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Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has expanded its leadership team with four new promotions. Emma Waterman, who heads up the firm’s Inverurie office, and Stewart Pennington, who is based in Edinburgh and plays a leading role in the food and drink team, have both been p

KPMG has announced plans to relocate to the multi-million pound Marischal Square development in Aberdeen, as it eyes further growth in the city. The leading professional services firm will relocate from its current base in Albyn Place to the new city centre location in the Spring.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has today announced it is opening its doors to new applications to join its in-house Entrepreneur Accelerator programme. The programme offers a fully-funded support programme for Scottish scale-ups and high growth businesses looking to scale and succeed.

KPMG’s family business leader Kirsty Ross discusses how succession dominates the agenda for Scotland’s family-owned businesses. They’re increasingly dubbed ‘the backbone’ of the Scottish economy. Scotland’s family-owned businesses contribute billions, with at leas

As the UK gears up for its fourth general election since 2010, increased economic uncertainty has led to a significant drop in job advertisements across Scotland, new research from CV-Library has found. The research found that the number of advertisements fell by 14.4% month-on-month.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) yesterday brought together some of the leading women in Scottish business at Glasgow's SWG3 at its free Ask for More event. Hosted by journalist Zara Janjua, Ask for More was a free event which aimed to support women with the tools they need to thrive and realise their b

M&G has announced the temporary suspension of trading in its £2.5 billion property portfolio. The M&G Property Portfolio is a broadly diversified fund which invests in 91 UK commercial properties across retail, industrial and office sectors on behalf of UK retail investors.

City of Edinburgh Council has announced and showcased its support for Small Business Saturday.

Visible Capital, a new Scottish fintech company founded by three Scottish tech veterans, has secured £500,000 seed funding from TechStart Ventures and a group of eight private investors. It has also been announced that Rabl, co-founder of the advertising and public relations giant WPP plc

To celebrate Giving Tuesday this year, RBS will be donating £250,000 to charities which its employees and customers support. Giving Tuesday is an international social media campaign organised by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) in the UK. It happens on the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Mo

AJ Bell has posted record profits in its first year as a listed company. The company, which is one of the UK’s largest investment platforms saw pre-tax profits increase by 33% to £27.7 million in the year to the end of September on revenue up 17% to £104.9m.

The Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today published a shared policy summary and co-ordinated consultation papers (CPs) on new requirements to strengthen operational resilience in the financial services sector. Building the operat

Helen Brand OBE, chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), is now part of the widest group of CEOs ever mobilised in Europe for sustainability, calling on businesses, policy-makers, and civil society organisations to join forces in a series of actions. The gr

Scotland has more registered businesses per head of population now than at any point over the last ten years, according to figures released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

The five-star Kempinski Hotel Bahia in Marbella in Spain is home to the world’s most expensive Christmas tree, decorated with £12 million of jewels and emu eggs.