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Will Wright Gourmet burger chain Byron, which operates across 67 outlets throughout the UK, including a site in Aberdeen - and one which has already closed in Glasgow - has had a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) brokered with the assistance of KPMG in a move “designed to tackle the cost of the

Allison Devine Alexander Sloan, which at 151 years old is one of Scotland’s longest established firms of accountants and business advisers, has today announced the appointment of its first ever female senior partner.

The Tayside property market has posted a strong performance for 2017, according to annual statistics compiled by the Dundee-based Tayside Solicitors Property Centre, which reveal local homes with a total value of nearly £440 million changed hands last year.

Stephen Lloyd The Liberal Democrats have today called on the UK Government and new Pensions Secretary Esther McVey to correct the “injustice” faced by the Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) by giving them £15,000 each.

Malcolm Scott, a former Treasurer of the Conservative Party in Scotland, was exposed by the BBC as being in flagrant breech of the BRO imposed on him in 2015. (Image courtesy of BBC) Bankruptcy Restriction Orders (BRO), the ultimate sanction against rogue executives which ban individuals from being

Bruce Crawford Holyrood's Finance and Constitution Committee has said it is not in a position to recommend legislative consent to the EU Withdrawal Bill.

David Brown B2B payment decisions start-up Previse has secured a £800k R&D grant from Scottish Enterprise to set up a new development centre in Glasgow, creating 37 new data science jobs.

Aberdeen-based accountants Anderson Anderson Brown have begun winding up Angus joiner and building contractor Ian W Sturrock & Sons after the business was placed in liquidation at the end of last month.

Blair Nimmo Blair Nimmo and his KPMG team have been appointed after Falkirk timber firm James Callander and Son entered administration with the loss of 89 jobs.

Craig Vickery The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has today announced its continued support and sponsorship of the Scottish Accountancy & Finance Awards until at least 2020.

Kelly Adams RSM’s Glasgow team has collected almost 50 backpacks to donate to life-changing Mary’s Meals project.

Research from Scottish Widows reveals that many people could have as much as £9,853 in additional annual income in retirement just by cutting back on ‘little luxuries’.

(L to R) Richard Small (Operating Board Director and General Manager), Ronnie Mann (Operating Board Director), David Johnston (Operating Board Director and Projects Manager, ex shareholder, Trustee Board Director), Eileen Johnston (ex-shareholder), Colin Morrison (Operating Board Member and Finance

Bob Doris MSP The multi-billion pound City Region Deals across Scotland are suffering from “confused and cluttered” priorities between the Scottish and UK governments and could see rural and remote areas lose out on investment, according to a report by MSPs.

Stuart Yuill A Scottish Government backed fund which supports Scottish SMEs turned down by larger lenders by providing them with micro finance loans has lent £2 million over the past year to over 130 new and existing businesses across the country, creating more than 200 jobs.