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activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen, has named Jason Allen as its next CEO, taking over from founder Alison Sellar OBE after 20 years in the role. Mr Allen brings 18 years of leadership experience with global technology and outsourcing companies,

Jason Morris, regional market leader at PwC Scotland, comments on the latest Office for National Statistics figures revealing that Scotland saw the biggest increase in homeworking of all UK regions between January and March this year, compared with pre-pandemic levels. The latest data from the Offic

Jason Morris has been appointed regional leader for PwC in Scotland, replacing Claire Reid, who is leaving the role to become UK head of forensics. Mr Morris is a transaction services partner, based in Edinburgh, where he leads the 80-strong Deals practice.

The John Lewis Partnership has appointed Jason Tarry as its new chairman, who will succeed Sharon White as she steps down at the end of her term. Mr Tarry brings over 33 years of experience at Tesco, where he most recently served as the UK & Ireland CEO for six years. His extensive bac

English TV health guru Jason Vale is one of the new clients who have helped to drive Midlothian glamping pod company Armadilla to reach a turnover of £2 million. Mr Vale has ordered pods from the company to be housed at one of his resorts in Portugal.

Jason Collins, partner at Pinsent Masons, looks at efforts to ensure tech giants pay their taxes HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) believes that US-based multinational businesses may have underpaid £4.6 billion of UK tax last year, up 35 per cent from £3.4bn in 2017.Figures obtai

Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Steedman has added to its expertise in the blockchain and digital asset sphere by becoming a member of industry trade body CryptoUK. These moves will enable Steedman to contribute to the development of fit-for-purpose regulatory frameworks and to access and liai

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust Limited, a fund managed by Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA), has confirmed unaudited Net Asset Value (NAV) per ordinary share of 88.3p, marking an increase of 3.5% for the first quarter of 2021. This has resulted in a NAV total return, including dividends,

HBOS has reigned supreme in Bestinvest's hall of shame Spot the Dog report which lists the "bad mutts" of the fund management industry. The report uses statistical fund performance data to identify funds that have consistently performed badly compared to their benchmark.

Retail stores in Scotland are closing at a faster rate than Great Britain as a whole, largely because it spent longer in lockdown, according to new research by PwC and the Local Data Company (LDC). A total of 780 chain stores closed in the first half of 2021 compared with just 344 openings, a net lo

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (SLIPIT) has acquired 1,447 hectares of upland rough grazing and open moorland in the Cairngorm national park for £7.5 million. The site, acquired as part of the company's carbon strategy, supports 956 hectares for planting with natural broadleaf

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted NAV total return of 10.2.% in the six months to 30 June 2021. This is compared to 9.0% in the first half of 2020.

Aberdeen-based global payroll and employee mobility specialist activpayroll has been recognised at the UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) Partner Awards. The company was named "Partner of the Year – HCM" at a special virtual awards ceremony hosted by UKG, a global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust Limited (SLI), a company managed by abrdn, has posted its full annual results for the year ended 31 December 2021. The company reported financial resources of £50 million as at 31 December 2021 (2020: £55 million) available for investment t

New PwC analysis has revealed that Scotland’s energy sector has a critical role to play in helping meet the emerging green energy skills gap, with the creation of green jobs related to energy transition north of the border more than one-and-a-half times the national average. The Energy Transit