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Colin Millar, corporate partner at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), highlights some of the potential pitfalls and shortcomings of crowdfunding that can often be overlooked. Rock band Marillion, fronted by Dalkeith’s own Derek Dick aka Fish, is often somewhat unexpectedly c

Aberdein Considine has announced that it is to merge with Edinburgh law firm and solicitor estate agent Russel+Aitken Edinburgh LLP. The combined businesses – which will trade under the Aberdein Considine brand – will together employ over 480 staff and have a turnover

Aberdeen-based problem-solving company STC INSISO has moved into new headquarters, doubling its space after significant business growth over the last 12 months. The expansion also brings the launch of their new onsite training facility.

With more than two weeks remaining in its first equity crowdfunding campaign, Matugga Distillery has passed its ambitious fundraising target of £300,000. The UK’s first Black female-owned distillery has welcomed more than 200 new shareholders who have bought into the company’s plan

Business advisory and accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has announced the promotions of 64 people, including the appointment of two partners and a director. Amongst the partner promotions are James Hamilton and Grant Roger of Johnston Carmichael’s audit team which is experiencing a signific

The Cabinet Office has threatened to ban KPMG from bidding for government contracts if it does not improve its audit standards. The Financial Times reported that the department wrote to KPMG warning that the action would be taken if the firm could not guarantee that there would be no further miscond

Aberdeen-based STC INSISO has secured a six-figure contract with HS2 Euston led by principal contractor Mace Dragados JV. Under the three-year contract, the business performance improvements firm will embed COMET, an investigation and root cause analysis toolkit, to effectively manage and resol

Perth-based insurance giant Aviva has trawled through its archives to unearth a treasure trove of unusual claims dating back centuries, as it approaches its 325th anniversary on November 12. Historical claims involve a leap-frogging vicar, a swearing parrot and an elephant who attempted to get insid

Coutts, the wealth manager and private bank has today announced it is launching in Scotland, with an experienced team, led by Alisdair Dewar, located across a network of offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. This move follows the completion of the sale of the Adam & Company investment mana

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published its third Annual Enforcement Review revealing that its Enforcement Division has grown by 44% in the last year.  The increase in the size of the division has helped the watchdog to enable the swifter resolution of cases, while the number

The bond between the Sicilian mafia and American crime families is as strong as ever, it has emerged. Decades after their links were immortalised in The Godfather trilogy, police have swooped in on members of a major crime family.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has launched a unique equality law specialism that supports businesses in managing the cultural and legal aspects of discrimination and inclusion issues. The new practice addresses a broader challenge facing organisations when equality issues arise, by identifyi

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published a new report which sets out what firms can expect from the FRC in the course of supervision with a focus on audit quality and firm resilience. 'Our Approach to Audit Supervision' highlights the FRC's approach to supervision and what the w

Aberdeen-based software firm STC INSISO has signed a partnership agreement with Canadian firm Hatley Engineering and Applied Technologies Inc to distribute their COMET investigation, prevention and root cause analysis package to the Canadian and North American markets. Recently merged STC INSISO pro

Dundee-based restructuring and insolvency specialists Dunedin Advisory has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Since making the decision to become an EOT, the firm's staff have fully engaged in the goal of strengthening and developing not only the business but their future personal develo