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Day: 30 October 2018

Budget 2018: government debt

Hammond not taking deficit reduction seriously, says IFS

Philip Hammond Oct 29
Philip Hammond: brought forward income tax benefits   Chancellor Philip Hammond’s budget has come under fire for diverging from his goal of wiping out the deficit by the mid-2020s. InRead More

Exits after three years as MD

Petrie to leave Edinburgh for Ulster CEO role

Edinburgh Rugby’s managing director Jonny Petrie is to leave the club to take up a role with Ulster Rugby.
Jonny Petrie is leaving Edinburgh Rugby to become Ulster Rugby’s CEO (pic: SNS Group)   Managing director Jonny Petrie is leaving Edinburgh Rugby to take up a senior management roleRead More

PwC appointed administrators

Ashley swoops after Evans Cycles runs out of cash

Evans Cycles
Evans: long history   Mike Ashley has snapped up another retail business, this time acquiring the FW Evans Cycles stores after the company plunged into administration. PwC was brought inRead More

Honour for former mill

Hotel Indigo Dundee named best in Scotland

Hotel Indigo Dundee
Reaching new heights: the former mill is now a chic hotel and restaurant (pic: contributed)   Hotel management company Focus Hotels Management Ltd has celebrated the news that its property,Read More

Budget 2018: tax planning

Entrepreneurs’ relief: the net tightens for owner managers

Keith Dinsmore Vialex
In amongst the detail of the Budget with its headline grabbing “pay-aways”, the Chancellor announced some important changes to the Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) regime which, since its introduction in 2008, hasRead More

Successor announced

Flint confirmed as chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen

Douglas Flint (pwc vid)
New chairman: Sir Douglas Flint   Sir Douglas Flint has been confirmed as chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen, succeeding Sir Gerry Grimstone on New Year’s Day. Sir Douglas, former chairmanRead More

Lawyers take new option

Gilson Gray snaps up pair due to join Morton Fraser

Euan Fleming
A Scottish legal firm has swooped to poach two private client managers who were due to join a rival firm. Euan Fleming (pictured) and Joe Davies have decided not toRead More

Leaders appointed

Hibs CEO Dempster to chair City Deal council

Leann Dempster screenshot
Leaders from the private and third sectors have been appointed to advise on the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal. Its regional enterprise council (REC) will be chaired byRead More

World first for Scottish firm

Nova’s ‘holy grail’ tidal project to ‘replace’ coal and nuclear

Nova Innovation tidal power in Shetland
Nova’s tidal array is a ‘game-changer’ for the renewables industry   Scottish cleantech company Nova Innovation has unveiled a the ‘holy grail’ in tidal power that may one day seeRead More

Budget 2018: Comment

A Budget for the strivers, the grafters and the carers

Susie Walker
This year’s Budget statement from Chancellor Philip Hammond was strongly messaging the success of the Conservative Government’s austerity measures, reporting a substantial upgrade to the health of the public financesRead More