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Andrew Gambier As policymakers and regulators call for more professional scepticism in audit, the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) has recommended changes to the standard-setting, regulatory and audit processes to improve and encourage audit quality and tackle cognitive bias.

Current economic trends such as house price inflation, tighter credit conditions and low real wage growth, mean that borrowing into older age is likely to move from niche to mainstream within the next decade.

Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Money CEO Jayne-Anne Gadhia Virgin Money, which employs 200 in at its Edinburgh hub, has revealed that its credit card balances jumped 8 per cent in the first quarter.

Jane Stewart Aberdeen-based managed services provider of internet access, managed networks, telecoms, cloud, data backup and workplace recovery, IFB, has formally appointed Jane Stewart as non-executive director to its board.

HSBC has said it is to adopt a number of initiatives aimed at supporting people affected by dementia.

Although more than nine-in-ten Scottish and UK family businesses anticipate growth, more than a third are concerned about the potential impact of Brexit, according to the latest PwC Family Business Survey.

Derek Mackay Finance secretary Derek Mackay yesterday succumbed intense pressure from business leaders and political opponents over hugely inflated fees by announcing a cap on business rates.

Matthew Cooper New research from global accountancy firm PwC has revealed that while opportunities for women in the workplace have rapidly improved in the UK since 2000, Scotland is still lagging behind the rest of the UK.

Robert C Dewar A leading US Attorney has advised Scottish businesses that they should not be concerned about trading in America, despite some of the headlines which have emerged in recent weeks regarding the new US President Donald Trump.

Martin Gill Mid-sized businesses have created nearly 80,000 jobs in Scotland over the last five years outstripping the job growth of the country’s large and small businesses, according to new research from accountancy and advisory firm BDO.

(from left) UK government minister Andrew Dunlop, Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson and economy secretary Kieth Brown The £315 million Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal was formally signed yesterday, paving the way for the release of funding for three business cases.

Unemployment in Scotland increased by 11,000 between September and November last year, and now stands at 139,000, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today.

Throughout 2016, charities across Scotland have benefited from hundreds of thousands of pounds donated by global financial firm Aberdeen Asset Management.

A four-figure donation from Aberdeen Asset Management will allow a charity supporting deaf children to increase its provision of services in its London centre.

Craig Vickery The creation of a new £23bn National Productivity Fund in the Autumn Statement is an important step towards tackling the UK’s productivity puzzle, but urgent action is required as the economy braces itself for Brexit, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (