Search: financial focus

Left to right: Chris West, Fiona Morton & Robert Graham-Campbell. Independent Scottish Law firm Gillespie Macandrew LLP has announced that its new CEO will be Robert Graham-Campbell.

Left to right – Shaun Knight, Frazer Campbell, Veronica Donnelly, Chris Horne, Murdoch Maclennan, David Baldwin, Aileen Gates and Graham Cunning Scottish accountancy firms Campbell Dallas and Springfords have joined Baldwins, an accounting, tax and advisory firm which is part of international busi

Caroline Connellan Edinburgh wealth manager Brooks MacDonald has reported a near halving of its pre-tax profits as it announced today that it has sold its property management business to bolster its balance sheet.

Mark McRae Glasgow Chartered Accountants and business advisers Martin Aitken & Co has announced the appointment of a director of its business advisory and accounting division, to further broaden its client portfolio service offering across the West of Scotland.

Steve Williams Business advisory firm Deloitte increased its revenue by £340 million last year in what it's called a "transformative 12 months" in Scotland.

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has reported a 15th consecutive year of growth during its 15th anniversary year, according to end-of-year figures published this week.

Russell Davidson (left) and David Hastie Glasgow-based investment firm Davidson Asset Management (DAM) has announced its merger with city neighbour Stewart Hastie Asset Management.

Gareth Hancock, Paul Cowley, Daniel Barry and Mark Pool. Deloitte has continued to invest in its Scottish operations with the appointment of five new directors in its central belt operations.

John Hawksworth While Scotland remains among Europe's countries failing to fully utilise its workforce of over 55s, global accountants PwC have revealed that the UK could boost its GDP by around 4.2 per cent – or by around £80 billion - if the employment rate of older workers could match that of

Kirsty Mackenzie Recruitment company iMultiply has acquired Glasgow-based Allen Accountancy Recruitment Ltd, a specialist public practice accounting recruitment company, for an undisclosed sum.

John Joyce (left) and Malcolm McPherson

Inverclyde Council has made "significant improvements and needs to continue to build on those strengths for the future", according to the latest appraisal of its finances by the Accounts Commission.

Graham Cambridge Barclays has announced two key appointments to its Business Banking team as it continues to extend its on-the-ground support for Scottish SMEs and scale-up businesses.

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.