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Adam McGhee There needs to be a fundamental reappraisal of the way public contracts are awarded to ensure the uncertainty facing Carillion workers and sub-contractors is not repeated, according to the architects behind a host of Scottish university buildings.

Tim Jones More than a quarter of a billion pounds has been raised by independent not-for-profit Allia to help tackle global and local issues such as unemployment, social exclusion and affordable housing – with half that sum (£125 million) being issued in 2017 alone.

Gillian Docherty, Jim McHarg, Neal Juster and Paul Little Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has installed Jim McHarg as its new president for a two-year term.

The former director of an Aberdeen scrap metal firm who admitted running a VAT fraud amounting to in excess of £200,000 has been jailed for 18 months.

Maggie McGhee The accountancy profession should identify more pro-active approaches to continue to improve social mobility, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Chris Orr One of Scotland’s leading livestock auctioneers, Lawrie & Symington, has appointed a new finance director.

Sinclair Dunlop Third sector funder, Inspiring Scotland, has appointed Sinclair Dunlop of Epidarex Capital as chair of its Board of Trustees.

The level of protest votes by shareholders at FTSE 350 company annual meetings has tailed off from a peak six years ago but institutional investors remain concerned about excessive executive pay, a new analysis has found.

Alan Flower New UK Government legislation into payment practices is being overlooked by many Scottish businesses, analysis from KPMG in Scotland has found.

Aberdeen-based Acumen Financial Planning has been announced, for the second consecutive year, as the winner of Citywire, New Model Adviser of the Year Award - Scotland & Northern Ireland Region.

Barry Fraser Grant Thornton is to relocate its Aberdeen operation to the recently-opened, multi-million pound city centre Silver Fin development, as part of a long-term growth strategy in the North East of Scotland.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today opened an investigation under the Audit Enforcement Procedure in relation to KPMG’s audit of the financial statements of collapsed construction and services firm Carillion.

Colin Dempster Last year saw the lowest number of profit warnings from Scottish listed companies since 2011, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings report.

Justin Cooper UK dividends soared 14.3 per cent to £28.5 billion in the third quarter, according to latest data.

Rain Newton-Smith Optimism in the UK’s financial services sector fell for the third consecutive quarter in 2017 in the three months to December, rounding off two years of continuous flat or worsening sentiment and the longest period of falling sentiment since the global financial crisis of 2008, t