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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.

Leaders from Scotland’s main opposing political parties came together last week in a pledge to work together with the Scottish Chambers of Commerce to heed the concerns of business and prioritise economic growth.

Paul Gibson Aberdeen-based Granite Financial Planning has announced that managing director Paul Gibson has been shortlisted for a FT Money Management Financial Planner of the Year Award.

Claire MarwickEdinburgh investment house Martin Currie has hailed the success of the FUTURE AS5ET, a one day conference held at the capital’s International Conference Centre aimed at secondary school fifth year girls from across Scotland to promote the fact that gender should never be seen as a ba

Jackie Baillie Greater effort is required to prevent criminals and fraudsters cheating the public purse, Holyrood’s Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee has found.

Royal Bank of Scotland, through its subsidiary brand NatWest, has become the first UK bank to offer a paperless mortgage.

The UK government is to have banks and building societies carry out checks on their current account holders in order to help authorities identify illegal immigrants.