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Scottish retail is showing no return to growth as recovery stalls and sales continue to show a similar level of decline as that seen in July, according to latest figures. A report by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG LLP has shown that total sales in August this year decreased by 7.

Up to 25% of the 50,000 jobs in Scotland's pubs and bars sector could be lost as businesses face unprecedented challenges in the wake of COVID-19, according to a new survey released by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) and sponsored by KPMG.

The accountancy failures surrounding the collapse of Carillion are costing other firms with government contracts millions of pounds in annual audit fees.

Scotland's economic growth is expected to contract by 9.1% in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the global economy, according to KPMG UK's latest quarterly Economic Outlook.  The firm’s latest analysis further downgrades forecasts for Scotland’s economic prospects

KPMG’s 'best and brightest' are celebrating after 14 team members from the firm’s offices across the world were recognised in this year’s ICAS Top 100 Young Chartered Accountants (CAs) competition. The CA's which made this year’s list include colleagues based in the Glasgow,

Big Four accountancy firm KPMG is expected to garner £16 million in fees for its handling of the administration of property empire Intu the former owner of the Braehead complex near Glasgow.

Total retail sales in Scotland decreased by 8.3% over the four weeks from July 5 to August 1 compared with July 2019, when they had decreased by 0.1%, in what KPMG has described as 'a recovery of sorts, but at a worryingly low pace'.

KPMG has appointed three new directors to its tax and audit teams within its Scottish practice.  In Edinburgh, Craig Barrowman has been appointed director in the tax and legal team. He’s joined by tax director Ruth Wallace in Glasgow and Michelle Smarsh, who is promoted to audit dire

Not one of Scotland’s 48 listed companies features a black executive on its senior management team, according to new research conducted by The Ferret.

Venture Capital (VC) investment in Scottish scale-ups remained robust and resilient in the second quarter of 2020, as the number of deals increased during lockdown despite growing economic and political uncertainty. The latest data from KPMG Private Enterprise’s Global Venture Pulse Survey rev

The closure of courts due to the coronavirus lockdown led to a complete halt in the prosecution of high-value fraud cases in Scotland during the first half of 2020, according to data from KPMG. The firm’s bi-annual Fraud Barometer measures fraud cases with losses of £100,000 or more reac

KPMG has appointed Philippa Sanderson as its new associate partner to lead its private enterprise tax team in Central Scotland. Based in Edinburgh, Ms Sanderson joins the Scottish practice from KPMG’s North Region where she previously led the firm’s Sheffield office.

Despite a total year-on-year decline in retail sales of 18.6% in June, Scotland's retail sector appears to be on a slow path to recovery, according to the latest KPMG and Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) Scottish Retail Sales monitor. 

Neil Coutts, head of the cyber and technology risk capability for KPMG in Scotland, discusses some of the long-term cybersecurity challenges facing Scottish businesses as more people look to work from home in the future. Scotland’s lockdown may be easing, but there’s a growing accep

Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of KPMG have been appointed joint administrators of Livingston-based WFS Technologies Limited. Immediately following the appointment, the entire business and its assets were immediately sold to GKFF EnNovo.