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Business advisory and accountancy firm, Johnston Carmichael, has reported a 25 per cent increase in employee numbers at its Glasgow base and announced plans for a recruitment drive to meet demand. The firm, which took an extra floor of office space at its West George Street headquarters in 2017

Scotland’s top private companies have witnessed a rise in combined earnings and headcount, despite growing economic and political uncertainty, Grant Thornton has found. The global accountancy firm’s annual Scotland Limited report assesses the commercial performance, in the last year, of

Glasgow-based ecommerce business liGo has secured funding from Barclays to facilitate a management buyout. The seven-figure deal, which combines term loan funding from Barclays with an Enterprise Finance Guarantee loan, has allowed David and Mairead Brophy to buy out its founder and outgoing CEO Sam

The Scottish housing market has once again proved its resilience in the face of both domestic and international political issues, with sales breaching the £18 billion barrier in 2018. During a year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, markets remained busy, with the country enjoying its best spell

Scottish businesses are being warned to prepare for the VAT implications of a no deal Brexit, according to accountants and financial advisers French Duncan. Letters from HMRC are currently being issued telling firms about the changes which will affect all businesses which are VAT registered and whic

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team has reported a bumper year for deals activity, with the value of transactions more than doubling to £8.65 billion. The team advised on 114 deals globally in the year to December 2018, up from 98 deals in 2017, boosted by a number of notabl

One in five (17 per cent) adults in Scotland would find it somewhat difficult, very difficult or impossible to immediately pay an unexpected bill for £20, without assistance from an external source, according to new research from R3, the insolvency trade body, and ComRes. In the survey, 4 per

Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has become a Best Company for 12 consecutive years and also secured a place on ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For List’ for the fourth time. AAB are placed at number 37 on the Top 100 list

Edinburgh-based Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP has entered into a strategic partnership with Sentry Doors Holdings Limited to accelerate its growth and consolidate its position as an industry leader in the timber fire and security door-set market.

A new credit card that would link users to new smart features on the iPhone is being cooked-up by tech giant Apple and investment bank Goldman Sachs. According to the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, the new joint credit card will be tested with employees of both companies before an

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group will today seek permission from the Court of Session to move billions of pounds of investment business to the Netherlands as part of its Brexit plans. According to The Herald, the taxpayer-owned bank is planning to move a third of its investment bank clients from the

Scottish real estate agents Murray & Currie Property have acquired two independent property agencies in Edinburgh, Traquair Lettings and Crombie & Co. By adding these two portfolios, the firm has expanded its managed properties by 26% and increased its management fee income by 23%, creating

Sir Gerry Grimstone will step down as chairman of Barclays' investment bank at the end of the month. The move follows his decision to step down as chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen at the end of last year.

Accountants and financial advisers French Duncan has warned Scottish businesses to prepare for the VAT implications of a no-deal Brexit. Letters from HMRC are currently being issued telling firms about the changes which will affect all businesses which are VAT registered and which currently import a

UK charities are sitting on billions of pounds that could be invested, according to new research published by Aberdeen Standard Capital (ASC). The discretionary fund manager has published a report from The Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Cass Business School which identifies, for the first time,