proposition in Edinburgh and Scotland as well as continuing to work d

Iskander Fernandez, partner at law firm BLM, discusses HMRC's role in leading over 12,000 interventions into the use of UK Government COVID support schemes. Research by BLM into the various coronavirus-related fiscal support schemes revealed that at the close of Q1 2021, HM Revenue & Customs (HM

The announcement by the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) earlier this month in favour of the taxpayer in the Colin Newell vs HMRC case (TC/2018/03780) is “a welcome decision”, according to Saffery Champness. Sean McGinness, partner and head of VAT, Saffery Champness, and a member of the firm&rs

Annual house price growth rises to 13.4%, the highest level since November 2004, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

Standard Life Private Equity Trust plc, a company managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has posted strong six month results despite a volatile year for capital markets.  The company’s NAV total return was 14.9%, compared to the 11.7% reported on 30 September 2020, versus 18.

A new report published by Temenos, the Swiss banking software company, has found that 65% of global banking executives believe branch-based banking will be “dead” within five years.

Funding of £500,000 has been awarded to the Forth Valley Bus Alliance (FVBA) to deliver improvements to bus services across the region. Transport Scotland confirmed the award from the Bus Partnership Fund last week.

Edinburgh-based private rental homes specialist Sigma Capital Group has hailed its “continuing good progress” as it prepares to be acquired by a pan-European property specialist. Earlier this month, an agreement was reached on the terms for a recommended cash offer for Sigma by PineBridg

National framework provider Pagabo has opened a dedicated Scottish office in Motherwell to be headed by experienced construction professional Peter Queen. The organisation, which is headquartered in central Hull, provides local authorities and public sector bodies with compliant framework agree

UK firms defied predictions of the demise of private capital, by raising over half a trillion pounds last year outside of public and stock markets.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced the appointment of Hannah Nixon and Ruwan Weerasekera as non-executive directors (NEDs) to the FRC Board. They join the FRC Board at a time of significant growth and transformation as the FRC transitions into the Audit, Reporting and Governance Aut

Two nude sunbathers who had to be rescued after being startled by a deer and getting lost in a forest have been fined.

Armstrong Watson, the business advisory and accountancy firm, has strengthened its growing forensic accounting team with two associate directors. Lindsay Tarrant, who started in 2017, has received a senior promotion and Caroline Bedford has joined Armstrong Watson to continue to build on her long-st

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has formed a strategic alliance with Radar Healthcare, which is exclusive to Scotland, to help healthcare professionals meet regulatory standards. A single, easy to use system developed in partnership with healthcare professionals, Radar Healthcare seeks

Colin Tate has joined Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co as chief operating officer (COO). He joins from Sainsbury’s Bank where he spent over a decade in senior management roles including head of architecture, head of strategic design and most recently head of digital transformation