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Day: 19 October 2020

PM dimisses olive branch

Johnson rejects Barnier offer to resume Brexit talks

Michel Barnier
Michel Barnier: offered talks on all subjects Boris Johnson has dismissed an offer from the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier to hold further talks. Mr Barnier is understood toRead More

Scaled down airline

Flybe ready to take flight after rescue deal

Flybe contributed
Flying again: the airline will be smaller Flybe administrators said they have agreed a rescue deal for the collapsed airline. Thyme Opco, which is linked to Cyprus Capital, has boughtRead More

Fish farms hampered

Salmon exports expected to fall from record level

Salmon production is at a new high Salmon farmers are expecting a fall in exports this year despite stocks likely to be higher than last year’s record-breaking production level. FiguresRead More

Rail services

Darbandi hired as MD for Caledonian Sleeper

Serco, the international services and transport company, has appointed Kathryn Darbandi as managing director for the Caledonian Sleeper service. Ms Darbandi (pictured) will take up the role in January. WithRead More

Monday PM

DB Live: CGI Borders deal; Barclays backs Calnex; ASI funds

Tara-McGeehan-and-Lindsay-McGranaghan-of-CGI
REFRESH THE PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: FTSE closes lower The FTSE 100 struggled to get out of negative territory all day and closed 34.93 points (0.59%) lower at 5,884.65. 3pm:Read More

Dealing resumes

ASI lifts suspensions on property funds

Aberdeen Standard Investments golf
Reflated: ASI has resumed dealings in two funds (pic: Terry Murden) Aberdeen Standard Investments has lifted the dealing suspensions on its open-ended property vehicles. Suspension in March of the  £1.6Read More

Property deal

Simpson & Marwick joins Aberdeins group

Richard Loudon and Rob Aberdein
Richard Loudon and Rob Aberdein Estate agency and conveyancing firm Simpson & Marwick has become part of the newly-formed Aberdeins Group five years after combining with Clyde & Co. FormerRead More

Chemistry

Bach and Benson join board of DeepMatter

Karen Bach
DeepMatter, the AIM-quoted Glasgow company focusing on digitising chemistry, has appointed Karen Bach as non-executive chairman and Fraser Benson as as chief financial officer from 1 November. Ms Bach bringsRead More

Monday Update

DB Live: CGI confirms Borders deal; Flybe rescued

Flybe contributed
REFRESH THE PAGE FOR UPDATES 12.45pm: Flybe reborn Flybe administrators said they had agreed a rescue deal for the collapsed airline. Thyme Opco, which is linked to Cyprus Capital, hasRead More

New chief's strategy

Donovan to shift focus of Iomart’s acquisitions

Reece Donovan
Iomart’s new chief executive Reece Donovan says there will be a shift in the Glasgow-based cloud computing specialist’s acquisitions strategy. The South African, who has succeeded long-serving founder Angus MacSweenRead More