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While economic momentum and employment growth will gradually build throughout the UK over the next three years, Scotland’s labour market is expected to continue to see challenges and lag other regions, according to the latest EY Regional Economic Forecast. The average employment growth rate in

Big Four accounting firm EY incurred over $700 million (around £555m) in additional debt on its global operating business due to the failed Project Everest, according to recently filed accounts at Companies House.

Scotland's listed companies experienced a notable increase in profit warnings during Q4 2023, surpassing the combined warnings of the entire preceding year, as revealed by EY-Parthenon's latest Profit Warnings report. Ten profit warnings were issued in 2023, with six in Q4 alone. The number of Q4 wa

It has been projected that the escalating cost of borrowing could impose a significant refinancing burden of £20-25 billion on UK Plc over the next three years, according to data analysed by EY. The analysis has found that the cost of debt financing has increased, on average, by 3 to 6 pe

Scotland’s economy is set to gain momentum this year with the prospect of interest rate cuts from May onwards, a continuing fall in inflation, and decreasing energy prices. Continued growth in pay and easing pressure on household finances should also boost consumer sentiment, according to the

Some 18.2% of UK-listed companies issued profit warnings in 2023, surpassing the levels witnessed during the 2008 financial crisis, as indicated by EY-Parthenon's latest Profit Warnings report. In total, 294 profit warnings were issued in 2023, a small decrease of 11 from 2022 when 305 warnings were

Big Four firm EY has initiated the monitoring of office attendance for its UK employees, using a swipe card entry system and circulating the data at senior levels.

The London stock market recorded just 23 issuers listing in 2023 which is a 49% decline on the 45 seen in 2022 and represents the quietest year on record since 2010, when EY first started collating this data.

Accountants from EY and PwC are set to face questioning in the upcoming sixth phase of the Williams Inquiry, shedding light on their role in the Post Office scandal linked to the Horizon IT system.

EY has extended the tenure of its UK chair, Hywel Ball, for a second time, allowing him to continue leading the Big Four firm beyond the mandatory retirement age of 60. Mr Ball, 61, who has been at the helm since 2020, received a further one-year extension, taking his leadership role until June 2025

Mar Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort, one of Scotland’s most established hotels, has been acquired by Dubai-based Dutco Group, supported by investment and asset management firm, Align Partners.

The UK economy has faced a downturn in October, with a contraction observed across all major sectors, which saw GDP fall by 0.3% month-on-month. The decline was notably consistent with the sluggish trends indicated in recent business surveys. The EY ITEM Club's chief economic advisor, Martin Be

EY has intensified its redundancy efforts in the UK with the planned the termination of an additional 150 jobs, bringing the total number of redundancies this year to 300.

Big Four accounting firm EY is considering leaving its London headquarters as the shift towards remote working continues to impact office demand.

Resilient consumer spending may have helped the Scottish economy avoid a recession, but economic growth has been flat since Q2 of 2022 and will remain into 2024 when GVA is expected to rise by 0.3%, according to the EY ITEM Club Scottish Autumn forecast. The forecast adds that sentiment among busine