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Scottish Labour MP Ged Killen will today introduce a bill in Westminster to ban ATM charges and improve financial inclusion.

Adam Southard Professional services firm Begbies Traynor has appointed Adam Southard as a director based at its Edinburgh office.

Melanie McLaren The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced plans to enhance its monitoring of the six largest audit firms, including the so-called "Big Four" of KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY that could see them facing fines of up to £10 million.

Michael Currie (left) and Graeme Ross Aberdein Considine has strengthened its corporate and commercial practice with the appointment of new partner Michael Currie to its Glasgow office.

Carol Flockhart As part of our focus on International Women's Day, Carol Flockhart, managing partner at accountancy firm Chiene + Tait, highlights the work done by Investing Women's Ambition and Growth Conference, which opens in Edinburgh today, to drive female entrepreneurship throughout the countr

Sir Tom Hunter Sir Tom Hunter's Hunter Foundation has put its financial backing behind Impact Summit, the latest project from Leith-based startup FutureX, the team behind Scotland’s Startup Summit, at which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced £4 million in support for entrepreneurs last year

Alison Gilson (left) and Liana Di Ciacci. (Image: Peter Devlin Photography) Liana Di Ciacca has joined Shoosmiths' Edinburgh office as a senior associate with a focus on banking and finance.

Andrew Howie Andrew Howie , managing partner of Grant Thornton in Scotland finds reasons to be cheerful for Scotland’s business community at the start of a year of unknowns

Richard Gibson, Managing Director of Haines Watts Accountants, business and financial advisers Armstrong Watson have acquired Haines Watts' Glasgow office as part of their plans to expand the business across Scotland and the North of England.

Clackmannanshire Council must take “urgent and decisive action” to sort out its financial problems as it faces making savings of £29 million over the next three years, the Accounts Commission has warned today.

Andrew Adams Corporate finance business Quayle Munro, which was founded in Edinburgh in 1983 before moving to London five years ago to focus on media and technology, has agreed to be acquired by global independent investment bank Houlihan Lokey.

Stephen Ingledew Stephen Ingledew has been appointed chief executive of FinTech Scotland, the enterprise established by the Scottish Government, the private sector led by Scottish Financial Enterprise, and the University of Edinburgh to "drive sustainable economic growth in financial services throug

Ronnie Hinds Orkney Islands Council has made significant progress in recent years but needs to build on this for the future, according to the Accounts Commission in its new independent report published today assessing how the local authority is fulfilling its statutory duty to demonstrate 'Best Valu

Sandy Manson Scottish accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has achieved a 7 per cent growth in turnover after generating record revenues of £43.7m in its 2016/17 financial year ending 31 May 2017.

Martin Gilbert Approval has been granted to Aberdeen Standard Investments to launch funds catering for high-net-worth and institutional investors in China.