Baker Tilly

Not so long ago, opening a savings account meant receiving a passbook, a modest interest rate, and possibly a gift from the cashier. Today, it might mean securing a badge for a seven-day savings streak, or competing with friends on a leader board for the highest amount saved in a month.

Accountancy firm MHA, which recently expanded into Scotland, is now setting its sights on Ireland. At the end of last year, MHA – Baker Tilly International's UK member – established its first Scottish presence through the merger with Aberdeen-based Meston Reid & Co. This was followed

Baker Tilly has strengthened its restructuring and recovery practice in Scotland with three senior hires poached from Begbies Traynor. Paul Dounis joins as a partner and Kevin Lamb as a director, both of whom will be based in Edinburgh, while John MacLean joins the Glasgow office as director.