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A group of professional bodies spanning law and accountancy has pledged to continue their work to tackle bribery, corruption, tax-evasion, money laundering and the financing of international terrorism as leaders from across the world gather in London for an anti-corruption summit. The organisations,

Keith Skeoch Keith Skeoch, chief executive of Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life, has chosen to slash his bonus potential by a fifth.

An award-winning deaf Scottish businessman who used his disability to defraud the taxpayer to the tune of £80,000 has been jailed for 20 months. Sheriff William Gilchrist at Stirling Sheriff Court described Andrew Thompson, who was born profoundly deaf, as a “highly-culpable” fraudster after th

Dave Roberts Dave Roberts is business support director at Chiene + Tait

Expansion into the London market and the growth of online ordering through backing from HSBC has enabled Highland fish and seafood supplier, Coast and Glen, to net significant growth with turnover rising from £690,000 in 2015 to £1.1m in 2016.

The ICAS Foundation is offering bursaries to academically-talented students from disadvantaged communities who want to study accountancy or a finance-related degree at the University of Glasgow. The Foundation will offer bursaries to students commencing undergraduate degrees in qualifying subjects a

Lord Smith of Kelvin Alliance Trust, the £2.8 billion Dundee-based investment trust, has admitted to those gathered at its annual general meeting that it overpaid former chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox and former finance director Alan Trotter to the tune of £100,000 –an error it also admit

Susannah Green Psigma Investment Management has continued its rapid expansion in Scotland with its fourth appointment this year.

Edinburgh-based challenger banks Virgin Money and Sainsbury's Bank have both released strong trading results as they continue their relentless drive for market share. Sainsbury’s, which is based at Edinburgh Park, said underlying profit rose by nearly 5 per cent, to £65m last year.

Sir Howard Davies The board of Royal Bank of Scotland survived a potential shareholder revolt at its AGM yesterday but bosses were subjected to a series of protests over executive pay packages, legal struggles and staff pensions.

Aberdein Considine Managing Partner Jacqueline Law (centre) with (l-r) Michael Sinclair, Partner, Aberdein Considine, Paul Jennings, Partner, Aberdein Considine, Brydon Crearie, Partner, A&S Ireland and Gavin Crowe, Partner A&S Ireland. Scottish Law Firm Aberdein Considine has announced that

Paul Eagland Martin Gill, head of BDO in Scotland, has today welcomed the election of Paul Eagland as the new managing partner of the mid tier accountancy firm following a vote by all its partners.

Swiss banking giant UBS has downgraded Royal Bank of Scotland from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral’ and cut the price target to 250p from 310p, as it citied significant payout uncertainty. UBS said first-quarter adjusted pre-tax profit of RBS’s ongoing businesses beat its estimates by 16 per cent, with

Ross Oliphant East coast accountancy firm EQ Accountants, which has offices in Cupar, Dundee, Forfar and Glenrothes, has announced the appointment of a new partner.

Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group has today reported a fall in profits for the first quarter of this year. The group, which owns Bank of Scotland, said the first three months of 2016 had seen "robust" performance, despite underlying profits for the January to March period down 6 per cent to £2.0