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Craig Lemmon and Brian Williamson Brian Williamson, former managing director at Edinburgh-based research and development tax credit specialist, Jumpstart, has been appointed chairman of Miigen, a Scottish-based online social platform for older adults across the globe.

Andrew Holloway, head of entrepreneurial tax at Johnston Carmichael (left) and Bruce Walker, founder of WeAreTheFuture. Independent accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has been announced as the latest sponsor of Startup Summit, the entrepreneurship event to be held this November in Edinburgh.

Sarah Slaven with Durham Gin founder, Jon Chadwick, Durham County Council leader, Cllr Simon Henig, and Michael Vassallo of Maven Capital Partners Glasgow-based investment firm Maven Capital Partners has completed the first deal done through its new £20 million Finance Durham fund after investing �

A man who fabricated a degree in accountancy from St Andrews University in order to secure a £49,000-per-year job from which he embezzled £131,000 has been jailed.

PwC's Forensic Services in Scotland is launching the country’s first Fraud Academy to share best practice and provide access to experts and knowledge on the issue.

An enhanced service to support more companies in Scotland with the potential to reach turnover upwards of £100 million has been launched today by Scottish Enterprise.

Paul Turner Average earnings for management accountants in Scotland now stand at £58,000 and expected to rise by an average of six per cent over the coming year.

Rory McPherson Accountancy firm BDO has announced the appointment of a new corporate finance partner in Scotland.

Edinburgh's new Boroughmuir High School, which is due to open in January, is located in Scotland's most expensive catchment area. Parents in Scotland need to pay an average of £41,441 more to live in the catchment area of a top performing state secondary school, according to new research from Bank

As the Bank of England warns of the growing threat that household debt now poses to the UK economy, we take a look at the levels of indebtedness across the whole of Scotland.

Scottish small business confidence fell steeply in the third quarter of 2017, according to a new Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) report. The FSB’s Scottish Small Business Confidence Index fell to -15.2 points, from -3.8 points in the previous quarter. The equivalent UK figure fell even mor

The Financial Reporting Council today announced that it has cleared KPMG over the firm's conduct during its audit of HBOS in the months immediately prior to the bank’s collapse at the height of the financial crisis.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced that it has received formal approval from the European Commission for its £800 million “Alternative Remedies Package” designed to replace its obligation to sell-off its Williams & Glyn business.

Georgina Harley The average employee working within the UK investment management industry is a straight, white, British male, without a disability, and with a high chance of being privately educated, new research has confirmed

Maggie McGhee Ambitious young professionals working in shared services have a huge appetite for fast career progression, according to a global study from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).