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A former Dundee City Council IT officer specialising in financial IT systems is facing jail after admitting to fabricating invoices in order to steal more than £1 million from the authority in a long-running scam lasting seven years.

A former financial manager of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has admitted embezzling almost £250,000 over seven years. Lynn Taylor, 56, pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to embezzling £220,331.12 between 1 June 2008 and 13 March 2015.

Colleen Welsh Thirteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2017.

Rosie Stewart Thirteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2017. For 13 days Scottish Financial News will be profiling each of the Scottish representatives. Today we profile: Rosie Stewart CA, 31, Finance Manager, Global Alliance for

Claire Robertson Thirteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2017.

Global finance giant EY has identified Dublin as the top destination of the UK’s leading financial services companies planning their post-Brexit EU bases. The EY Brexit Tracker has monitored the public statements made by 222 of the largest financial services companies with significant operations i

Nucleus Financial Limited has agreed terms with Chris Stewart Group (CSG) for its Greenside office development in Edinburgh’s Blenheim Place.

Valerie Barr An all-female, Lanark-based firm of independent of financial advisors has completed a management buyout (MBO) after receiving £1 million in financial backing from Allied Irish Bank.

Howard Archer The productivity of UK workers has dropped back to its lowest level since before the financial crisis, according to official figures.

The rise of mobile financial technology, or “Fintech”, has enabled an new generation of ‘out of hours’ spending that is having a negative impact on the personal finances of nearly one in ever three Britons, according to new research.

A financial adviser and his wife have been jailed over a £1.6 million property fraud following the longest trial in Scottish legal history.

Hasib Howlader Nearly 4,000 businesses ceased trading as increased financial uncertainty gripped the UK in the first quarter of 2017.

Scott Newman Financial planning specialist Johnston Carmichael Wealth has announced the appointment of leading Highland planner Scott Newman as associate director.

The RBS Shareholder Action Group representing 9,000 private investors and around 20 financial institutions suing Royal Bank of Scotland over its disastrous 2008 rights issue, says it has now agreed a £200 million settlement with the 72 per cent state-owned bank over the debacle.

A financial intelligence platform spearheading the agenda of sustainable and inclusive finance has announced that it will convene the second edition of its Global Ethical Finance Forum (GEFF) on September 13th and 14th in Edinburgh.