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Aberdeen-headquartered corporate finance firm Quantify Advisors is targeting further expansion after a successful first year of operations. Fronted by seasoned corporate finance professionals, Tom Faichnie and Melanie Clark CA, Quantify has already advised on 14 completed deals with a cumulative dea
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Dains Group has appointed David Silver as group chair. Mr Silver brings more than two decades of investment banking experience, most recently serving as Head of European Investment Banking at a US investment bank for nine years.
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The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has appointed Debbie McWilliams as chief commercial officer (CCO). Ms McWilliams, who has also been formal appointment to the SEC board, steps into the newly expanded role, within new chief executive’s Dominic McKay’s executive team at the SEC. This follow
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Gilson Gray has appointed Monika Haidar as partner to lead its residential conveyancing practice in London. She brings over a decade of experience in residential property and inward investment, with a strong focus on the London market. She has advised overseas clients and played a key role in facili
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Wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin has promoted senior director Zoe Gillespie to head its Glasgow office. Zoe, who is from Glasgow, joined RBC Brewin Dolphin as an investment manager in 2007 after beginning her career as a UK equity dealer at Barclays. Over the course of 18 years at RBC Brewin Dolphi
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Hall Morrice has been named as a finalist for the Employer of the Year (Mid-tier) category of the 2025 Accounting Excellence Awards. The Aberdeen accountancy firm's latest award nomination comes just weeks after up-and-coming talent Peter Cowan took home the Rising Star award at the inaugural Financ
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Legal firm Thorntons has expanded its commercial real estate team with two appointments. Simone Young, who has more than 25 years’ experience of advising all parties involved in the construction sector, joins as partner, and Stephanie Zak, who has worked in both practice and industry during he
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Azets has appointed John Kean as a new private client tax partner based in the firm’s fast-growing Edinburgh office. Mr Kean has 15 years’ experience advising private clients, partnerships, trusts, estates and entrepreneurs on their personal and wealth management tax strategies. His exte
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ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has announced a redesign of its gold standard ACCA Qualification focused on a redefinition of accountancy which is expanding and reshaping the role of the profession. The redesign reflects the increasing role of accountants in driving the wid
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(Credit: Thapana Studio - adobe.stock.com) The Big Four accountancy firms – Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC – have significantly reduced job opportunities for new graduates and school leavers, while simultaneously cutting existing roles, as the integration of integration of artificial i
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Businesses with operating leases for offices, warehouses, retail spaces, vehicles and other high-value equipment will soon need to prepare for significant changes that will impact how they are accounted for in their financial statements, according to Armstrong Watson. The majority of businesses will
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The external audit team of Wbg is set to welcome 10 graduates to its burgeoning team this summer in response to significant growth – double the annual intake of five graduates it has recruited over the last three years. From a team of 28 in 2022, Wbg’s external audit department will numb
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A former textiles teacher has launched a new sewing initiative in Shetland after trading the bustle of London for a slower pace on the isles. Helen Barwick, founder of Shetland Stitch Club, moved to the North Mainland with her husband and rescue dog in November 2024. After years as head of textiles
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The outlook for the Scottish and UK economies has weakened, with growth now expected to remain sluggish through the rest of 2025, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde. In its latest quarterly Economic Commentary, the Institute has downgraded its forecasts fo
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Scotland’s business leaders are channelling their inner Doc Brown – and they’ve got a message for their past selves: "Great Scott! Train your team!" In a nod to Back to the Future’s 40th birthday, Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer shows 60% of Scotland’s bosse
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Scottish mid-sized businesses are optimistic about plans to export overseas in the next year, despite recent turmoil in global trade and tough economic challenges, according to BDO. The firm's survey of over 500 mid-sized businesses reveals that more than half (54%) of companies are confident about
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Business confidence in Scotland saw a five-point decline in June, settling at 47%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland.
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