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Grace Whitley and Phil Anderson. Aberdeen-based accountants Phil Anderson Financial Services has announced that it is to sponsor the prestigious UK-wide Whitehall Invitation Pairs bowling club competition.

Leigh Bartlett Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the appointment of Leigh Bartlett as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Williams & Glyn, the name given to the tranche of branches to be spun out of the 80 per cent state-owned bank as a condition of its 2008 government bailout.

John Muir The highest paid director at building firm Muir Group got a pay package worth more than £1 million in its most recent financial year.

Ewan Alexander Lawyers Pinsent Masons has announced preliminary details of its unaudited financial results for FY14/15 showing that the firm achieved global turnover of £362.2 million, up 12 per cent on FY13/14, while profit per equity partner increased to £538,000.

Anderson Strathern profits up 13 per cent Lawyers Anderson Strathern have posted profits up 13 per cent during the first six months of its financial year.

Martin Darroch Law firm Harper Macleod has revealed plans for expansion after announcing that its fee income for the latest financial year hit £22 million.

Sir Gerry Grimstone Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life has re-emerged within financial advice arena after completing the acquisition of wealth manager Pearson Jones from Skipton Building Society.

A financial worker at one of Scotland’s top legal firms has been jailed for 21 months after embezzling almost £180,000. Teresa Kidd, 44, a purchase ledger clerk at Maclay Murray and Spens LLP (MMS) took thousands from her employers between October 2006 and November 2011.

Nick Kuenssberg UK investors are being targeted by a new pioneering Scottish fund which aims to provide a social return alongside financial.

Geoffrey Thomson Braveheart Investment Group has announced a reshuffle of its board in a move that will see its current chief financial officer step down.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s City watchdog, has fined Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) £126 million for failing to keep customer money safe during the financial crisis. The fine was levied on the bank’s London branch and on Bank of New York Mellon International for breaches that

Phil Anderson A north-east accountants Phil Anderson Financial Services (PAFS) has pledged to boost the pay of its staff after announcing its support for the growing “living wage” campaign.

Begbies Traynor Group has announced the appointments of Thomas McKay as partner in its business rescue and recovery division in Scotland and Simon Watson as partner in the specialist consulting division, which operates under the BTG Financial Consulting brand. New partners Simon Watson (left) and Th

Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group has committed to supporting key UK infrastructure projects within the Government’s National Infrastructure Plan over the next three years. The Group will provide financial assistance to infrastructure initiatives that have a total project value of £30bn by the

Scottish football clubs have seen a dramatic improvement in their financial health according to Begbies Traynor’s annual financial fitness test for the sport. In just the second season in which the accounts of football clubs in the English Premier League and Football League have come under the scr