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Edinburgh-based fintech startup Aveni has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Gooch MBE as its chief revenue officer. Hot on the heels of its recent funding round, the speech analytics company also announced a raft of key design and engineering appointments from some of the world’s leading

Asset & wealth management firm AssetCo has announced the completion of the acquisition of a 30% equity interest in Parmenion, a discretionary investment manager and advisory platform for the wealth and financial planning sector. AssetCo announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase the

DLA Piper has announced the appointment of Allan Leal as a partner based in Edinburgh. Mr Leal has joined the firm’s Finance practice from Scottish firm Burness Paull, where he has been a partner since 2018.

A new partnership designed to empower Scottish companies and help them become climate change leaders has been launched by the University of Edinburgh and Royal Bank of Scotland. The £1 million programme, supported by the bank’s 300 Fund, will see experts from the University’s Edinb

Professional services company SKSi has more than tripled its headcount in Scotland with a series of recent appointments, including Donald Scott joining as a senior manager. Mr Scott, a qualified chartered accountant and insolvency practitioner, brings a wealth of restructuring and insolvency knowled

Asset & wealth management firm AssetCo has appointed Lucy Draper as director of distribution. Ms Draper was previously director, business development – Middle East Africa at Standard Life Aberdeen (now abrdn) based in Abu Dhabi engaging with a mix of financial institutions in the region.

Mentors from the investment world are being given the opportunity to help Scottish schoolgirls become the next generation of expert investors.

Glasgow-based credit management firm BRS Credit has recorded a sharp increase in collection referrals from insolvency practitioners UK-wide in the first six months of the year. The credit management and collection company, part of BRS Corporate Services Group, primarily focuses on working with IPs t

PwC has extended the number of equity partners in Scotland to 34 with two new admissions to the partnership bolstered by the relocation of two specialists in energy, and M&A tax advice. In addition, five new directors have been unveiled. Martin Cowie has relocated from Belfast to Aberdeen to hel

Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) should be scrapped as part of a "radical overhaul" aimed at unleashing a "revolution in entrepreneurialism", a think tank has said. A new report from the right-wing Reform Scotland think tank suggests that an independent Scotland could f

William Anderson, audit, accounts and charity partner, Meston Reid & Co, highlights the need for responsible governance, transparency, accountability and a professional approach when it comes to charity finances. Few charities will emerge from the pandemic unscathed. Like all organisations, they

Edinburgh-based Par Equity has led an investment of £2 million in Datactics, a leader in the field of data management. Belfast-based Datactics provides software and services to large organisations that need to improve and control the quality of the data held in their computer systems. The AI-e

Helen Brand, chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), discusses how the association is marking Earth Day this year. This year, Earth Day is themed ‘restore the earth’ and here at ACCA we’re marking this occasion by focusing on the vital role the

Fraser Kane looks at the shape of things to come for non-transferable debt securities. On 19 April 2021, the Treasury launched an open consultation concerning the future regulation of the issuance of non-transferable debt securities (NTDS), also commonly known as “mini-bonds” in the

Bladnoch Distillery, one of Scotland’s oldest single malt whisky distilleries, is targeting international growth after securing a £10 million loan from HSBC UK. The distillery, based in Wigtown, Galloway, will use the asset-based lending facility to support its overall growth strategy, w