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Engineering firm, Brimmond, is celebrating a record financial year, having realised a turnover of £6.5 million, marking a 10% increase from the prior year. Now, the firm forecasts a promising £10 million turnover for the 2023/2024 fiscal year.

The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), the powerhouse behind The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, has promoted Billy McCarter to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and appointed him to the group's board with immediate effect. Mr McCarter previously held the role of interim finance director withi

Glasgow-based Consilium Chartered Accountants has provided financial due diligence for ThinCats on Edinburgh-based property surveying consultancy Dot Surveying's transition to an employee ownership trust (EOT). The sale was facilitated by investment from ThinCats, a specialist provider of bespoke fu

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has teamed up with the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit, and the Nottinghamshire Police force to intensify its crackdown on unregistered and illegal crypto ATMs.

A university is being sued by more than a dozen graduates who wrongly believed their financial planning course was accredited and would allow them to start their professional careers. The 18 graduates of James Cook University in Queensland, Australia are pursuing a class action against their alma ma

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has appointed Mick Campbell as its new partner in its Glasgow financial services team as the firm continues to invest in talent in Scotland. Mick Campbell joins the firm’s financial services team from Atos UK, a worldwide digital leader

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined KPMG and its audit engagement partner Anthony Sykes £1.75 million and £75,000 respectively for failures in relation to its audit of the financial statements of TheWorks.co.uk plc. The Executive Counsel of the FRC has issued a Final Settleme

A senior banking lawyer has launched a new collection of plays and poetry with a financial twist. Erik Vrij, head of legal in the corporate and transactional banking team at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), recently launched Macbet & King Liar: Financial Tragedy & Poetry.

Edinburgh-based Redmill Advance has acquired Expert Pensions, a learning & development brand in the UK wealth management and financial planning industry. The acquisition will allow Expert Pensions' clients to benefit from Redmill Advance's digital learning management system (LMS), in-house L&

Victoria Ivinson discusses the conflict between passion and profits in the agricultural industry, and the importance of identifying and rectifying missed opportunities to ensure the financial stability and future success of rural businesses. Passion projects and a deeply ingrained love of a certain

Allianz has teamed up with actor Christoph Waltz to help people better prepare for their financial future through its new “Start Making Cents” social media series. The six-part social media series shows Waltz performing seemingly random actions, which just so happen to be visual, easy-to

Unity Trust Bank has announced its annual results for 2022, with nearly half (43%) of new lending being made to organisations based in areas of high deprivation. The financial strength of Unity was illustrated during 2022 with a further increase in lending, profitability and customers.

Industry services firm Greenwell Equipment has recorded turnover of £6 million, for the 2021-2022 financial year, as the business completed several large-scale projects over the past twelve months. Greenwell, which is headquartered in Aberdeen’s Greenbank Road and specialises in cabins,

The former director of Midas Financial Solutions has been ordered to hand over only £814.35 despite having made more than £13 million from his Ponzi scheme. Scottish businessman Alistair Greig, 69, originally from Cairnbulg in Aberdeenshire, who is currently serving a ten-year priso

Silicon Valley Bank listed a job for senior manger, financial crimes on Friday just before it was shut down by regulators.