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Day: 22 April 2020

Businesses on brink

FCA ‘must apply pressure on insurance firms’

Alison Thewliss
Plea: Alison Thewliss (pic: Terry Murden) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) needs to take action with insurance companies refusing to cover valid business claims, says the SNP. The FCA hasRead More

McKinlay replacement

Swift appointment as Sharp handed reins of Scottish Golf

High earner: McKinlay (pic: SNS Group) Scottish Golf has wasted little time in replacing former chief executive Andrew McKinlay, with Karin Sharp being handed the reins. Sharp will lead theRead More

Construction 'forgotten'

Builders call for similar help as hospitality sector

Advance Construction
Work on Scottish construction sites has stopped Construction firms, currently unable to work, are calling for the same support offered to the hospitality sector as they see cash beginning toRead More

Law and retail

Shepherd and Wedderburn promotions; Ted Baker chair

Top: Lauren Thomson; John Morrison; Alison Rochester; Lower: Lucy Hall; Neil Cowan; and Gavin Charlton Shepherd and Wedderburn has promoted two of its lawyers to partner and four to legalRead More

Revival expected

Pent-up demand to help fire bounce back in home sales

Aberdein Considine sale
The residential property market is experiencing pent-up demand Housing experts expect the market to bounce back when the lockdown is lifted because of an ongoing supply shortage underpinned by recordRead More

Holidaymakers denied

Airlines and travel firms ‘illegally resisting refunds’

Thomas Cook holidays
Customers are struggling to get refunds on cancelled holidays Britain’s biggest airlines and holiday companies are being accused of breaking the law by resisting demands to refund customers for travelRead More

View on exit strategy

Bank governor Bailey warns against early end to lockdown

Andrew Bailey Boe pic
Andrew Bailey: ‘think about human psychology’ The Bank of England’s new governor has warned against lifting the UK’s Covid-19 restrictions too early. Andrew Bailey said that the economic damage would beRead More

Wednesday Update

Daily Business Live: Laura Ashley; Zoom; Boohoo; Netflix

Laura Ashley
7.30pm: Zoom upgrades Zoom Video Communications is upgrading the encryption features on its video conferencing app to quell safety concerns as its users surged by 50% in the past threeRead More

Impact of lockdown

‘Worst retail sales ever’ as shoppers hang on to cash

Victoria Street
Lockdown has hit consumer confidence (pic: Terry Murden) Scotland saw the “worst overall retail sales performance ever’ last month as the country’s shops suffered the first impact of the coronavirus.Read More