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Day: 9 March 2020

Tech Talk

Tech talk: Digital savvy execs will be the gamechangers

Bill Magee
CEOs need a holistic view of digital opportunities and threats facing key parts of a business, writes BILL MAGEE

Budget 2020: Personal taxation

Expect changes in capital gains and inheritance tax

Peter Young
As the new government gets ready to deliver its first budget PETER YOUNG, partner and head of private client tax at Johnston Carmichael, shares his thoughts on the possible impactRead More

Alert over event

Overseas delegates told ‘stay away’ from Scots conference

EICC
Extra measures: EICC Delegates intending to attend one of Scotland’s biggest conferences have been asked to stay away if they have visited any of the countries hardest hit by coronavirus.Read More

Help for students

Short term interns platform beats fund-raising target

Morrow brothers
Morrow brothers: building partnerships A Scottish start-up which provides a platform for short term internships is expanding after a successful funding round.  Udrafter –  short for the University Draft –Read More

Building societies

Mortgage pioneer joins Scottish Building Society

Scottish Building Society has appointed Stephen Brown as head of intermediaries. Mr Brown was a pioneer as one of the UK’s first internet mortgage brokers. In the early 2000’s heRead More

Banking

Veteran CIO joins Tesco Bank’s Edinburgh HQ

Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank has appointed Gary Balmer as its chief information officer. He joins immediately and will report to David Bowerman, chief operations officer. Based in Tesco Bank’s Edinburgh headquarters, Mr BalmerRead More

France-Ireland latest postponement

Scotland’s trip to Cardiff set to beat Six Nations cull

Game on in Cardiff (pic: SNS Group) Scotland’s Six Nations clash with Wales this weekend is scheduled to be played in Cardiff as normal amid the growing concern over coronavirus.Read More

Markets: FTSE falls 8%

Wall Street halts trading as oil falls by a third in price war

Maersk oil field
Biggest fall in prices since Gulf War Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted briefly after stocks crashed by 2,000 points as global coronavirus fears and an oilRead More

Board change

CFO McConville steps down at Phoenix as Briggs takes helm

Standard Life house
Phoenix is based in Standard Life House Jim McConville, group finance director and group director Scotland at zombie funds company Phoenix Group, will be standing down on 15 May followingRead More

Security

GTS Solutions boosts board with two senior hires

Brian Cameron
GTS Solutions CIC, the Edinburgh-based social enterprise, has strengthened its management team with a brace of senior appointments. Roger Horam, a director with the European Development Innovation Network, has joinedRead More