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The first global, digital platform to match businesses with freelance finance professionals has been launched by Aberdeen and Dundee-based finance and accounting specialist Hutcheon Mearns. Nexus Finance is the only talent marketplace on the internet which is solely dedicated to qualified accounting

KPMG has appointed James Kergon as Scotland senior partner to lead the business advisory firm nationally. Mr Kergon is responsible for a team of more than 1,300 people across KPMG’s offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, with a remit to drive the firm’s growth in Scotland.

St. Andrews-based Lisle Design Ltd, a tachograph technology firm that has grown to a £2 million revenue firm in 15 years, has handed control and ownership to its team. The firm implemented the succession model with the support of an employee-ownership specialist, Ownership Associates.

Insurance giant Legal & General has entered into a 15-year joint venture partnership with NatWest Pension Trust Limited (NWPTL) the defined benefit pension scheme of NatWest Group, to build a £4 billion portfolio of retirement homes with net-zero carbon emissions. The two firms are investi

Independent builders merchant MKM Building Supplies is further expanding its presence in Scotland with the purchase of Spey Valley Timber & Builders Merchants.

Paragon Development Finance, introduced by Melrose Commercial Finance Ltd, has agreed to provide a £4.5 million funding package to Nixon Blue to support the development of 34 new apartments overlooking Paisley’s iconic Abbey. 

Dalata Hotel Group Plc, the largest hotel group in Ireland, today officially opens the Group’s first hotel in Scotland, creating 80 jobs locally. The four-star Maldron hotel is located on Renfrew St, in the heart of the city’s shopping, restaurant & theatre district.

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said it expects to deliver an operating profit of £820 million after the housebuilder posted a record first half performance and strong operating profit margin. Group completions of 7,303 homes (H1 2020: 2,771) excluding joint ventures, completed a record first half

Renewable energy company Engenera Renewables Group has unveiled major expansion plans into Scotland, which will see it open an office in Glasgow and create up to 20 highly skilled jobs over the next 12 months.

Applications have now opened for a £7.3 million fund to support Scottish food and drink suppliers and producers to invest in future growth. The annual Food Processing, Marketing and Cooperation Grant Scheme (FPMC) will enable investment across a range of projects including buildings and equipm

A dispute between neighbours over an apple tree that allegedly attracts wasps has incurred at least £200,000 in legal costs.

The directors of an East Kilbride double glazing firm have been disqualified after failing to keep records to explain where £2.4 million had been spent from the company bank accounts. Hagit Fieldman, 54, and Gary Fieldman, 58, both now living in Israel, were directors of First For Wi

Chartered accountancy firm French Duncan has appointed Elizabeth Leonard as its new director in its corporate tax team. It is hoped that Ms Leonard's appointment will help extend its client base in a post-pandemic economy, and beyond.

With a brace of recent reports revealing that Scottish SMEs are optimistic about the economy, chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising business owners to act now to invest in digitalisation and seek advice on available tax reliefs to enable them to exploit the business opportunities aris

Scotland has recorded ten high-value fraud cases during the first half of 2021, as logistical challenges for the country’s justice system begin to ease. The latest data from KPMG’s Fraud Barometer report reveals ten cases of alleged fraud took place, valued at over £2.5 million, in