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NatWest Group's shares surged to 7.5% in Friday's morning trading after the bank reported positive first-half results, raised its annual outlook, and announced a £2.5 billion mortgage portfolio acquisition from Metro Bank. Despite a 7.7% drop in total income to £7.13 billion, NatWest's p
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Armstrong Watson has welcomed a record 37 graduate trainees this year.
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Azets has unveiled 32 promotions across Scotland, including Alan Glen as VAT partner in Edinburgh. Mr Glen has extensive experience advising a wide range of businesses and public sector organisations on VAT issues, from start-ups and spin outs through to owner managed businesses, international
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Vini Cowden, an energy specialist lawyer focused on electricity transmission, carbon capture and storage, and offshore wind, has become the latest partner to CMS’s Aberdeen office. She relocates to the Granite City from Glasgow where she has been based since joining CMS in 2001.
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Law firm Burges Salmon has appointed Alexandra Clayton as a director in its Real Estate department. Alexandra joins the firm from Linklaters, where she was a managing associate in its Real Estate team.
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EV infrastructure supplier FOR EV has further expanded its team with the appointment of Graham Neill as chief financial officer. Supporting businesses in their transition to electric fleets through its bespoke ‘FOR Fleets’ proposition, FOR EV is paving the way for sustainable change acro
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Tata Steel’s business support subsidiary, UKSE, has appointed Marc Davey as regional executive, strengthening its investment team in Scotland. Mr Davey brings a wealth of business advisory experience, joining UKSE from Business Gateway West Lothian, where he worked with clients across sectors
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UK accountancy firms have praised the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) for its redefined and market-leading approach to accountancy training. The new approach is already delivering impressive results for students and businesses alike through an evolved delivery model that gives
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has urged the next UK government to prioritise audit and corporate governance reform to rebuild trust in businesses and safeguard livelihoods. The call is part of ICAS’ five key asks for the next government aimed at building a more sust
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The NHS has become the latest organisation to be impacted by a cyber-attack on a third-party supplier providing critical services, causing huge disruption to patient care. RSM UK says this latest attack highlights the growing risk to organisations as cyber criminals continue to target third-party se
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As part of its growth plan with Sumer Group, Dundee-based accountancy group EQ Accountants has announced that it will merge with Grangemouth-based Yates & Co. The firm will join EQ just one month after Douglas Home & Co joined the firm.
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ACCA, the global accountancy body, has published its latest five-point policy plan. In ‘Accounting for a better world: An ACCA policy prospectus for the UK’, ACCA sets out clear goals and aims which will help the UK strengthen its position on sustainable business, global trade, AI, and t
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A total of six new traders – and four more to come shortly – have opened on the Granite Mile in the last year thanks to the £195,000 Union Street Empty Shops Grant Scheme, helping to bring the number of vacant units down from 47 to 38. The Aberdeen City Council scheme has meant abo
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The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, Matt Pinnell, has held a series of high-profile meetings with the Scottish business community as part of a trip aimed at improving transatlantic business relations, promoting investment opportunities for Scottish businesses throughout the state of Oklahoma.
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A Highland woodturning business run by an 18-year-old is now able to produce products in a more streamlined way after the business owner accessed specialist start-up support from Business Gateway. Daniel Stewart began woodturning in 2020 when he was just 14, after being gifted a lathe by his granny.
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Insulation manufacturer and installer energystore has acquired a majority share in award-winning Scottish specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) for an undisclosed sum. Northern Ireland-headquartered energystore designs, manufactures and installs insulation systems for f
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An Argyll & Bute-based business making fresh pizzas to order has seen huge success after the owner accessed specialist start-up support from Business Gateway.
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