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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.

Donald McNaught Johnston Carmichael has been appointed as administrator for Birkwood Estates, which was developing a 17th century Gothic mansion into a luxury hotel.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) interest rate derivatives trader, Neil Danziger £250,000 for his role in the Libor manipulation scandal and banned him from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity in the UK.

CEO Stephen Webster (Left) welcomes Alasdair Kyle to Thorntons Investments Thorntons Investments has appointed Alasdair Kyle to strengthen its discretionary management team.

Alan Barr PwC has appointed director Alan Barr to head of deals in their Aberdeen Oil & Gas Centre of Excellence, rewarding his commitment and contribution towards the development of the practice.

James Baird James Baird, the Scotland and Northern Ireland business at Deloitte, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Glasgow-based packaging company Macfarlane Group PLC.

Jane Clark-Hutchison Business confidence in Scotland is among the lowest in the UK, according to the findings of a new survey by the Bank of Scotland (BoS) published today along with a contrasting report from accountants BDO reflecting rising business optimism south of the border following Brexit de

Ray Entwistle OBE Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has announced that chairman Ray Entwistle has been appointed OBE in the New Year’s Honours, for his services to charity and the arts.