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Day: 20 July 2021

Gilbert's next move

AssetCo to unveil £25 million cash call for Rize deal

Martin Gilbert
Martin Gilbert: raising funds (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish fund manager Martin Gilbert is expected to fund his next deal from a £25 million issue of new shares in his acquisitionRead More

Tax alarm

Concerns raised at talk of rise in NI contributions

Mike Cherry
Mike Cherry: government ‘cannot be serious’ Concerns have been raised over the prospect of an increase in employer national insurance contributions. The UK government is considering the idea to tackleRead More

New store

Multrees Walk boost as Canada Goose moves in

Canada Goose
New store in Multrees Walk Canada Goose, an ethical manufacturer and retailer of hard-wearing luxury apparel, is opening its first store in Scotland in the autumn. It has taken aRead More

Low wage growth

Aberdeen sits bottom of UK’s pay rise league

Pay
Pay rises were lowest in Aberdeen Aberdeen may have a reputation for being tight-fisted, and it seems its employers are living up to the billing. Scotland occupies the three lowestRead More

Compensation nears

DWP accused of maldministration over pension change

Waspi
Women have led a legal campaign An inquiry has found that government officials delayed informing thousands of women they would be denied access to their state pension because of aRead More

Business services

Former footballer heads up ZLX Business Solutions

David-MacKinnon
Next level: David Mackinnon Former professional footballer and football executive David MacKinnon has been appointed managing director at ZLX Business Solutions. The one-time defender who played for Rangers, Arsenal, Airdrie, Dundee,Read More

Positive test

BBC Scotland team in Tokyo forced into isolation

Chris-McLaughlin
Hotel bound: Chris McLaughlin (pic: SNS Group) BBC Scotland’s staff who are in Tokyo to cover the Olympic Games have been forced into 14 days of self-isolation in their hotelRead More

Housing demand

Robison urged to reopen scheme for first time buyers

Stewart Milne - housing and housebuilding
Demand for new homes is high Housing minister Shona Robison has been urged to reopen a support scheme to help first time buyers. Scottish Government figures show that its HelpRead More

Speed pledge

First gigabit broadband service piloted in Edinburgh

Natalie-Duffield
Natalie Duffield: ‘communities cannot afford to be left behind’ Britain’s first wireless gigabit broadband service is to be piloted in Edinburgh, bringing lightning fast internet speeds to the Old andRead More

Technology

Global tech expert Smyth joins Cyan board

Cyan, the Edinburgh-based scale-up whose technology helps law enforcement, social media and cloud companies find and block harmful online content, has added global technology and human capital expertise to itsRead More