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Staff at Italy’s national lottery have allegedly hacked into company computers to identify winning numbers and claim €24 million for friends and family.

KPMG has appointed Chris Smith as its new private client tax director in Scotland. Mr Smith will lead a team of dedicated personal tax advisers, focusing on private wealth and shareholder tax advice – helping clients to grow and protect their wealth in turbulent times.

Businesses looking to reopen and capitalise on a potential £50 billion boom in consumer spending could face a major new insolvency risk – a lack of working capital, according to accounting, tax and business advisory firm Azets.  The warning follows comments earlier th

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has promoted Victoria Kirkhope to partner within its internal people team and appointed two new partners, Grant Morrison and Paul O’Leary to strengthen the audit and technology risk assurance teams, respectively. Glasgow-based Ms Kirkhope is RSM’s head

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) are calling on Scotland’s political parties to improve public awareness of devolved taxation in the next Scottish Parliament, as a new poll shows that a third of Scots are unaware that the

Glasgow-based Maven Capital Partners has led the £3 million funding round for Atterley.com, an online fashion retailer which enables independent fashion boutiques and brands to increase their reach and sell to customers across the UK and beyond. The investment, which also includes commitm

Commercial decorating contractor Bell Group has completed a management buy-out with the support of a seven-figure loan from HSBC UK.

Tom Dorner, investment director, European equities at Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), discusses what Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations mean for income investors looking for a sustainable premium dividend yield. There is little doubt that ESG considerations are increasing

Two of the best-known legal names in the north-east have joined forces to launch a new law practice – and say they are already seeing interest from locals interested in the new offering. Esson & Aberdein will be led by Joni Esson, who spent more than 10 years at Stronachs, and Rob Aberdein

Dandara Living has secured a £60 million Green Revolving Credit Facility from HSBC UK allowing the firm to build 342 Built to Rent (BtR) apartments in Glasgow's West End.

Edinburgh-based online tyre price comparison and booking platform TyreRunner.com, has announced 800% year on year growth and plans to double its headcount for further UK expansion. Launched in 2019, TyreRunner.com has quickly gained traction as more consumers than ever choose to shop online. While o

GIGGED.AI, a Glasgow-based technology start-up, has been awarded an Innovate UK grant to create Artificial Intelligence (AI) that simplifies how companies can source and on-board top on-demand UK talent. The firm is investing further in the development of its talent platform that aims to take on lar

Nomadic, the global immigration technology company, is revolutionising short-term immigration and visa compliance – with an Aberdeen businessman playing a pivotal role in the start-up’s growth strategy. Nomadic’s next-generation application is transformational for business travelle

An £8.7 million five-year research collaboration led by the University of Edinburgh and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK (FDB) that will develop more cost-effective ways to make modern antibody-based medicines has been announced.

The UK new car market recorded its first ‘growth’ since August 2020, with 29,280 more units registered during March compared to the same month last year, according to figures published yesterday by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).