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Andrew Donaldson, the current finance director of Fife-based family timber merchanting business James Donaldson and Son, will take on the role of group managing director later this year. In July last year, the firm announced that group managing director Scott Cairns would step down later in 2019.

It is likely that the British Treasury will have to refund billions of pounds to freelance workers after it announced that it was minimising its crackdown on tax avoidance after it faced criticism in an official report.

Johnston Carmichael's new chief executive Andrew Walker has outlined the firm's plans to expand its presence in Glasgow on the back of its rise in growth and profits this year. In an exclusive interview with The Herald, Andrew Walker hailed 8% growth in revenue to almost £50 million,

The Sir Donald Brydon CBE Assess, Assure and Inform: Improving Audit Quality and Effectiveness report has recommended that auditors should be made independent from the larger accountancy profession. The report has emphasised the need for such a move in an effort to "stimulate improved quality and ef

Students from a Glasgow primary school were treated to a VIP visit to Scottish Ballet’s headquarters thanks to KPMG UK.

Scotland’s social housing sector has seen a continued increase in lender and investor confidence and remains financially strong with sufficient access to funding, a new report has found.

A fifth (22%) of finance professionals are opting for multiple jobs and the flexibility of temporary contracts in order to improve their CVs and solidify future career opportunities, according to research conducted by Reed.

Scores of people could be entitled to significant compensation payouts after being sold interest-only mortgages which put them at risk of being forced to move in order to pay off loans.

Edinburgh-based Specialized Signs, a signs and graphics company, has purchased the very first HP R1000 printer in Scotland, enabling the company to print far faster and more efficiently, following a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK. The business predicts this will lead to an increase in turno

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has announced that six new ACCA members have been elected to sit on its council. ACCA has also announced a new council board, which comprises the officers, three council members, two non-council appointees and the chief executive.

Perthshire-based agricultural software firm Duradiamond Software is targeting its highest turnover to date after securing new contracts across the UK, Republic of Ireland, South Africa and Australia after receiving advice and support from Business Gateway. Duradiamond Software specialises

Ted Baker CEO Lindsay Page and chairman David Bernstein have resigned as the fashion retailer issues a profit warning amid accountancy issues. Ms Page was only appointed as CEO in April this year.

M&G has announced the temporary suspension of trading in its £2.5 billion property portfolio. The M&G Property Portfolio is a broadly diversified fund which invests in 91 UK commercial properties across retail, industrial and office sectors on behalf of UK retail investors.

Visible Capital, a new Scottish fintech company founded by three Scottish tech veterans, has secured £500,000 seed funding from TechStart Ventures and a group of eight private investors. It has also been announced that Rabl, co-founder of the advertising and public relations giant WPP plc

Scotland has more registered businesses per head of population now than at any point over the last ten years, according to figures released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).