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Azets promotes 21 Scottish staff as it targets double-digit growth

Published 4 months ago

Almost six months after acquiring Glasgow accountancy and wealth management firm Milne Craig, Azets has unveiled ambitious plans to achieve double-digit growth across its Scottish operations in the coming year.

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RBS unveils updated £7.5bn UK social housing sector lending ambition

Published 4 months ago

Royal Bank of Scotland, which is part of the NatWest Group, has announced an updated package of targeted lending and support for UK social housing, aimed at supporting local housing authorities and homeowners alike in the face of ongoing economic pressures.

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HNH Partners targets double-digit growth with new Edinburgh HQ

Published 4 months ago

Financial advisory firm HNH Partners is targeting double-digit growth in 2025 with a move to a new larger Scottish headquarters in Edinburgh.

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RBS: Scottish business confidence remains subdued as job losses continue

Published 4 months ago

Scotland’s private sector showed tentative signs of recovery in January, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker.

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ESG fintech secures £1m for Glasgow expansion

Published 4 months ago

ESG360°, a sustainability-focused fintech firm headquartered in London, has revealed plans to expand its Glasgow office after securing a £1 million grant from Scottish Enterprise (SE).

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Perthshire shed company introduces employee profit share scheme

Published 4 months ago

Gillies and Mackay Ltd, a Perth-based manufacturer of premium timber buildings, has announced the launch of its employee profit share scheme.

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Event supports company compliance with new anti-fraud legislation

Published 4 months ago

CMS is holding a free event later this month designed to help companies comply with new UK anti-fraud legislation.

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Techscaler fuels £118m investment in Scottish startups

Published 4 months ago

Start-up tech companies participating in the Scottish Government’s Techscaler business accelerator programme have raised more than £118 million of capital investment in the past two years.

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KPMG: Private equity investment in Scotland jumps by over 35%

Published 4 months ago

Private equity (PE) investment in Scotland surged by over a third (35.6%) in 2024, reaching £9.4 billion, according to KPMG UK’s latest Private Equity Review.

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BoE cuts interest to 4.5% as stagflation fears rise

Published 4 months ago

The Bank of England (BoE) has lowered interest rates to 4.5%, a 0.25% reduction, amidst concerns about rising inflation and sluggish economic growth.

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Dains Group acquires Consilium Chartered Accountants

Published 4 months ago

Dains Group has expanded its Scottish presence with the acquisition of Glasgow-based Consilium Chartered Accountants.

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TLT assists clinical-stage diagnostics company on investment

Published 4 months ago

TLT has advised a Glasgow-based diagnostics company that has pioneered the early detection and identification of cancer on a multimillion-pound investment.

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‘Hugely challenging’ insurance market turning corner, finds SFHA

Published 4 months ago

Housing associations face a challenging insurance market amid huge increases in premiums, research commissioned by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has found.

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Majority of businesses struggling to secure additional funding required to support their growth

Published 4 months ago

New research from Grant Thornton UK LLP has revealed that, while many businesses expect they will need to secure additional funding to support their growth this year, the majority are currently finding it difficult to access the funding required.

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Seven-year director ban and £30k fine for Aberdeen takeaway

Published 4 months ago

A former Aberdeen takeaway boss has been banned from being a company director for seven years after employing three illegal workers.

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