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KPMG said today that it has bolstered its commitment to support Scotland’s growing start-up community, with a pioneering new base at the one of the country’s leading co-working spaces. L-R: Catherine Burnet, Senior Partner, Scotland, KPMG UK; Lesley Anne Jeffery, General Manager, Cl

The audit profession is still at the very early stages of introducing artificial intelligence, but should guard against full implementation, reveals ACCA and CA ANZ’s Audit and Technology report. A survey of ACCA members and affiliates about their understanding of terms such as artificial inte

A historic estate dating back to the 17th century is set to be bought by the community thanks to a grant from the Scottish Land Fund. The Douglas Support Estate at Viewpark in Lanarkshire occupies almost 160 acres of fields and woodland, bordered by the M8.

Financial services firms reported 819 cyber incidents to the Financial Conduct Authority in 2018, a huge rise on the 69 incidents reported in 2017, according to new data obtained by RSM under a freedom of information request.

The transition for many farming businesses to submit monthly VAT returns appears not to have gone well from the HMRC’s perspective, accountancy firm Saffery Champness has found. Those filing monthly returns, and being required to report digitally under Making Tax Digital (MTD), will have

A major new report on the south of Scotland has found the region is at a ‘watershed moment’ for its economic future. 

Infinity Partnership is hoping to win at the British Accountancy Awards for the fifth year in a row at a ceremony in London later this year. The Aberdeen-based accountancy and business advisory firm has been nominated in three categories at the 2019 British awards. Simon Cowie, managing partner

Savills Investment Management has completed the sale of one of Glasgow’s most iconic prime office buildings in an off market transaction for £48.4 million. With support from Savills, the sale was made to Korean clients of Knight Frank Investment Management, advised by Knight Fr

Project Heather, the firm established to create the proposed Scottish Stock Exchange, has announced the appointments of Elaine Morton as chief regulatory and compliance officer and Helen Webster as chief operating officer. In addition, three interns from Scottish universities have also joined the te

Campbell Dallas has appointed David Booth and John Gold as partners effective 1st July as the firm ramps up plans to expand the Aberdeen and Stirling offices. The new partner appointments are the first to be announced by the firm following the merger with Scott Moncrieff in late April.

As EO Day - the national celebration of employee ownership - is marked today; social care support services provider, Aspire Housing and Personal Development Services Ltd., has announced it has become the latest employee-owned Scottish business. Members of the Aspire team at the organisatio

The number of business failures in 2018 in the Scottish construction sector was the highest annual figure since 2014 and this year looks on target for a similar number, according to new analysis of the sector by leading accountants and business advisers French Duncan. In 2018 202 businesses in the c

Million-pound property sales in Scotland increased by 14 per cent in 2018, with 180 homes sold compared to 158 in 2017.

Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent (BTR) housing development has been successfully delivered following a multi-million redevelopment.