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PwC has appointed Matthew Hall as office senior partner at its Edinburgh office whilst Robin McBurnie has been appointed to the same role in Glasgow.  In addition, Edinburgh-based Jason Higgs and Paul Cheshire both became partners at the firm on July 1. Mr Higgs leads PwC Scotland’s Busin

Lindsay Hayward PwC in Scotland has announced the appointment of two new partners and eight new directors across the global firm's offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Despite significantly increasing investment in compliance and being continuously under the scrutiny of regulators, economic crime in financial services has increased, demanding new thinking to make investment in compliance deliver more value and tackle economic crime, according to PwC.

Hedge funds, insurers and pension funds across the City are scrambling to close out internal misconduct investigations before new FCA rules, designed to stop so-called "rolling bad apples", take effect next month. The term refers to rogue employees who move between firms without ever facing conseque

A year on from publishing the FinTech Research and Innovation Roadmap, FinTech Scotland has revealed that it is on track to hit its targets for economic growth. In March 2022, FinTech Scotland, the independent cluster body, published a strategic FinTech Research and Innovation Roadmap, identifying i

Pensions firm Embark Group has announced plans to hire more than 50 people in Dundee over the next few months as it continues to build out its operations in the city. There are a wide range of roles on offer, from entry-level administrative roles to IT development, customer services, HR and marketin

L-R Gary Fenson, Calum Brunton Smith, Lyn Niccolls, Phil Merchant, Louise McCarroll, Deborah May, David McKay, Michael Wilkie KPMG has announced a strategic promotion to its financial services audit team in Scotland in response to significant growth in their audit client base.

Inflationary pressure poses a huge risk to Scottish businesses in the coming months, with a significant number unprepared for the highest level of inflation in 30 years, according to accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP. According to the firm, 73% of businesses have only accounted for a 3

Richard Dunbar, head of multi-asset research at Aberdeen Standard Investments, provides the company's 2021 outlook commentary. The prospect of a number of effective vaccines being rolled out through 2021 offers an ‘escape hatch’ out of the pandemic and its economic effects. This leaves u

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)'s global survey of 829 accountants and finance professionals reveals their deep concerns about social and environmental issues, with 90% of respondents saying they want organisations to increase efforts to become more environmentally sus

In a speech delivered by today to Royal Bank of Scotland customers, colleagues and other stakeholders, Alison Rose, CEO of RBS discusses her plans to "build a purpose-led bank". Thank you so much for joining me today.

Stuart Lunn and Sir Sandy Crombie (Picture by Stewart Attwood) Sir Sandy Crombie, a former CEO of Standard Life and senior independent director at Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined the Board of Edinburgh-based fintech lender LendingCrowd, as chairman.

Edinburgh-based global asset manager Standard Life Investments has today announced the launch in Europe of its MyFolio multi-manager SICAV funds.

Jonathan Smith, an Aberdeen-based coach and facilitator with peer-to-peer business networking platform The Alternative Board (TAB), discusses how businesses could benefit from 'free' training for their staff. Most learning comes from real-life, on-the-job experience and that presents a big opportuni

Despite pay cuts, chief executives continue to earn 117 times more than the average full-time employee in the UK, a new report has found.