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An Aberdeen-based accountant and business advisor has scooped a prestigious UK awards double. Simon Cowie, managing partner at Infinity Partnership, has been named Practice Leader of the Year at the 2023 Accounting Excellence Awards in London.

The British Business Bank has unveiled its new £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland, unlocking additional funding to help smaller businesses to prosper and thrive.

Dublin-based Dalata Hotel Group has announced it will expand its presence in Scotland with a new £50 million luxury Clayton Hotel in Edinburgh.

Richard Howson, the former chief executive officer of Carillion Plc until 2017, has been disqualified from acting as a director for eight years. An Insolvency Service spokesperson said: "The Insolvency Service, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, has accepted a disqual

Industry organisation Scotland Food & Drink has made four new senior appointments including Gemma Gillespie as finance director and the promotion of Amanda Brown to programme director. The appointments come as the organisation strengthens its senior team following the launch of a new 10-year nat

The business landscape has entered a state of rapid change and uncertainty, primarily influenced by geopolitics, according to KPMG’s annual survey of more than 1,300 CEOs – 150 in the UK – of the world’s largest businesses.

Following its successful inaugural year, the Transform Business Festival is poised to make its return to Aberdeen on 14 November 2023 at the Aberdeen Science Centre. The festival unites entrepreneurs, start-ups, and businesses of all sizes from across the region for a full day of interactive worksho

ACCA Scotland has responded to the UK government's plans to launch more stringent initiatives to curtail the persistent problem of late payments, which particularly plagues SMEs. This move is part of the forthcoming Prompt Payment & Cash Flow Review aimed at reinforcing and better executing curr

A museum worker who used his access to steal paintings and auction them off to fund a "luxurious lifestyle" has been spared jail. The 30-year-old worker with a role in managing the collection of a Munich museum admitted stealing four paintings over a two-year period, in one case replacing the origin

Edinburgh-based equity specialist firm, Martin Currie, which has $21.2 billion (£16.7bn) in assets under management as of 31 August 2023, has named Jen Mair as their new chief executive officer (CEO) effective from 1 October 2023. Alongside her new role, Ms Mair will also be taking a seat on t

Imran Sattar is slated to assume the role of James de Uphaugh, the portfolio manager of the Edinburgh Investment Trust plc, once he retires in February 2024 after dedicating 36 years to the industry. The trust has been under the management of Liontrust Fund Partners LLP. Mr de Uphaugh's stewardship

Edinburgh Napier University's (ENU) cyber project, LastingAsset, aimed at combatting phone-based impersonation and imposter scams, has recently secured £220,000 worth of funding support. Such scams have caused huge financial losses, privacy infringement and distress to victims globally.

Scottish clean tech software and data company Heero Technologies has clinched an investment worth £550,000 from The TRICAPITAL Syndicate, Scottish Enterprise, and Mint Ventures. The financial injection is intended to further develop and scale the business' energy efficiency application and web

A total of 86 graduates and apprentices are set to join KPMG’s ranks in Scotland this year, taking up roles at the firm’s offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.

The average selling price of properties in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders dropped 5% year-on-year during July-September 2023, taking the new average to £281,513, according to the latest report from ESPC.