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Accountants BDO have issued a warning to individuals that the taxman is targeting hidden earnings and income through its use of a new computer program which gives it access to databases of personal financial information. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is utilising a program called ‘Connect’ to lo

Gemma Spiers Scottish accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has announced the appointment of a new marketing director.

Edinburgh-based Standard Life Investments has reported that assets under management have hit £250 billion from £245.9 billion at the end of 2014 on the back of its recent acquisition of Ignis. Flows into SLI’s multi-asset products were also up during the first half of the year as the firm delive

The UK Government has been forced to defend its decision to begin the sell-off of its 80 per cent stake in bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland for a loss of £1 billion. Overnight the government announced that it had sold 5.4 per cent of its near 80 per cent stake in the Edinburgh-based lender at 330p

Mick Campbell Mick Campbell is director of risk and regulation at Deloitte in Scotland and Northern Ireland

New industry research has revealed a 42 per cent gender pay gap between lawyers in Scotland. The study, carried out by the Law Society of Scotland compared average full-time and full-time equivalent (for part time/flexible hours employees) salaries for women and men at all career stages.

Scots accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael welcomed a canine visitor this week following its fundraising efforts for the charity Guide Dogs Scotland.

Mike Harkness Scottish accountancy firm Scott-Moncrieff has announced the appointment of Mike Harkness as partner.

The Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) has provided funds for its existing portfolio company Merson Group's acquisition of ASG Essex Ltd (ASG), a long established signage business servicing the UK’s largest brands. The SLF originally committed £3 million of funding to Merson in 2012 initially to support it

Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to shut three more of its branches in the capital. The bank, which was bailed out by taxpayers at the height of the financial crisis in 2008 to the tune of £45 billion, said its latest round of closures will include its Fairmilehead, Colint

Myriam Madden Myriam Madden has been elected President of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group has reported a 38 per cent rise in half year pre-tax profits while at the same time setting aside a further £1.4 billion to compensate customers to whom it mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI). The bank said profits for the six months to the end of June w

Construction workloads in Scotland have risen by a third thanks to a rise in private house building and office development activity, according to a survey. The latest RICS UK Construction Market Survey found 33 per cent more respondents reporting higher activity levels in the second quarter of this

David Milroy The Scottish Loan Fund has announced that it has sunk £3.5m of funding into Paywizard, the Kirkcaldy headquartered specialist in subscriber management for pay-TV.

Graeme Allan Aberdeen-based independent accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP is now ranked among the top 30 accountancy firms in the UK following annual growth of 30 per cent, according to a new poll.