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Click image to expand Hotspots from Oban to Orkney have been tracked as part of a new interactive guide to the growing Scottish technology sector produced by independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael.

The level of protest votes by shareholders at FTSE 350 company annual meetings has tailed off from a peak six years ago but institutional investors remain concerned about excessive executive pay, a new analysis has found.

Financial planning firm Anderson Anderson & Brown Wealth Ltd (AAB Wealth) has marked its ten-year anniversary by reaching 400 clients, with the firm’s Assets Under Advice (AUA) totalling more than £400 million. AAB Wealth has experienced year-on-year growth in AUA since launched in 2

A wish-list of seven policies to boost hard-hit SMEs has been sent to the Chancellor by accountancy and business advisory firm Azets, which advises more than 80,000 SMEs. Praveen Gupta, Azets’ UK head of tax, called for Rachel Reeves to “encourage and enable SMEs to invest, innovate and

Local councils across the UK believe Brexit will hit local exports, reduce foreign direct investment, and impact business rates, while declining central government funding may add additional pressures, according to PwC’s latest annual survey of local government. The report, which is

Burges Salmon has appointed Jennifer Mellor as a director in its funds and financial regulation team. Ms Mellor previously held the position of senior associate at Brodies in the funds and investment management team.

Quilter has added Bellshill-based SRB Financial Planning to its advice network as a strategic partner firm.

MHA has donated £3,500 to support financial literacy among young people in Aberdeen, marking the second Scottish award from the firm's MHA 1892 Foundation. The latest award has been made to CFINE (Community Food Initiatives North East), an Aberdeen-based social enterprise tackling food poverty

MHA has donated £3,500 to help improve the financial literacy of young people in Edinburgh. This is the first donation to be announced in Scotland from the MHA 1892 Foundation, a new charitable initiative designed to address the financial literacy gap among young people across the UK.

Pinsent Masons has appointed Edinburgh-based partner Walter Clark to join its UK financial services corporate team. Mr Clark is an M&A lawyer with a primary focus on deals in the financial services sector across the UK, particularly for clients with a strong presence in Scotland.

Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM) has acquired Glasgow-based financial services provider Westbourne Wealth Management, specialists in advising business owners and entrepreneurs, for an undisclosed sum. As part of the takeover, Richard Smith, the former owner of Westbourne Wealth Management, jo

AAB has today announced the acquisition of Integrity Financial Management in addition to a strategic brand consolidation. Integrity Financial Management is a financial planning firm founded by Glenn Brophy in 2004 to provide financial planning advice to families across the south-east of England.

Edinburgh-based Tweed Wealth Management has acquired Inverness-based financial advice practice John Home Wealth Management for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of John Home Wealth Management helped to bring the total assets under management at Tweed Wealth Management to more than £380 milli

KPMG has signalled its intention to target growth in its financial services, cyber security, restructuring, and tax teams in Scotland following a string of promotions at partner and director level. Andy Masters

Laurie Scott has been promoted to finance director of Edinburgh-based professional cleaning contractor Spotless Commercial Cleaning. Having joined the cleaning contractor as financial controller in 2021, Mr Scott has demonstrated a remarkable ability to manage financial affairs which has made a sign