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Summer Staff News

We are delighted to welcome three new faces to the GWA team in Berwick. Dawn Barrett has joined our Administration Team and Joe Findlay and Matthew Taylor have joined our Accounts and Tax teams both as trainee Chartered Accountants.

GWA’s investment in continued staff development has recently seen some excellent exam successes.

In our Wealth Management department Joe O’Brien, Neil Robertson, Madison Smith, Holly Tennant and Charlotte Thomson have completed CII (Chartered Insurance Inst.) qualifications in Financial Planning and Personal Tax and Trust Planning as part of their continued professional development, along with one of our Associates, Stuart Millar who is extending his experience to include the ability to offer independent financial advice.

In our Tax team, Taylor Maphin is completing her CTA (Chartered Inst. Of Taxation) and Chartered Accountancy exams and Amber Thomas is now ATT (Assoc. of Tax Technicians) qualified. Finally, our trainee Chartered Accountants Muna Kala, Michelle Ritchie and Kim Turnbull have completed and passed further modules on their path to becoming fully qualified

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Global Market Commentary – August

August began with a “flash crash” in Japanese stocks which declined 20% in the course of three trading days, following sharp movements in foreign exchange rates.

Scotland’s Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land – Update

On 1 April 2024, criminal penalties for non-compliance with duties under the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (“RCI”) came into force. We asked one of our professional colleagues, Louise Johnston, a Partner at leading law firm Turcan Connell, to outline the implications.

QUALIS – Performance Update

It is now more than 12 months since the launch of the MGTS Qualis Funds and in terms of both performance and asset growth, they have been a success.

Changes to the Construction Industry Scheme

From 6 April 2024, there have been several amendments to the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) rules.