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Experts at Glasgow-based chartered accountant, tax adviser and auditor Russell & Russell have been called on by the Scottish enterprise sector to present an authoritative investment view of Scotland to an international financial audience. Stuart Clark, managing director, and Ian McMonagle, speci

AMA Studio, an architecture practice that has helped shape modern Edinburgh through several major city-centre developments is rebranding, as it eyes continued expansion throughout the UK. Founded in 1994, AMA Studio (formerly Allan Murray Architects), has overseen high profile and award-winning proj

Deloitte has reported aggregate global revenue of $50.2 billion for the year ended 31 May 2021 - a 5.5% increase. The firm's workforce increased by 3.2% to more than 345,000 within the same period.

Douglas Roberts, partner at law firm Lindsays, discusses the economic benefits of employee-ownership in Scotland. By 2030, the Scottish Government hopes the country will be home to 500 employee-owned companies. It’s an ambitious target which requires sustained focus, but I’m in no doubt

The Highland Council’s Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Area Committee has approved £100,000 of funding from the Place-Based Investment Fund for community initiatives across the Ward. As part of the Health and Prosperity Strategy agreed by the Highland Council in March 2021, a &pou

The average pay for partners at Big Four accountancy firm PwC soared by more than a quarter last year to a whopping £868,000. According to the firm's full-year results, a deal-making boom boosted demand for its advisory services.

Aberdeen and Dundee-based finance and accounting specialist Hutcheon Mearns has launched a new global digital platform to match businesses with freelance finance professionals. Nexus Finance is solely dedicated to qualified accounting and finance professionals globally and ims to revolutionise the w

The first global, digital platform to match businesses with freelance finance professionals has been launched by Aberdeen and Dundee-based finance and accounting specialist Hutcheon Mearns. Nexus Finance is the only talent marketplace on the internet which is solely dedicated to qualified accounting

Betsy Williamson, founder and managing director of Core-Asset Consulting, highlights the increasing importance of sustainable investing, spurred by the pandemic, and is urging those within the sector to upskill, or risk becoming defunct. Sustainable investing has “come of age” thanks to

EY has strengthened its Scotland team by announcing 16 senior appointments, including four new equity partners, across all service lines. Blake Adlem (Financial Services Assurance, based in Edinburgh), Blair Hopkins (People Advisory Services, based in Glasgow) and Scott Kenyon (Consulting, based in

Pinsent Masons has released its latest year-end results, showing a record £503.3 million turnover. The firm reported that turnover broke through the half-billion pounds barrier for the first time, with the business recording 19% growth over a five year period.

Glasgow-based M&D Green Group, one of Scotland’s largest independent pharmacy operators has acquired a new store in the Scottish Highlands following a seven-figure deal with HSBC UK.

The appointments of James Fennessey as a new restructuring partner and restructuring partner Blair Milne to the senior leadership team for Scotland lead a raft of promotions across Azets’ business in Scotland. James Fennessey is a specialist in developing turnaround solutions for companies in

Corporate law specialist Dickson Minto has appointed Alex Smith as its new finance director. Ms Smith joins the firm from Forth Ports, where she was group financial controller, risk and insurance manager.

Scottish Building Society (SBS) has announced the opening of a £500,000 branch in Aberdeen to support existing customers and drive new business in the North East. The world’s oldest building society has completed the refit of a three-storey office block on the corner of Union Street and