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A group of seven graduates have taken their first steps on the Chartered Accountancy ladder after securing posts with taxation and business advisory practice EQ Accountants LLP. (from left) Callum MacDonald, Sam Walker, Ashley Breckenridge, Andrew Kelly, Sinead Scobie, Karri Russell and Heather Leig

East Kilbride-based engineering consultancy firm Grossart Associates has moved into employee ownership. 

Edinburgh’s growing population and popularity with tourists could prove a threat to its status as a top location for businesses, according to a new report.

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Taxation and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “CGT for UK land and the TCGA 1992 Part 1 re-write” on Thursday 19th September 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The s

Housebuilder Persimmon has reported a dip in profits as a focus on improving its quality of homes and services saw a decrease in the number of homes sold.

Proposed changes to stamp duty land tax rates and ways of charging will not address housing issues and could make things worse, a property management firm has argued. Apropos by DJ Alexander said recent stamp duty suggestions by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Chancellor Sajid Javid are using t

A programme board has been established by economy secretary Derek MacKay to ensure the effective completion of the two Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) ferries being built at Ferguson Marine shipyard.  Following an agreement reached with administrators to take the Ferguson Marine shipyard

Free financial advice service Money Talk Team has helped low-income households save more than £6 million, the Scottish Government has revealed.

Calls to raise the state pension age to 75 will prevent many Scottish people from being able to retire, Age Scotland has warned.

A prominent lawyer has admitted his career is over after pleading guilty to bigamy and forgery of divorce documents.

Wealth management firm Tilney has entered negotiations to purchase its rival Smith & Williamson, creating a firm with revenue of nearly £500 million and assets under management of over £45 billion. In a statement this morning, Tilney, which has three offices in Scotland, confirmed th

The Scottish Building Society announced today that leading banker Andrew Hastings has joined its board as a non-executive director. Mr Hastings' eminent and successful career began in 1985 at the Royal Bank of Scotland and after a period at BNP Paribas Ireland, he proceeded to lead Barclays Ban

Housebuilder and developer Mactaggart & Mickel has promoted group financial director Paul McAninch to the new role of chair of the company’s Investments arm, with responsibility for around £80 million of assets. To date the Investment Fund has provided growth capital for more than 50

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has provided advice to Royal Bank of Scotland in relation to a historic data breach affecting over 1,600 NatWest customers, according to reports. The data breach, which relates to files left in a former NatWest employee's home for over a decade after she l

An alliance of business owners has called for a £1 billion Royal Bank of Scotland dividend to be used to help fund the planned Business Banking Resolution Service. The alternative dispute resolution service is being set up later this year by seven major banks and small business representatives