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Accountancy regulator the Financial Reporting Council has issued the latest in a long line of fines to Deloitte, this time a £6.5 million penalty in relation to the audit of the financial statements of Serco Geografix Limited for the years ended 31 December 2011 and 2012.  

Beth MacLeod FCCA is the Scottish Accountant of the Year, winning the accolade at the Scottish Accountancy & Financial Technology Awards 2019 in Glasgow.

Glasgow City Council has today approved the preparation of a revised business case to reconfigure the Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) scheme for the city centre which the authority says will pave the way for the funding of infrastructure necessary to kick-start new development in the city.

Financial services body Scottish Investment Operations (SIO) has this week said it plans to double in size with a target of growing group membership by 100 per cent within two years by offering different levels of subscription. The strategy for growth was outlined last night in Edinburgh when the or

With a significant portion of attention focused on the potential problems which UK companies will face in the event of a hard-Brexit, it is important to note that these changes are not just a British problem, writes Jeremy Glen, Partner at BTO Solicitors.  In fact, many EU compan

Following a successful first year in Scotland, Grant Thornton is set to expand its Growth 365 service for ambitious, growth-hungry CEOs. The leading business and financial advisor has hired George Elliott, who joins the firm as Growth Adviser.

The City of Edinburgh Council has published draft budget proposals for the next financial year as it bids to save £41 million. The local authority said a new “forward-thinking approach” has been developed to meet the “significant financial challenges” that lie

Businesses will be able to access more than £100 million to help them expand and unlock investment through the next phase of the Scottish Growth Scheme. Through a variety of appointed fund managers, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Scotland will have the chance to apply for financial

If the UK government’s proposed Brexit deal is implemented, then GDP in the longer term will be around 4 per cent lower than it would have been had the UK stayed in the EU, a new report published today by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has estimated.

17-year-old Katie Hall Grant Thornton has reported a nearly 50 per cent increase in applications for its school leavers programme in Scotland, following a drive to increase social mobility and broaden the appeal of accountancy as a career option.

Paul Christensen Previse, the fintech firm founded in Glasgow in 2016 which counts Scottish Enterprise among its financial backers, has raised US$7 million (£5.5 million) in a Series A funding round to be used to help scale Previse’s payment technology business to meet demand with a number of sta

A National Basic Payment Support Scheme (NBPSS) has been launched by the Scottish Government with the aim of providing financial support for Scottish farmers following months of adverse weather conditions.

Investment and financial planning firm Brewin Dolphin is to join the Law Society of Scotland’s partnership programme, providing expertise and support for Scottish solicitors and their clients.

Laura Hinton PwC has announced that it will no longer consider all-male shortlists for jobs as part of the firm's wider action plan to improve diversity and address its gender pay gap.

BLM Partner Keith Matthews Insurance risk and commercial law specialist BLM has announced the promotion of 16 new partners, at the start of its 2018/19 financial year across five of its business streams, including Claims Solutions, Large Loss & technical, Specialty & Financial Lines, Healthc