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Today marks my final day as editor of Scottish Financial News, exactly four years after I joined the publication in what was my first journalistic role. It has been a privilege to spend those years immersed in the stories of Scotland's business and financial community. The role brought together my b

Employers across Scotland are being urged to review their payroll processes and employment practices urgently amid growing scrutiny over National Minimum Wage (NMW) compliance and the expanding enforcement powers of the Fair Work Agency (FWA). Azets, which has offices in Aberdeen, Ayr, Edinburgh, Gl

Deloitte UK has promoted over 6,000 of its people, including 48 new partners, following a very strong financial performance. The promotions, up from approximately 5,600 in 2025, come alongside a series of measures designed to reward skills and experience. Average in-grade salaries will rise by 4.2%,

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has reported a strong set of annual results, with its share price returning to the November 2021 high it set before the 2022 growth-stock crash, as a soaring valuation for Elon Musk's SpaceX powered the Baillie Gifford flagship to its full recovery.

Efforts to strengthen the pipeline of home‑grown accountancy talent in the Highlands are gathering momentum, as a new networking initiative from ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) brings students together to build connections, share experience and support long-term careers i

Deloitte’s UK workforce is poised for significant financial rewards this year as the Big Four firm projects earnings that will surpass its internal profit targets.

Bk plus has appointed Calvin Bond as corporate finance partner, joining the firm's Glasgow office. Mr Bond will lead its Scottish deal advisory offering, advising SMEs, owner-managed businesses, private equity-backed businesses and private equity clients on acquisitions, business sales, growth fundi

Glasgow-based Murphy Wealth has reported record turnover and assets under management (AUM), a year after taking on investment from one of Europe’s largest financial advice groups. Despite the conflict in the Middle East leading to the market downturn of recent weeks, Murphy Wealth said AUM had

The Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire housing market showed broad stability in the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest Aberdeen Housing Market Report published by the Centre for Real Estate Research (CRER) at the University of Aberdeen Business School, using data supplied by ASPC.

Azets has appointed Matt Garside as debt advisory director for Scotland. Based in the firm's Edinburgh office, Mr Garside will support Scottish businesses seeking commercial, strategic finance packages, including invoice financing, asset-based lending and raising new or additional finance.

The Post Office Horizon IT scandal has generated enormous news coverage across newspapers, television, and social media particularly since the ITV series appeared on television screens in January 2024. The court case itself, which gave rise to the TV series, had begun to generate wider interest, esp

Armstrong Watson has appointed Paul Russell as head of VAT and indirect tax, strengthening the firm’s specialist advisory capability across Scotland and the North of England. Mr Russell joins with more than 27 years’ experience in VAT and other indirect taxes, having worked at HMRC for 1

Scottish business confidence experienced a three-point dip in April, falling to 48%, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Business Barometer. The decline was driven by a ten-point drop in firms' outlook for their own trading prospects, which now stands at 53%, though a four-point rise in general

Scottish Bakers has launched its Bakery Category Insight Reports 2026 in collaboration with global bakery supplier Dawn Foods, revealing that Scotland's combined sweet and savoury bakery market is now worth more than £1.45 billion. The data-led resource draws on consumer panel data from NIQ, c

Bad debt and late payment are hammering Scottish SMEs' cashflow and profitability, according to new data from Bibby Financial Services (BFS). BFS’s latest SME Confidence Tracker revealed that 39% of Scottish SMEs, equating to around 139,000 businesses, experienced bad debt in the past 12 month