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Johnston Carmichael has appointed Graeme Bain as head of restructuring. Taking up the role with immediate effect, Graeme will lead the firm’s restructuring business line, supported by partners Donald McNaught and Richard Bathgate.
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Aon, the global professional services firm, has bolstered its commercial risk business in Scotland with the appointment of Andy Hall, the former Barclays head of corporate banking for central Scotland, to the role of ambassador. With more than 30 years’ experience in senior banking roles, Mr H
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Accountants and business advisors CT has announced that Michael Jamieson, from its personal tax team, has been promoted to partner. Mr Jamieson joined the Edinburgh firm a year ago as a director, bringing 16 years of in-depth experience as a personal tax adviser and compliance specialist.
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Aberdeen-based SBP Accountants & Business Advisers (SBP) has reinforced its senior management team with the appointment of Rhys Jones. Mr Jones brings more than 20 years of experience in the finance sector.
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Hall Morrice has appointed Andrew Walker to the role of partner to work closely with managing partner Robert Bain, the wider partner group and the firm’s leadership team to help shape its strategy, direction and continued development. Andrew will play a leading role in growing Hall Morrice&rsq
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Johnston Carmichael has appointed Graeme Bain as head of restructuring. Taking up the role with immediate effect, Graeme will lead the firm’s restructuring business line, supported by partners Donald McNaught and Richard Bathgate.
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Scottish Financial Enterprise has appointed Arlene Stokes, chief people officer at Aegon UK, as chair of its Gender Equality Network. Based in Edinburgh, Arlene has held senior leadership roles across people and transformation in financial services and other sectors.
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Businesses are being encouraged to start preparing now for significant changes to how company accounts are prepared and filed, as a series of reforms begin to take effect. Advisory firm Azets says upcoming Companies House changes, alongside new UK GAAP requirements for presenting financial statement
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Scotland must capitalise on strong international investor sentiment and work to convert interest into new projects, according to industry leaders, after a new survey confirmed the country remains the UK's leading destination for foreign direct investment outside London. Sandy Begbie, chief executive
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Deloitte is planning to reduce its UK audit workforce by nearly 200 positions, marking the latest round of job cuts among the UK's major accounting firms. The company has introduced voluntary redundancy packages for certain employees due to unusually low staff turnover within its audit division. Whe
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EY has appointed ten new Partners in Scotland, demonstrating its continued commitment to the local market with significant further investments in talent and its office real estate. The new partner appointments follow a sustained period of investment in EY’s Scotland practice over the last year
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JRW Hogg & Thorburn has appointed Kirsten Hancock as Associate in Galashiels, Audrey Rankine as Associate in Peebles and Naomi Swan as Associate in Hawick. With 9 Partners and 7 Associates, the firm has 6 offices across the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh.
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Business activity fell across Scotland’s private sector midway through the second quarter, the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker has revealed. The headline RBS Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output
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A growing number of Scottish businesses say trading conditions are deteriorating, according to fresh data from MFMac’s business sentiment tracker, The View. The biannual survey of Scottish corporates found that one quarter (25%) of respondents said their most recent financial year had gone wor
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Cyber risk has surged to the top of the business agenda, with 40% of business leaders saying cyber is the top risk they are unprepared for – up from 23% in 2025, according to a new report from BDO. BDO’s Global Risk Landscape 2026 report found that cyber risk had jumped as organisations
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New lending data from Funding Circle has signalled a shift in how SMEs use external finance, with borrowing for tax payments, working capital and debt refinancing all rising significantly, while growth-focused lending loses ground. The findings, based on analysis of 2025 data, carry practical implic
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Business confidence in Scotland rose two points during May to 50%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland. Companies in Scotland reported higher confidence in their own trading outlook month-on-month, up nine points at 62%. When taken alongside their optimism in the economy
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