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James Milne’s Banchory team: Lauren Thompson, Richard Christie and Bill Urquhart. A north-east accountancy firm is targeting further growth in the region as it marks its one-year anniversary in Banchory after expanding into Deeside.

Deloitte was yesterday forced to admit it had fallen victim to a “sophisticated” US-focused cyber attack on its email system that allowed a hacker to access confidential information associated with several of its most high-profile clients.

As automatic enrolment approaches its fifth birthday, (1st October), the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has highlighted that the percentage of eligible employees participating in private workplace pensions across the UK has been steadily increasing (42 per cent in 2012 to 73 per c

Christine Scott The Scottish Government has the power to stop charities building up unaffordable pension liabilities in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland has told Holyrood leaders.

Blair Nimmo Blair Nimmo and Geoff Jacobs of KPMG in Scotland have been appointed as joint provisional liquidators of Brown Engineering (Fochabers) Limited.

Melanie Goward Glasgow-based investment house Maven Capital Partners has announced that it is leading an investment in ADC Biotechnology (“ADC Bio”) to support the construction of a dedicated pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at a site in Deeside, North Wales, creating 50 new scientific jobs

Moira Kelly Tax professionals have welcomed another strong performance from the body charged with administering and collecting Scotland’s devolved taxes but cautioned that the numbers are likely to fuel further concerns over the Scottish Government’s flagship Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (

Donna Sim Aberdeen-based accountants and business advisers SBP have announced a senior appointment to strengthen its services across the north-east of Scotland.

Ron Baxter Dundee-based Alliance Trust Savings has appointed Ron Baxter, a former senior advisor at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and at the Prudential Regulatory Authority/Bank of England as Chair of its Board.

Demand for professionals in Scotland increased by 12 per cent year-on-year to August 2017 according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Overall gross mortgage lending in the UK in August was £24.2 billion, of which £15.1 billion was lent by High Street Banks, according to latest data.

The Bank of England has today issued a warning to the nation's banks that their current lending habits could leave them open to losses on their personal debt balance sheets totalling £30 billion should the economy suffer a serious shock.

Catriona Finnie Catriona Finnie, a key member of the Charities and Education Group at Edinburgh accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T), has joined HMRC’s newly-formed working group, set up to consider increasing the effectiveness of UK Gift Aid relief.

Alasdair Cummings Law firm Lindsays has moved to new offices in central Glasgow, reflecting the growth of the firm’s team, services and client base in Glasgow and the West of Scotland. The new offices are at 100 Queen Street, at the heart of the city’s corporate and professional services distric

Eileen Blackburn An Edinburgh-based chartered accountant has been recognised for her achievements in the insolvency and restructuring sector with a national award win.