Blog29th Jul 2020“I Have Received my 2019 Norwegian Tax Assessment Notice, Now What?”As we have now passed the submission deadline for 2019 Norwegian Tax Returns, employees who have worked in Norway during 2019 will receive their 2019 Tax Assessment Notice (TAN) at any point between now and October 2020, if not already. View more
Blog29th Jul 2020Blog 5: Putting hydrocarbons into contextAnother way of looking at oil and gas in the context of the green agenda must surely be how clean can the use of hydrocarbons be? How can we consume hydrocarbons more efficiently? It is also worth considering the potential impact…View more
Blog27th Jul 2020Blog 4: The often misunderstood environmental impacts of green energyThere is increasing drive towards greener energy – but what are the environmental impacts of the current options? With significant renewable energy driven growth in the electrification of our homes, vehicles and infrastructure, this means there will be a very large increase in demand for base metals,…View more
Blog23rd Jul 20202020: Shining a Spotlight on the Tech Sector2020 will be a year remembered for many ‘unprecedented’ challenges and disruptions across the globe. It could also be said that it will be remembered for not only the increased use of technology, but the significant reliance on it for people…View more
Blog22nd Jul 2020Blog 3: Can a new energy source replace fossil fuels?No other naturally occurring fuel energy source looks like it will take over the dominance of oil and natural gas quickly in the 21st century. There most likely will not be a bio-matter based replacement, and their existence by their definition is finite eventually (with the…View more
Blog21st Jul 2020Where Professional Services Firms Should be Focusing Their Efforts as Lockdown EasesAlthough not directly impacted in the same way as businesses in the retail, leisure and hospitality industries, the legal sector and other professional services sectors have found that COVID-19 has triggered challenging market conditions. A recent survey suggests that revenues…View more
Blog20th Jul 2020Blog 2: Energy transition has been taking place for centuriesEnergy transition is an ongoing and inevitable process that has been taking place for centuries. Globally, our primary and dominant source for energy until the early to mid-19th century was biomass (or wood). This was replaced with coal throughout the 19th century, which was then replaced with oil and natural…View more
Blog16th Jul 2020Retaining Key Employees & Maximising CashThe past few months have been challenging for the majority of businesses throughout the world, requiring companies to juggle various important factors such as staffing levels, financing options and cash flow implications, let alone the issues and changes arising in everyone’s personal lives. By Derek GemmellView more
Blog15th Jul 2020Blog 1: Meeting green targets & growing global energy demandThere is increasing pressure to meet both green targets and growing global energy demand. Our renewed and heightened awareness of climate change issues, energy transition and net-zero targets has put a lot of pressure very quickly on our most established…View more
Blog15th Jul 2020Key Considerations for M&A during COVID-19There is no hiding from the fact that the Scottish M&A market has been hit hard by the Covid-19 outbreak. A staggering number of deals have been put on hold or shelved completely over the past 3 months, as both…By Chris ThompsonView more
Blog10th Jul 2020VIDEO 5: Respond, Review, Restart, Repeat – Reframing WorkA video series from AAB featuring top tips on planning, operating and continuously adapting in the next normal and beyond.View more