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Jamie Lyon Shared services leaders increasingly see a career in shared services as a long-term option, as a development opportunity and a gateway to other business careers, according to the latest report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

A shortage of supply of homes to buy in Scotland has continued to cause affordability challenges, according to a new survey.

The Scott-Moncrieff board (L-R): Stewart MacDonald, Chris Brown, Bernadette Higgins, Nick Bennett, Gareth Magee. Accountancy and business advisory firm Scott-Moncrieff has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards at the UK MPF (Managing Partners’ Forum) Awards for Management Excellence 2017, th

Monica Houston Scottish employers are facing increased complexity and administrative costs following the recent decision by the Scottish Government on how it manages the ‘Apprenticeship Levy’ (AL), according to global business and financial advisor, Grant Thornton.

Colin Graham Profits at Scottish law firm Thorntons were up eight per cent to £4.3 million while revenue jumped 14 per cent to £22.8 million in the year to 31 May 2016. Latest results show the firm has seen a number of mergers in recent years, including with Steel Eldridge Stewart and Murray Donal

Accountancy firm BDO, the liquidators of oldco Rangers Football Club plc, are pursuing a £28.9 million legal action against the firm’s former administrators.

Paul Jourdan Amati Global Investors, the Edinburgh-based fund house, has struck a share deal that may lead to its eventual takeover.

Peter Lawson This year will see an increase in fintech-driven M&A activity, according to Burness Paull. The firm was instructed on more than 200 M&A deals in the last 12 months, with an aggregate value in excess of £6.5 billion. It completed major fintech deals for clients including 1825 an

Scottish law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has recorded a busy 12 months in which the corporate team acted on over 72 deals spanning 12 sectors, including: energy and natural resources; media and technology; life sciences; and financial services. Collectively, the value of these deals amounted to £

Steven Newlands Global real estate advisor CBRE has appointed Steven Newlands to head up its Capital Markets business in Scotland.

Vickie Sheriff Charges imposed by big high street banks could cost up to 180 per cent of the amount borrowed, with Royal Bank of Scotland and the Bank of Scotland amongst those hitting customers hardest, according to new research.

Britain has given a vote of confidence to new ways to manage its money, as research reveals most of us are eager to see the next gadget or service aimed at making life easier.

A former HSBC employee from Aberdeen has been jailed for 18 months after admitting to hatching a plot to defraud nearly £300,000 from the accounts of some of the banking giant’s most wealthy customers.

Rosalie Chadwick of Pinsent Masons advised on the deal Shareholders in Aberdeen-based North Sea-focused oil and gas operator Ithaca Energy Inc have agreed to back a takeover bid valuing the business at US$1.24bn.

In the six months after the Brexit vote the number of decrees for debt against Scottish consumers fell to a record low, according to latest figures from the Registry Trust.