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Day: 19 February 2019

As income tax changes approved...

Parents face £900 hike in fees at city’s private schools

The potential loss of pupils would equate to the entire roll call at George Heriot’s   Parents face paying an extra £900 to send their children to Edinburgh’s top fee-payingRead More

Biggest income since conversion

Record growth at Martin Aitken & Co as Airlie signs off

Martin Aitken Ewen Dyer, Gavin Curr, Duncan MacCaig, Adrienne Airli
Top team: Ewen Dyer, Gavin Curr, Duncan MacCaig, Adrienne Airlie   Accountancy practice and business adviser Martin Aitken & Co has recorded its biggest increase in turnover since the partnershipRead More

Supporting global operations

Clow joins as director at energy skills body OPITO

Clow
OPITO, the global, not-for-profit skills body for the energy industry, has appointed Stuart Clow as director with a remit focused on supporting industry safety. Mr Clow has more than 30Read More

Guinness Six Nations

Russell ruled out of Scotland’s trip to Paris

Finn Russell, disappointed with Ireland defeat
Finn Russell has lost his race to be fit for Scotland’s meeting with France in Paris (pic: SNS Group)   Stand-off Finn Russell has added to Gregor Townsend’s selection problemsRead More

Jobs market strengthens

Record low Scottish jobless figure ahead of Brexit

Jamie Hepburn
Jamie Hepburn: ‘jobs market continues to strengthen’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Unemployment in Scotland has fallen to a record low of 3.5%, with 10,000 fewer claimants taking figure to 96,000,Read More

Deals round-up

Spoonfed adds Denver office; Blu Marine sails into Greenock

Spoonfed
Catering management software company Spoonfed is opening an office Denver, its second office in the US after receiving £575,000 of development funding from Equity Gap.   Spoonfed’s SaaS (Software as aRead More

City round-up

China slowdown hits HSBC; vegan rolls feed Greggs

HSBC
HSBC Europe’s largest bank has been hit by the slowdown in China and its shares fell 2% in Hong Kong. It posted a near-16% rise in profit before tax ofRead More

Take up down by a quarter

Lack of supply sees sharp plunge in industrial lettings

Titan industrial unit Eurocentral
The Titan warehouse letting was one of the biggest lettings last year   Take up of industrial units in Scotland plunged by more than a quarter last year as theRead More

Fintech firms in the wings

McColl’s AlbaCo bank poised to name new partners

Jim McColl
Jim McColl’s new bank is expected to launch next year   Scottish tycoon Jim McColl’s new investment bank, provisionally called AlbaCo,  is due to announce a number of partners aheadRead More