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PwC's Forensic Services in Scotland is launching the country’s first Fraud Academy to share best practice and provide access to experts and knowledge on the issue.

An enhanced service to support more companies in Scotland with the potential to reach turnover upwards of £100 million has been launched today by Scottish Enterprise.

Paul Turner Average earnings for management accountants in Scotland now stand at £58,000 and expected to rise by an average of six per cent over the coming year.

Rory McPherson Accountancy firm BDO has announced the appointment of a new corporate finance partner in Scotland.

Edinburgh's new Boroughmuir High School, which is due to open in January, is located in Scotland's most expensive catchment area. Parents in Scotland need to pay an average of £41,441 more to live in the catchment area of a top performing state secondary school, according to new research from Bank

As the Bank of England warns of the growing threat that household debt now poses to the UK economy, we take a look at the levels of indebtedness across the whole of Scotland.

Scottish small business confidence fell steeply in the third quarter of 2017, according to a new Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) report. The FSB’s Scottish Small Business Confidence Index fell to -15.2 points, from -3.8 points in the previous quarter. The equivalent UK figure fell even mor

The Financial Reporting Council today announced that it has cleared KPMG over the firm's conduct during its audit of HBOS in the months immediately prior to the bank’s collapse at the height of the financial crisis.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced that it has received formal approval from the European Commission for its £800 million “Alternative Remedies Package” designed to replace its obligation to sell-off its Williams & Glyn business.

Georgina Harley The average employee working within the UK investment management industry is a straight, white, British male, without a disability, and with a high chance of being privately educated, new research has confirmed

Maggie McGhee Ambitious young professionals working in shared services have a huge appetite for fast career progression, according to a global study from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

The Scottish and UK oil industries are entering their final decade of production, new research from Edinburgh University has suggested.

Jamie Smith Ice Factor Group, a Scottish adventure tourism business, is aiming to drive growth and expand the business, following a deal worth £523,000 with HSBC which has financed a management buy-out at the firm.

Laura Considine Property prices in Perth and Kinross are now nearly four times the national average, having risen by almost 10 per cent during the second quarter of the year, new figures from estate agents Aberdein Considine have revealed.

Left to right – Michelle Campbell, Gemma Spiers, Gavin Paterson, Ross Proudfoot, Andrew Shepherd, Sue Ayres, Alistair Black and John MacLean. Staff and partners from the Edinburgh office of Johnston Carmichael have raised over £4,100 for charity after taking part in this year’s Royal Bank of Sc