Tribunals overwhelmed by AI-generated claims
Employers facing significant rise in time and financial burdens Disgruntled employees in Scotland are turning to artificial intelligence to make claims which are threatening to overwhelm an employment tribunals system...
PE investment must respect need for audit quality: ICAS calls for a review
Supporters of the buyout trend maintain that private equity will help mid-tier firms gain the financial backing and expertise to compete with the Big Four accounting firms – Deloitte, EY,...
Accountancy review: A hotbed of dealmaking opportunity
Private equity investment and consolidation is reconfiguring Scotland’s fragmented and dynamic accountancy sector Only a few years ago, the accountancy profession was viewed as industrious but rather staid. Today, it’s...
How to ensure professional and business services sector powers growth
Scotland has a professional and business services sector that is both economically important and historically deep-rooted. Our culture of high professional standards, specialist knowledge and international credibility helps shape Scotland’s...
FAREWELL TSB: The noble cause of a once venerable Scottish institution has been extinguished
And so the Spanish-based bank Santander has now completed its grasp over the poor old TSB, founded in Scotland by the Reverend Henry Duncan, minister in the parish of Rothwell,...
Brodies appoint CFO alongside six new partners
Scottish legal firm Brodies has created six new partners following a round of promotions and also appointed a new chief financial officer.Real estate lawyers Jenna Monteith, David Bales and Rory...
How to scale a business: Leadership, strategy and culture in fast-growth companies
How to scale a business successfully How to scale a business is a question faced by many ambitious leaders seeking sustainable growth. Insights from the Fast Growth Index Report suggest...
‘I am more excited about audit than ever before. No: really!’
“Why do you still do what you do?” Well, after 27 years in the profession I can honestly say I am more excited about audit than ever before.No: really! Let...
Technology plus consolidation adds up to a transformed profession
The epoch of the pernickety Scots-trained accountant – horn-rimmed glasses on the forehead – punching numbers into his pocket calculator to prepare the ‘ETB’, the extended trial balance, are long...