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Day: February 26, 2015

Pressure mounts for reform

SRC boss Lonsdale: ‘Business rates system no longer fit for purpose’

David Lonsdale
Pressure is building on the Scottish government to instigate a root and branch reform of business rates after a new report, backed by a number of business sectors, gave six reasonsRead More

GDP growth for the fourth quarter confirmed at 0.5%, down from 0.7% in previous quarter; investment fallen at sharpest rate for six years

Standard Chartered bank announces Peter Sands chief executive to be replaced by investment banker Bill Winters

Project able to power every home in capital

Renewables firm secures price deal on giant Fife wind farm

A wind farm off the Fife coast capable of powering every home in Edinburgh is among the first recipients of a new pricing agreement that will provide guaranteed payments forRead More

Online traffic adding to growth

Macfarlane ready to wrap up acquisition in first half of year

Asos
Growth in buying goods online is providing a boost to Macfarlane, the Glasgow packaging group, which is close to tying up its first acquisition of the year. Chief executive Peter AtkinsonRead More

Thur City brief: New FTSE100 record; Ladbrokes closing 60 shops

The FTSE100 hit a record closing high tonight, its second new peak in a week, helped by an uplift in Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered which appointed a new chief executive. Investment bankerRead More

Edinburgh and Glasgow reach 1m viewers

STV sees rise in advertising revenue on back of new launches

STV catchphrase
STV saw profit and revenue rise on the back of an improved television advertising market which enabled the company to lift its dividend by 300%. It said the newly launchedRead More

More jobs to go in restructuring

RBS boss insists bank ‘making progress’ despite 7th year of loss

Royal Bank of Scotland boss Ross McEwan today insisted it was making progress and needed to continue paying bonuses in spite of another loss and further costs for mis-selling. HeRead More