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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.

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

Pinsent Masons has announced this year’s partner promotions, with 23 lawyers set to join the firm’s global partnership. Glasgow-based Natalie Colaluca and Stuart Newlands and Edinburgh lawyer Kirstyn Gleeson are included in the 23-strong promoted group, while five Scotland-based lawyers

Aberdein Considine’s Debt Recovery and Banking Litigation team has netted its latest prestigious accolade thanks to its triumph at last night’s Credit Awards. The firm fought off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop the award for Legal Team of the Year at the credit industry&rsq

Johnston Carmichael has announced it is expanding its services to cater to the engineering and manufacturing industry. The sector contributes an estimated £645 billion annually to the UK economy, and the government recent Budget is allocating an additional £4.5 billion for strategic manu

R&D and innovation was a key feature in Rishi Sunak’s Autumn Budget. The Chancellor underlined his aim to raise direct and indirect public support for R&D to 1.1% of GDP in 2024-25, well above the OECD average of 0.7%. The Government hopes to bounce back from the financial impact of th

Clark Contracts has appointed Mark McPeake as finance director. In his new role, Mr McPeake will be responsible for leading the company’s financial strategy, overseeing financial governance and reporting, and supporting the business in delivering its growth and long-term objectives.

A highly experienced finance professional has joined Bield as director of finance and business services. Barry Allan takes on a wide-ranging strategic leadership role spanning finance, performance, governance and business planning as the organisation continues its ambitious journey to enhance indepe