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Three of the talented team at accountancy firm Campbell Dallas – Jessica Orr, Andrew Rennie and David Booth - have been named in the Top 100 Young global chartered accountants, a prestigious list created by ICAS to spot the next generation of leaders in the accountancy profession. Jessica Orr

Two accountants at Hall Morrice have been named in the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) Top 100 Young CAs for 2020 announced today. Peter Cowan and Aileen Rollo have been recognised on the 2020 list which is compiled following a global competition. The ICAS Top 100 Young CAs recogn

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a new Asian Sustainable Development Equity Fund. Aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), the fund will invest in quality Asian companies that aim to deliver an attractive return while making a positive contribut

Scotland’s tax revenues continued to increase in 2019-20, as overall revenues, including North Sea receipts, increased to a record £65.9 billion.  According to today’s Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures, Scotland's Onshore revenues grew by &po

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has announced that it will close its £526 million ASI Global High Yield Bond Fund just one week after it revealed the closure of its underperforming UK Recovery Equity Fund.  ASI said the Global High Yield Bond Fund will close on October 26 th

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) must be structured and governed effectively in order to meet its potential, according to a think-tank which has recommended policies which it believes can be introduced under the present devolved settlement to "democratise our economy, build com

A fund launched by the University of Edinburgh to address the urgent challenges created by the coronavirus virus has raised more than £1 million.

A total of £30,857,329 has been reportedly lost to pension scammers since 2017 according to complaints filed with Action Fraud, the Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator have said.

Four-fifths of businesses (84%) in Aberdeen would support a new Eat Out to Help Out scheme for the city, according to a new poll conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland.

Just 48% of Scotland's office workers are back in the office after the coronavirus lockdown, according to a new survey carried out by Moneypenny, the outsourced communications provider.

A guitar belonging to Alex Turner, the frontman of the Arctic Monkeys, has raised £128,544 to support independent music venues in the UK.

Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy firm Meston Reid & Co has promoted Stuart MacPherson to senior manager.  Previously holding the role of business services manager, Mr MacPherson has been with Meston Reid & Co for 23 years.

Edinburgh-headquartered innovation advisor ABGI UK is seeking new acquisition opportunities after completing the integration of Hereford-based R&D tax relief specialist MSC Associates. ABGI UK, part of the ABGI Group, one of the world’s leading tax incentive and innovation m

Dundee-based restructuring and insolvency specialists Dunedin Advisory has outlined how a business can be wound up in a tax-efficient way through a Members' Voluntary Liquidation (MVL). 

Roy Lauder, director at Kilmarnock-based business management consultancy firm Harrison James Partnership, discusses the steps business owners can take to manage the current COVID-19 recession. This is a time of great concern for business owners as governments react to the ever-changing situation wit