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Department store chain Watt Brothers has gone into administration, with Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of KPMG LLP appointed as joint administrators. The fourth generation family-owned business, incorporated in 1915, operates a chain of department stores including its freehold flagship store on

The number of Scottish companies entering into administration, receivership or liquidation has decreased by almost 35 per cent in the last quarter, according to new analysis by KPMG. There were a total of 158 corporate insolvency appointments in the three months to 30 September 2019 – dow

Apropos by DJ Alexander has said that Boris Johnson’s EU deal is unlikely to stabilise UK house prices. The firm believes that even if the agreed deal is passed in Parliament, the housing market will still face uncertainty as the wider ramifications of the deal for the UK leaving the EU remain

The sale of non-essential goods dropped in Scotland last month, new research conducted by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG reveals.

Accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has taken over the audit role for Dunedin Enterprise Trust after KPMG was axed. Johnston Carmichael won the contract for the major private equity investment organisation following changes to guidance over the independence of auditors.

Buyers are sought for the purchase of the OYO Beveridge Park Hotel in Kirkcaldy following its move into administration. Twelve people have lost their jobs as the prominent Fife hotel closed its doors for good last weekend.

New research from KPMG UK has revealed that almost a quarter of Scots (23%) spend more than half their income on the day it’s paid into their account.

Four Scottish accountancy veterans have been recruited by Belfast finance firm HNH to open a new corporate finance office in Edinburgh to target small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) including family-owned companies. HNH specialises in advising customers in deals within the £1 million to &

Business leaders from across Scotland have come together to share their stories and inspire young people as part of National Inclusion Week. On Wednesday, representatives from KPMG, Martin Currie, PwC, Royal London Group, Investment2020 and Aberdeen Standard, spoke to over 100 S4 pupils at St.

The administration process for McGill & Co has been extended until January 2021 as administrators said the “level and timing” of distributions to unsecured creditors in the former Dundee building services firm remains unclear. Almost 380 jobs were lost when McGill collapsed at the st

The Scottish Building Society (SBS) has joined the Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE). SFE supports Scotland's financial services sector and includes organisations such as HSBC, Investe, Jpmorgan, KPMG and Lloyds Banking Group. It represents an industry that employs over 160,000 people in Scot

Big Four firm KPMG has warned Scottish businesses to prepare for a recession in the event of a no-deal Brexit. According to KPMG's latest quarterly Economic Outlook, a disorderly exit from the European Union on 31 October could prompt a four-quarter recession with GDP contracting by 1.5% next year.

Scottish policy-makers should consider the creation of a "Productivity Data Bank" to help accelerate solutions to Scotland's productivity challenges, according to CBI Scotland and KPMG.

Kirsty Ross, head of KPMG's family business consultancy in Scotland, looks at how family businesses have become trailblazers for women in business. In recent years, the impact and the make-up of family businesses has transformed.

Research from KPMG UK has revealed that house prices in Scotland risk a six per cent drop if Britain leaves the EU without a deal at the end of next month. KPMG warned that a decrease of 10-20 per cent is "not out of the question" if the market reacts more strongly than expected.