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The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has reported that 125,000 students around the world entered its latest exam sitting held in June, in which almost 160,000 exams were taken and 4,923 students completed their final exams to become ACCA affiliates.

A massive cyber attack on Bulgaria's tax office might have compromised the security of almost all adult residents' information and left officials the subject of ridicule from the hackers.

Tom MacLennan and Arvindar Jit Singh, partners with FRP Advisory LLP, have been appointed provisional liquidators of Steven Brown Art Limited, the company famous for its colourful range of ‘McCoo’ artwork, prints and merchandise. The Ayr-based business, which was founded in 2016, had a t

Wealth management firm Charles Stanley has announced the appointment of Sam Cowan as a financial planner in Edinburgh. Mr Cowan joins the firm from Tilney, where he has worked since graduating in 2012. A financial planner at Tilney since May 2015, he manages a portfolio of high net worth individuals

Edinburgh-based Symphonic Software has announced the appointment of Angela Brown as finance director. Ms Brown brings over 20 years' experience as a chartered accountant and 13 years' experience as leader of the Scottish business advisory team at international accountancy firm Mazars.

Industry body Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) has announced the appointment of Alistair Stobie, chief financial officer at Hurricane Energy, to its board. Hurricane Energy has developed pioneering approaches to exploration, particularly in the frontier region West of Shetland and the company has recently ac

Law firm CMS has appointed contentious IP specialist Neeraj Thomas as an of counsel in the firm’s technology & media practice in Glasgow. He joins from Burness Paull, where he was a senior associate. Mr Thomas has extensive experience advising clients in disputes concerning patents, tradem

Average house prices in Scotland will grow by 14 per cent to reach £170,000 by 2022 if a no-deal Brexit is avoided, according to new analysis from PwC. If a no-deal Brexit does not take place, house prices are expected to grow 1.7 per cent this year, rising to 2.4 per cent next year and a furt

Altus Strategies, an Africa-focused project and royalty generator in the mining sector, has announced the appointment of Martin Keylock as chief financial officer and company secretary. Mr Keylock, a chartered accountant and graduate of the University of Glasgow and Aston University, joined the comp

Plans for a UK digital service tax designed to raise £400 million a year by 2022 may have to be scrapped under the terms of a UK-US trade deal, campaigners have warned. Global Justice Now said Boris Johnson's enthusiasm to conclude a "quick" trade deal if he becomes Prime Minister next week wo

A couple marked their recent engagement with a month-long crime spree that involved five bank robberies, police have alleged.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be the largest department based at the flagship UK Government Hub in Edinburgh, now dubbed "Queen Elizabeth House", when the first teams start to move in from April 2020.

Wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin has warned that Scottish companies listed on Alternative Investment Markets (AIM) are going through "growing pains" in 2019. The firm's analysis shows that shares in Scottish companies listed on the FTSE and AIM underperformed against the indexes in the first si

The Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank has announced the appointment of Colin Neil as its new director of finance. Mr Neil joins the national NHS Board from his former role as assistant director of finance for acute services with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, just as the structural wor

Accountancy and business advisory firm French Duncan LLP has won two new hotel accounting service clients in Germany. The two hotels are operated by French Duncan's existing client, Cycas Hospitality, and will now benefit from the firm's completely paperless accounting function, which provides real-