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Real estate advisor CBRE has announced a raft of new promotions across its Scottish teams. Caroline Smillie from the Occupier Accounts team has been promoted to senior director. Caroline has been advising global occupiers for over 15 years and is based in the Edinburgh office.

Azets Wealth Management has appointed Will Bleasdale as a director in its Edinburgh office. Mr Bleasdale has more than a decade of experience providing strategic wealth management advice and financial planning for a wide range of businesses and personal clients. He is both a chartered financial plan

Miller Samuel Hill Brown has appointed partner and head of private client, Edward Laverty, as chief executive of the firm. Mr Laverty joined Miller Samuel Hill Brown as a property assistant and has been a partner in the firm for over 30 years.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined PwC and two of the firm's former partners nearly £8 million due to failures in the audits of Babcock International's accounts. The fines are in relation to the audits of Babcock's accounts ending in the financial years 31 March 2017 and 31 March

Edinburgh financial services company Multrees Investor Services is a finalist in the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards thanks to its inclusive workplace culture and support for young talent. Multrees Investor Services’ apprenticeship programme encourages new blood into the sector and supports ind

Scottish international rugby union player Luke Crosbie has announced a new sponsorship deal with Edinburgh-based financial advice and professional consultancy firm Wealth Professional. The deal, which will see Mr Crosbie talk frankly about his experiences both on-and-off the international and club c

Interpath Advisory has welcomed the arrival of director Tom Rawlinson, who has been appointed to lead the firm’s transaction services offering in Scotland. Mr Rawlinson, who joins the firm from FTI Consulting and who will be based out of the firm’s Edinburgh office, has over 12 years&rsq

Accountancy firm Azets has appointed SME and owner managed business specialist Xanthe Tremain as a new partner in the accounts and business advisory services (ABAS) team. The firm's ABAS team oversees the technology-led delivery of all compliance services such as year-end accounts, VAT returns, mana

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views on how to ensure investors get clear, helpful information.

Strategic Asset Managers Limited (SAM), a Glasgow financial advice firm, has been acquired for £5.1 million by international wealth and investment management group Kingswood Holdings Limited. The Glasgow firm offers services to families, businesses and professional partners across the cen

Aberdein Considine has boosted its senior management team. Julie Thomson has been appointed as the firm’s new chief financial officer and Mike Fergusson has been hired as Aberdein Considine’s first chief operating officer.

Muir Group, the Scottish property developer and contractor, has announced its financial results for the year 2021/2022 revealing a pre-tax loss of £4.3 million as it restructured the revenue profile at Muir Homes. The firm said the pre-tax loss was a result of challenges facing the whole

New research from the ACCA has found that while global business services models have evolved, matured and function successfully, they’re falling short of their value-adding potential, and in practice are not discernibly more evolved than finance shared service (FSS) operations. The report 

The new UK government has ordered the treasury to audit existing and new anti-obesity policies which were to be introduced next month. The sugar tax, officially known as the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), was introduced in 2018 as a measure to deter people from consuming unhealthy drinks high in

abrdn Group's Murray International Trust Plc has released its interim results, reporting a net asset value total return of 3.8% for H1 2022.  The £1.77 billion fund focuses on long term growth in dividends and capital ahead of inflation by investing principally in global equities.