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With inflation having reached 9.4% in June, new insights have found that almost one in five (18%) Scottish adults report their total household wealth has decreased over the past year. St. James’s Place's (SJP) financial health research report reveals the devastating impact recent months have h

Scottish law firm, Brodies LLP, has reported a twelfth consecutive year of growth for the 12 months to 30 April 2022, reaching revenue of £98.5 million, up 19.5% from £82.5m the previous year. Moving closer to £100m in revenue, the Edinburgh-based firm's operating profit increased

Deloitte has announced more than 250 promotions in Scotland, including four new partners, as the firm bolsters its leadership team and Scottish practice. Sharon Lee, Kevin Johnson and Hayley Baker have all been promoted to partner and are based in Edinburgh, and Michael Buckley has been promoted to

Scottish technology and gaming entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl is to become a charity ambassador with social housing and support provider Hillcrest. As a volunteer ambassador, Mr van der Kuyl will play a key role in raising awareness of the Hillcrest Foundation while supporting fundraising init

A third of middle-market businesses (33%) have admitted their board does not understand the cyber threat landscape enough to accurately assess their level of risk, according to a new survey carried out by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK.  ‘The Real Economy’ report also highlig

Grant Thornton UK's Scottish corporate finance team has been ranked number one in the Experian Q1 League table rankings for Scotland, following an excellent start to the year.

An Edinburgh-based team from CMS has advised Aviva Investors on a refinancing of 12 NHS primary health and integrated care centres across the Kingston upon Hull area. Built as part of the NHS LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) Programme, Hull Citycare Limited’s portfolio of healthcare proj

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee, has posted its half year results revealing strong organic fund inflows of £1.9 billion.

FRP Advisory has appointed one of the North East’s most experienced insolvency practitioners, Graham Smith, as a new director based in the firm’s Aberdeen office. Graham Smith has over 20 years’ experience dealing with an extensive and high-profile range of restructuring and insolv

Businesses operating in marine sectors in the Highlands and Islands have until 6 July to apply for funding to help make offshore production and transport green, clean and sustainable. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is a partner in the multi-national GreenOffshoreTech project. The project aim

Chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has welcomed the launch of a new online training initiative designed to support the growing number of female business founders in Scotland. With recent research for the Rose Review on Female Entrepreneurship revealing that 5,951 companies were established by w

abrdn and the University of Edinburgh have formed an industry-academic partnership to deliver innovation in the investment sector.

Macdonald Henderson, led by corporate director Laura McKnight, has advised the shareholders of Glasgow-based Ping Network Solutions on the disposal of the company to Luxembourg–based Sword Group, the Euronext listed IT and digital transformation group. Sword UK employs 430 staff and more than

abrdn owner Phoenix Group has outlined plans to invest in the firm after it posted its full-year 2021 results. Phoenix Group said it has already reaped significant rewards for the decisions it made to buy the business from the former Standard Life Aberdeen.

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s inquiry into the challenges faced by people with low income and debt problems but, has questioned whether it is a missed opportunity. With inflation rising to 5.2% last year and energy regulator Ofgem announcing th