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Douglas Cameron Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has insisted that ISAs remain important despite the number of ISA accounts in the UK dropping to a near-two-decade low.

Pictured (l-r): John Fordyce, founder at Borders Distillery; Malcolm Offord, chairman of Badenoch & Co; and Adam Hardie, partner and head of food and drink at Johnston Carmichael A potent cocktail of gin and funding advice was served up to guests attending Scottish accountancy and business advis

Adrian Durham Edinburgh-based fintech firm FNZ has announced a major investment in the company which values the firm at £1.65 billion just 15 years after it was founded.

Sir Howard Davies The Royal Bank of Scotland is considering a rebrand in an attempt to evade the continued reputational damage that has assailed the lender as a result of a decade’s worth of fallout stemming from multiple misconduct scandals.

Edward Bruce and Mark Richards of Bruce Stevenson Bruce Stevenson, Scotland’s largest independent insurance broker, has acquired Turriff-based regional player Youngson Insurance Consultants on the back of a record financial year that it said closes out its most recent 5-year growth plan.

Veronica Poole Companies in the FTSE are getting ahead of the game in advance of new corporate governance and reporting rules, new research by Deloitte has revealed.

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RSM Class of 2018 Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has expanded its annual trainee intake by appointing 320 new students, including 7 school leavers and graduates across its Scottish offices.

David Purse (left) and Steven Fraser, Partner at Anderson Anderson & Brown Accountancy firm Anderson Anderson Brown has announced the appointment of David Purse as a director in their payroll & employment taxes team, based in their London office.

Brian Souter Souter Investments has sold search company First Scottish to US firm Eli Global for an undisclosed sum, it announced yesterday.

Kirsty Anderson Self-employed workers are heading towards a pension saving crisis as they cannot afford to save for their retirement, new research from Prudential has revealed.

Kieran Taylor, Julia Catto, Madelynne Stephen and Susan Barclay have joined Gary Walker & Co Wealth Management Four new positions have been created to help meet increased client demand and deliver exceptional client servicing at Gary Walker & Co Wealth Management.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it has reached a final settlement with the US Department of Justice to resolve its investigation into RBS's misconduct over the way the bank sold mortgage-backed securities, or loans packaged up into bonds and sold to investors, between 2005 and

Martin Gill A decade since the crash and after numerous mergers, Scotland's law firms have emerged fighting fit – posting strong results for the latest financial year.

Dr Roger Barker An independent Corporate Governance Commission should be established to oversee the UK’s corporate governance framework, enabling the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to better focus on its core task of improving company audits, the Institute of Directors has argued.