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A finance manager who stole £370,000 in company cash to buy pedigree kittens and sustain a high-class lifestyle has been jailed for four years. Matthew Farrimond, 41, admitted 12 counts of fraud and one offence of money laundering while holding a senior role at a construction firm near Manchester.

Scottish homeowners looking to sell their first property and buy their second property are less reliant on the Bank of Mum and Dad than those in the rest of the UK, according to a new report. Despite one in five Second Steppers in Scotland borrowing from family and friends in order to make their nex

Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of couples admit they have never discussed retirement income plans with their partner or spouse.

Shares in shopfitting and interiors group Havelock Europa have been suspended and it has now been confirmed that the firm is on the brink of entering administration.

Bruce Hendry Thomson Cooper Accountants have announced the appointment of Bruce Hendry as head of wealth management.

Ewen Stevenson Ewen Stevenson, the outgoing finance chief of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), is to replace HSBC director Iain Mackay, it has been announced.

Steven Heeps PwC has appointed former Shell and Deloitte executive Steven Heeps as a director at its Glasgow office.

Braveheart Investment Group has reported nearly double profits in its full-year results following a jump in the value of its investments and its move down south.

Alan Kent UK buy-to-let (BTL) landlords are losing thousands of pounds in income according to property management firm, DJ Alexander Ltd.

Stephen Bremner Highland Scotch whisky distillery, Tomatin, located in the village of Tomatin near Inverness, has today announced that turnover increased by almost 25 per cent during the company’s most recent financial year.

Lyn Calder with AAB managing partner Graeme Allan Lyn Calder, a Chartered Accountant who has worked within this specialist area for almost 20 years in both lead advisory and banking, most recently with Johnston Carmichael’s Corporate Finance team in Glasgow, has joined Anderson Anderson Brown as f

Sarah Morris Nearly half (46 per cent) of working fathers are unaware they are entitled to take shared parental leave on the arrival of a child, according to new research.

Moira Kelly The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will introduce legislation clarifying that a tax exemption for businesses transferring ownership of property within a group of companies using shares as financial security has been available since the introduction of Land and Buildings Transa

Jenny Junnier Grant Thornton has appointed a new senior manager as it continues its expansion in the north east of Scotland.

Claire Middlebrook The liquidator of Fife camper van company St Andrews Motor Homes says owners who lost tens of thousands of pounds should not rush to court to pursue the company director who failed to give them the sale price of their vehicles.