Increasing tax disparity with the rest of the UK is a predominant worry among senior leaders in Scotland’s financial sector is the increasing tax disparity with the rest of the UK, according to Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE).
Nearly a third (29%) of senior leaders in the financial services sector in Scotland use generative AI at least once a day at work, according to new research from KPMG UK.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has marked a record year with the highest number of annual admissions in its 170-year history.
David Meldrum, director within Azets’ Scottish restructuring and insolvency team, has recently obtained his insolvency licence from ICAS, becoming the firm’s third practitioner to be licensed in Scotland.
The UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.1% in February, with the manufacturing and services sectors posting higher output, offsetting a significant decline in construction activity.
Investment manager abrdn has again defended its rebrand, after the company’s chief investment officer (CIO) claimed negative press coverage amounted to “corporate bullying”.
Financial services business volumes have grown at a fast pace in the Q1 of 2024 after having fallen in Q4 of 2023, according to the latest CBI Financial Services Survey.
Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has experienced a nearly 20% increase in new client numbers during the financial year 2023, reaching a record high of 5,598.