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Day: 26 November 2019

Retailer may quit site

Jenners owner in talks over store’s Princes Street future

Jenners owned by House of Fraser
Historic home: Jenners is on the move (pic: Terry Murden) UPDATED: Jenners’ owner Sports Direct and the building’s billionaire landlord are locked in talks about the retailer’s long term futureRead More

New station launches

Pure ready ‘to put Scots back into Scottish radio’

Robin Galloway
Robin Galloway: resuscitating radio Pure Radio, backed by publishing group DC Thomson, launches on Wednesday with no regular news bulletins and fewer adverts than is common on commercial stations. ItRead More

Agents appointed

Offices earmarked for Standard Life back on market

10 George Street
10 George Street: back on the market A refurbished office block in Edinburgh that was earmarked as extra floorspace for Standard Life Aberdeen has unexpectedly come back on to theRead More

Park in frame

Dave King to stand down as chairman of Rangers

Privilege: Dave King (pic: SNS Group) Dave King has announced he will be stepping down as Rangers chairman after four-and-a-half years in the post. The South Africa-based businessman, the club’sRead More

First foray into pensions

Franklin Templeton takes stake in pensions group Embark

Money - own pic
Investment management firm Franklin Templeton is expected to take a stake in pensions group Embark which recently acquired Alliance Trust Savings’ £6 billion adviser platform. It will see Franklin TempletonRead More

Tech support

Spktral raises funds to roll-out pay gap transparency software

Anthony-Horrigan-and-Innes-Miller
Clear view: Anthony Horrigan and Innes Miller Spktral, which helps firms simplify their gender pay gap reporting process, has raised seed funding from a group of investors who include PaulRead More

One of two exits

Private bank Brown Shipley loses head of Edinburgh office

Paul Embleton: departing Private bank Brown Shipley is understood to be losing its head of Scottish business and its chief risk officer. Paul Embleton, who heads up the office in Edinburgh,Read More

Oil firms merge

Coretrax plans global growth after Churchill deal

Kenny Murray Coretrax
Expanding: Kenny Murray Oil services firm Coretrax has acquired Churchill Drilling Tools in a deal for an undisclosed sum backed by its private equity investor. Bringing the two Aberdeen companiesRead More

New data

Scottish economy expected to slow down next year

St James development Edinburgh
GDP fell as construction dipped (pic: Terry Murden) Economic growth in Scotland is expected to remain subdued in 2020, according to new research. PwC’s latest UK Economic Outlook projects growth ofRead More

Firm expanding

Cathcart marks milestone with move to city centre

Sam Watson and Gordon Kaye
Sam Wason and Gordon Kaye Recruitment firm Cathcart Associates is close to announcing a new office in central Edinburgh which will house its expanding team. The company, which specialises inRead More