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Matt Henderson Matt Henderson and Donald McNaught, restructuring partners at Johnston Carmichael, have been appointed as joint receivers for a trio of companies that form construction firm Crummock.

Keith Anderson Keith Anderson of mlm Solutions has been appointed as provisional liquidator to T Graham & Son (Builders) Limited.

Richard Scott who is succeeding Katie Williams as head of Aberdeen Office at Pinsent Masons Corporate banking specialist Richard Scott has been appointed as law firm Pinsent Masons’ head of office in Aberdeen.

Visa has said it was a hardware failure that caused the collapse of its service for millions of its customers across Europe on Friday that left them unable to use their cards for purchases.

Winners of The Converge Challenge 2018, Peter Orrell of the James Hutton Institute The most innovative business ideas emerging from Scottish universities have been showcased through the Converge Challenge 2018 ‘Ready Steady Pitch’ competition.

More than 2,200 walkers took to the streets of Aberdeen city and ‘Shire yesterday for the Royal Bank of Scotland Kiltwalk raising funds for 273 local charities.

Scottish Ballet dancers Mia Thompson and Bruno Micchiardi with pupils from Cuthbertson Primary School and Catherine Burnet – Head of Scotland, KPMG KPMG is renewing its commitment to the Scottish arts as it announces the second year of its support for Scottish Ballet.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced new proposals designed to protect millions of people who use overdrafts and high-cost credit. The changes the FCA are consulting on follow an in-depth review into the high-cost credit market and are expected to reduce the costs for consumers and gi

The Crescent at Donaldson’s School Barclays has announced a £21 million joint funding package for CALA Homes and Evans Property Group to support the development of 84 residential apartments located in the grounds of the Playfair designed Donaldson’s School in Edinburgh.

Queen Margaret University (QMU) in Edinburgh has launched a new Business School following a decision to commit strategic investment to further enhance student experience and promote the breadth of subjects and research within its division of Business, Enterprise and Management.

The size of personal debt in the UK is continuing to rise, with net lending to individuals increasing by £9.68 million a day in March 2018 and the average debt to income ratio per adult rising to 114.4% as of May 2018. A new debt infographic from Equifax looks at how UK consumers are using credit,

Elaine Cromwell A partner at Scottish accountancy firm Thomson Cooper recently attended Sage's Making Tax Digital event at the House of Commons.

David Cowans, Places for People’s group chief executive Places for People has entered into a £330m joint venture with Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) to acquire a range of private rented residential assets.

Pictured (L-R): Paul Mitchell, Susie Clark and Brian Main Blackadders has appointed Susie Clark as an associate solicitor in its Dundee office.

Over £90 million is to be invested in Stirling and Clackmannanshire through an ambitious UK City Region Deal which aims to use infrastructure to drive economic growth across the region. Working in partnership with both Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council, the deal will see the Scottish Go