| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.09.2026 | Report: Scottish Mid-Market Investment Appetite Grows | Appetite to invest has increased for nine in ten (93%) Scottish mid-sized businesses over the past three months, according to new research from accountancy and advisory firm BDO LLP.
The bi-monthly tracker covers 500 mid-market businesses w... |
| 08.09.2026 | Ferrexpo привлекла $15 млн кредитной линии у крупнейшего акционера на фоне докапитализации | Горнорудная компания Ferrexpo plc, основные производственные активы которой находятся в Украине, привлекла $15 млн необеспеченного финансирования у своего крупнейшего акционера — Fevamotinico SaRL, принадлежащего Minco Trust, конечным бенеф... |
| 25.08.2026 | An overly complicated tax system is holding the UK back | Tax simplification should be integral to the government’s growth agenda, writes Adam Frais
Byzantine, Kafkaesque, labyrinthine – descriptions that will be all too familiar to anyone trying to navigate the UK’s infuriating tax system.
Comply... |
| 24.06.2026 | UK Navigates Leadership Shift Amid Economic Headwinds and Tech Push | The UK charts a new course. Andy Burnham assumes the premiership. Markets eye his fiscal strategies. Economic headwinds persist. Brexit's long-term impacts surface. Retailers battle online giants. Government targets outsourcing, consumer fr... |
| 18.06.2026 | High streets score big after England World Cup win | British retailers are celebrating England’s opening World Cup victory after football fever boosted high street footfall.
High street retailers scored an 8.6 per cent increase in footfall, with overall footfall across all UK retail destinati... |
| 17.06.2026 | Fortus Secures Investment From LDC To Support Next Phase Of Growth | Fortus announced that it has secured an investment from LDC to support the next phase of its growth strategy.
The Yorkshire-based accounting and business advisory firm is planning to use the partnership to continue expanding its regional pr... |
| 15.06.2026 | Young Scots Turn to AI for Career Advice | Young people in Scotland are increasingly turning to AI tools and social media to guide their careers, and in some cases replacing advice traditionally provided by parents and teachers, according to a new report published today by accountan... |
| 20.05.2026 | BDO picks US audit leader for senior partner role | Mid-tier advisory firm BDO’s equity partners have voted to name Iain Henderson as the firm’s next senior partner.
Henderson will take office on 1 October 2026, succeeding Matthew White, who will have completed his maximum of two four-year t... |
| 09.05.2026 | Report: Three Quarters of Scottish Mid-Market Firms to Reduce Investment | More than half of Scottish businesses say a combination of supply chain pressures and higher energy and fuel costs are among their biggest challenges as they grapple with the impact of conflict in the Middle East, according to new research ... |
| 09.04.2026 | BDO culls senior partners to clear path for younger staff | Leading mid-tier advisory firm BDO is set to cut around 6 per cent of its total partner headcount, targeting older partners.
The firm is set to axe 31 partners, mainly older staff who were expected to retire soon, or hires from rivals, as i... |
| 07.04.2026 | As the Big Four cut back on staff BDO is building its own pipeline – from school | As the accountancy sector faces a “perception problem” among younger talent, advisory giant BDO is moving the goalposts by engaging school-level students.
Speaking to City AM, Louise Sayers, audit partner and head of audit, people and cultu... |
| 02.04.2026 | Tax instability drives ultra-wealthy to pack their bags | Tax instability has driven huge swathes of the UK’s ultra-wealthy to consider leaving the country over the past twelve months.
Two-thirds of the UK’s wealthiest have mulled fleeing the country for tax reasons, according to the latest resear... |
| 01.04.2026 | Rightmove accused of ‘bullying’ estate agents in £1.5bn legal battle | Property giant Rightmove has been accused of “bullying” its members into making payments, as hundreds of estate agents support a £1.5bn legal claim against the firm.
The FTSE 100 company has been accused of charging excessive and unfair fee... |
| 31.03.2026 | Motor finance compensation scheme set to fuel even more legal action | The City watchdog has revealed its long-awaited motor finance redress scheme, but despite the bill for lenders coming in lower than predicted the scandal is not going away any time soon, as further legal action is expected.
After a 2024 leg... |
| 16.03.2026 | Rising Costs & Funding Gaps Threaten Scottish Mid‑Market Growth | The firm’s bi-monthly Economic Engine survey of 500 c-suite executives in mid-market businesses – companies with revenues between £10m and £500m – shows that more than half (55%) identified winning new UK-based customers and contracts as on... |
| 20.02.2026 | Sherry FitzGerald cleared to take over Knight Frank | Estate agents Sherry FitzGerald's takeover of Knight Frank has been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).
The watchdog said the acquisition would "not substantially lessen competition" in property s... |
| 20.02.2026 | Catalyst named Ireland's best start-up hub by Financial Times | Catalyst has been ranked as the leading start-up hub on the island of Ireland and one of the top 10 hubs in the UK in a special report produced by the Financial Times, Sifted and Statista.
The research placed Belfast-based Catalyst seventh ... |
| 18.02.2026 | BDO Ireland and UK partners approve merger | BDO UK and BDO Ireland have exchanged contracts on their proposed merger after the partnerships voted to approve the combination.
Subject to regulatory approval, the deal is expected to be completed in the spring, bringing together BDO's Du... |
| 10.02.2026 | Scottish Businesses Double Down on Apprenticeships Despite Skills Gaps | A BDO survey of 500 leaders of mid-sized businesses reveals that over a third (39%) in the country said they will start hiring apprentices, while 16% are increasing the number of apprentices they hire.
This comes as Scotland has recently pa... |
| 21.01.2026 | Premier League boom ‘masking’ English football’s financial woes, says BDO | The Premier League’s record revenues and transfer spending are masking deepening financial worries lower down the English football pyramid, according to a new report from BDO.
The business advisory firm’s annual survey of finance directors ... |
| 19.01.2026 | AI-enhanced deception: The audit industry’s next big test | The audit industry has been under the microscope over the past few years following a number of high-profile corporate collapses, prompting stricter measures to restore public trust.
And with the rise of AI-driven fraud, auditors will be und... |
| 29.12.2025 | Accountancy body reverts to in-person exams over AI cheating fears | The UK’s accounting body, which has almost 260,000 members, is planning to halt remote exams amid a surge of students cheating with AI.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has said that from March it will no longer all... |
| 23.12.2025 | Klaria accelerates its business development work in collaboration with BDO | Klaria accelerates its business development work in collaboration with BDO
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With Klaria’s product, Sumatriptan Alginate Film, approved in the EU and set to launch in 2026 in the largest EU mark... |
| 16.11.2025 | Business activity rebounds but Budget nerves could damage growth | UK private sector activity marked its largest monthly rise of the year in October, but momentum could be shattered by increasing Budget speculation.
According to the latest business trends report from accountancy firm BDO, which measures bu... |
| 13.11.2025 | Rightmove faces £1bn legal action over ‘unfair’ fees to estate agents | A legal claim estimated at £1bn is in the works against property portal Rightmove, accusing the company of charging thousands of UK estate agents excessive and unfair prices to list properties.
The legal action, led by former Competition an... |
| 06.11.2025 | BDO fined £6.5m after regulator slams it for faking audit evidence | Business advisory giant BDO has been slapped with a £6.5m fine after two of its former audit engagement partners made admissions of misconduct.
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) launched an investigation after receiving formal complaint... |
| 05.11.2025 | BDO Ireland and BDO UK finalising plans to merge | BDO Ireland and BDO UK are finalising plans to merge to create one of the biggest accountancy firms in Europe.
The new organisation would bring together BDO's offices in Dublin and Limerick with the UK firm's existing 18 locations to create... |
| 21.10.2025 | Calls for Reeves to scrap customs ‘loophole’ in budget | Retailers would benefit if the UK scrapped or reduced import relief for low-value goods in the upcoming budget, according to experts.
There has been much speculation that the Chancellor will scrap the low-value import VAT relief that lets g... |
| 01.09.2025 | 94% of Scottish Mid-Market Firms Outperform Expectations | Scottish mid-sized businesses are reporting stronger-than-expected performance in 2025, fuelled by greater access to finance and AI adoption, according to the latest Economic Engine research from accounting and business advisory firm, BDO.
... |
| 30.06.2025 | Private sector braced for sharp decline, CBI warns | Private sector businesses across the country are braced for a sharp decline in activity in the next three months, the UK’s largest industry body has warned, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves struggles to reverse low business confidence trends.
Re... |
| 19.06.2025 | UK Inflation and Manufacturing: A Balancing Act in Uncertain Times | The U.K. is walking a tightrope. Inflation lingers at 3.4%, while manufacturers pivot their gaze eastward. The economic landscape is shifting, and the stakes are high.
In May, the U.K. recorded an annual inflation rate of 3.4%. This figure ... |
| 16.06.2025 | UK manufacturers look East as production hopes rise | UK manufacturers are ditching President Trump’s United States and looking to find trading partners in Asia and the Middle East, according to a leading industry body.
The US has fallen out of the top three preferred regions as a growth marke... |
| 09.04.2025 | Scottish Firms Freeze Pay Ahead of Tax Hikes | Scottish businesses have frozen salaries and delayed pay rises ahead of changes to employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NIC), which came into force last weekend.
A new survey from accounting firm BDO found that nearly half of Scotti... |
| 04.04.2025 | UK retailers respond to Trump tariffs: ‘The timing couldn’t be worse’ | Retail bodies and tax advisers have warned that Trump’s tariffs come at a dire time for UK retail, saying price rises are “inevitable”.
US President Donald Trump announced a 10 per cent tariff on goods from the UK on 2 April, and a range of... |
| 17.03.2025 | ‘Ominous’: UK manufacturing declines amid tax and trade fears | UK manufacturing output fell during the first quarter of the year for the first time in a decade, as fears over a global trade war and rising taxes hit firms.
Output fell one per cent in the first three months of 2025 after a 20 per cent ri... |
| 05.12.2024 | One in Three Scottish Businesses Experienced Fraud in the Last Year | More than one third (35%) of Scottish businesses have experienced fraud in the last five years, according to a new survey from Edinburgh-based consultancy BDO.
Of those businesses, 86% said they had experienced fraud in the last year. Addit... |
| 13.11.2024 | Digital Expertise in The Restaurant Industry: The Future of Reservation Management | In the dynamic world of hospitality, restaurant operators today face the challenge of meeting customer expectations more than ever. One of the primary tasks is to ensure effective reservation management, providing guests with a seamless exp... |
| 12.06.2024 | Securing the Weakest Link: How to Defend Against Phishing Attacks | Phishing is one of the oldest cyber scams. Yet it’s still one of the cheapest and most effective, costing as little as £40 to carry out a profitable criminal campaign. Today, phishing remains the most common initial attack vector, and it is... |
| 23.10.2023 | Why GPT-4 is vulnerable to multimodal prompt injection image attacks | VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed - An exclusive executive event for enterprise data leaders. Network and learn with industry peers. Learn More
OpenAI’s new GPT-4V release supports image uploads — creating a whole new attack vector making ... |
| 19.07.2022 | Email Scams Are Getting More Personal – They Even Fool Cybersecurity Experts | If an email is setting off alarm bells, check the sender’s details. Shutterstock |
| 07.12.2021 | End of year disruption threatens to derail East Anglia’s recovery but businesses pledge to invest | End of year disruption threatens to derail East Anglia’s recovery but businesses pledge to invest
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East Anglia’s business leaders fear recruitment shortages, COVID-19 restrictions and rising energy prices will impact their end of ... |
| 20.11.2021 | Staff shortages have hit business owners hard at a hugely popular vacation spot in the UK — even as tourists flock back | Aerial view of Darmouth, Devon, next to a poster about staff shortages at a cafe. Getty Images/Kate Duffy
Restaurants, cafes, and stores in South England are struggling with staff shortages.
I went on vacation there recently and saw lots of... |
| 10.11.2020 | Companies Can No Longer Dodge Climate Risks as U.K. Raises Bar
Companies Can No Longer Dodge Climate Risks as U.K. Raises Bar | (Bloomberg) -- The inescapable reality of climate change just became an unavoidable fact of life for U.K. companies. Businesses in other countries may face a similar fate shortly.
Starting in 2025, U.K. companies will have to disclose the e... |
| 03.10.2020 | Revolut staff vent frustration over share options | Staff at Revolut, the $5.5bn digital bank, have voiced their frustration over the company’s handling of its share option scheme – which allows employees to buy discounted shares in the future without paying tax.
Employees have faced delays ... |
| 06.05.2020 | Maximising Cashflow | Firstly, we’d like to thank David for sharing his wealth of knowledge with us and we hope you and your business clients find his guidance useful.
To view the recording, please click here.
For detail on the key insights from our interview ... |
| 26.03.2020 | Coronavirus: The tax questions facing those stuck in the UK | Covid-19 is impacting everybody in one way or another, including those who were not expecting to be UK tax residents but now find themselves unable to leave the country. |
| 12.02.2020 | Announcing the Winners of Rising Stars 2.0 | After an incredible competition culminating in tonight’s Grand Final – and with an impeccably high standard of entrants – we are excited to announce the 10 winners of Rising Stars 2.0.
Esme Caulfield, Competitions Lead, Tech Nation, commen... |
| 09.10.2019 | Funding your early-stage tech company – what are the options? | While many companies fuel growth organically through generating revenue, depending on your sector, competitor landscape and business model, you may look to seek external funding at some stage of your journey. But what options are there, and... |
| 10.04.2019 | Pain points and priorities – surveying the tech sector | This is a guest post from Mark Sykes, National Head of BDODrive, sponsors of Rising Stars.
What lies behind the ambitions and mindsets of successful tech businesses as they strive for growth? And how do business leaders adapt to fast-movin... |
| 05.03.2019 | Introducing the 10 Rising Stars of UK tech | These are the winners of Rising Stars 1.0. Check out the recently announced winners of Rising Stars 2.0.
After hundreds of applications, 33 semi-finalists, and 20 brilliant final pitches, we are delighted to announce the 10 early-stage tec... |
| 22.09.2014 | Netagio Becomes First UK Bitcoin Company to Meet Auditing Standard | British precious metal and bitcoin exchange Netagio has received ISAE 3000 standard certification for its bitcoin storage following a review by professional financial services firm BDO LLP.
The news makes Netagio the first UK bitcoin compan... |
| 20.09.2010 | MeetingZone Listed in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 for Fourth Year | Thames, Oxon, UK: 20 September, 2010 – For the fourth consecutive year MeetingZone, the independent conferencing and collaboration service provider, has been listed in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100, the annual league table of Br... |
| 29.06.2010 | MeetingZone Conferencing Delivers for BDO | Thame, Oxon, UK: 29 June, 2010: As part of a general review of its existing services, BDO LLP the accountants and business advisers, asked four leading conferencing and collaboration service providers including the incumbent, to pitch to be... |
| - | UK business confidence falls to lowest level in almost two years after Labour budget | Business confidence in the U.K. fell in November to its lowest level since January 2023, fresh data from business advisory and accountancy firm BDO showed Monday.
U.K. job vacancies, meanwhile, fell last month at the fastest rate since the ... |
| - | Europe stocks close lower; Broadcaster Canal+ falls in London debut; Stellantis down 4.6% | This is CNBC’s live blog covering European markets.
European markets closed lower Monday, as traders braced for the final week of central bank action this year and three French media businesses listed in Europe.
The regional Stoxx 600 index... |
| - | European markets close higher for eighth straight session; luxury stocks rise on China stimulus hopes | This was CNBC’s live blog covering European markets.
European stocks continued their positive run on Monday, as investors weighed Chinese stimulus measures and geopolitical turmoil.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed higher for an eighth str... |
| - | Hybrid office management platform Seatti raises €500,000 in pre-seed funding | Looking to help a new generation of hybrid companies maximise in-person collaborations and minimise office and admin costs, Seatti has secured €500,000 in pre-seed funding via Peak, HPI Seed Fund, and angel investor Dr. Ralph Mueller. The c... |
