The Anderson Anderson & Brown Charitable Initiative (AABi), run by chartered accountants and business advisors Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), has pledged over £5,600 to six charities across Scotland during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Four Audit Scotland accountants have been named in this year's ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) Top 100 Young Chartered Accountants (CAs) list. Adam Haahr, Marta Kuźma, Sobhan Afzal and Wojciech Kuzma have all been named on the 2020 list as part of a global competition. The
The Scottish Dental Care Group is set to acquire two new practices by October as part of its ambitious growth plans, after securing a £1.75 million funding package from Bank of Scotland. Despite the recent pandemic forcing the temporary closure of each of its existing 11 practices, Scotti
FRP Advisory has posted a 16% rise in annual revenue and maiden dividend of 0.66p a share despite the economic uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. FRP is a spin-out of VANTIS, the former Aim-listed accountancy firm which went into administration in 2010.
Duncan Cockburn, the founder and CEO of Glasgow-based OneBanks, has been recognised in the ICAS Top 100 Young CAs 2020 Awards. Judged annually by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland, the awards recognise outstanding achievement by young CAs, aged under 35, based on three anchor pill
The St. James’s Place Academy has supported eight financial advisers to launch their own businesses in Scotland since the government’s lockdown measures were announced in March. With three located in Edinburgh, three in Glasgow and two in Aberdeen, the new SME owners collectively represe
Ayrshire Housing has received a loan of £8 million through a charitable bond arranged by Allia C&C. It is the third and the largest loan that the association has received under Allia C&C’s programme with Scottish Government.
Glasgow Credit Union scooped the award for Best Credit Union (North) at last night’s national UK Consumer Credit Awards.
Aberdeenshire-based independent customs consultancy, Bethan Customs Consultancy, is celebrating its 5th birthday this month with a 69% rise in turnover, a new appointment to their growing team and an expanding client base. Despite the challenging commercial landscape over the last five months,
Business confidence in Scotland rose two points during August to -35% according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking.
Scotland’s specialist rural enterprise support organisation GrowBiz, has launched a comprehensive directory of the country’s rural and island businesses in a bid to support and promote the rural economy. Rural micro-enterprises across Scotland are being encouraged to sign up to acc
Three core missions for the new Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) have been laid before the Scottish Parliament for consultation.
Most (75%) pension schemes – both DC and DB – believe they will be ready to join the Pensions Dashboards initiative provided they have two years to prepare and various challenges can be overcome, a Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) survey has found. The PLSA’s member
An American man travelling through Canada is facing a fine of up to C$750,000 (£432,000) or six months in jail after he broke quarantine rules.
Eight young chartered accountants from accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael have been recognised by ICAS as top performers in the industry. The ICAS Top 100 Young CAs list showcases chartered accountants under the age of 35 who are leading the way in the accounting, business an

