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Claire Reid, the new leader of PwC in Scotland, has revealed her excitement at the opportunity to make a difference at the company. In an interview for The Herald published today, Ms Reid discusses how her appointment to the role will allow her to make a difference within the firm and has given her

SET Ventures and Ascension Ventures have contributed to the latest investment round at UK heat network control company Minibems to enable it to pursue fast growth across the UK and Europe. With heating and cooling consuming half of Europe’s energy, the heat sector is increasingly being challen

The winners of DIGIT's inaugural Scottish Technology Awards have been revealed.

A leading property lawyer has been appointed head of Pinsent Masons’ Scottish and Northern Irish operations. Katharine Hardie takes over the role of chair of Scotland and Northern Ireland from Richard Masters, 29 years to the day since she joined the firm as a trainee lawyer in 1990. She will

Bosses at Goals Soccer Centre, the five-a-side football pitch provider, have admitted that the £12 million blanks in their accounts could be much higher.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published its latest list of companies whose reports and accounts have been reviewed. The companies reports and accounts have been reviewed by the FRC's Corporate Reporting Review function.

Highland Spring has blamed the impact of rising costs for the decrease in profits experienced by the firm in its most recent financial year. The company saw pre-tax profits dive to £520,000 for the year ended December 31st, a decrease from £3.3 million last time, as it struggled with the

Following the Ogden discount rate change, car insurance premiums have risen 0.7% in just three months, with prices now 2% higher than a year earlier, analysis from Consumer Intelligence shows.

Coastal communities are to benefit from £7.5 million of revenue generated from the Scottish Crown Estate’s marine assets in the first year of devolved management. The new arrangement, which has been agreed with COSLA, means that 26 local authorities will receive an allocation from the ne

A Swiss auction selling off 25 supercars from the son of Equatorial Guinea's president has accumulated €21.6 million.

The Scottish Government has substantially reduced the value of £140 million-worth of loans and guarantees to private companies, the Auditor General has revealed. The 2018/19 audit of the government's consolidated accounts were unqualified and show that the overall budget of £36,915m was

Aberdeen-based Infinity Partnership has won the Outstanding Advisory / Project of the Year award at the British Accountancy Awards. The achievement secures a fifth successive win of an award at the event for the partnership.

Murray Capital Group made a loss of £1.75 million before the tax year ended December 31st and has been hit with a £1.3m tax charge. The Herald reports that the tax charge is for a tax liability which the firm has previously challenged.

Perth-based insurance giant Aviva has appointed Jason Windsor as chief financial officer. Jason joined Aviva in 2010 as strategy and M&A director before he became chief strategy and development officer in 2013. He was responsible for group strategy, M&A, financial planning and analysis, and

Chartered accountants William Duncan & Co celebrated its 100th-anniversary last week.