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New joint venture

Initiative tackles risk issues facing financial services

John Taylor
A new initiative between Scottish academia and the financial services industry will aim to develop best practice in compliance and risk. The Scottish Financial Risk Academy (SFRA), an established industry-academicRead More

Auditor attacks SPPA

Botched IT deal leaves £23m hole in pensions budget

Pension
Pension shambles has come under criticism   The SNP government has been drawn into another costly IT scandal – after it emerged its pensions body is facing a £23 millionRead More

Ahead of talks this week...

£100m wind power fund offers lifeline to Bifab yards

Pat Rafferty
Pat Rafferty: ‘last chance saloon’ (pic: Terry Murden) BiFab’s mothballed yards in Fife have been thrown a possible lifeline in the form of a £100 million UK government fund toRead More

Property round-up

Airport retailers; Ravenscraig masterplan approved

scots macaron
  Airport retailers provide a taste of Scotland Four Scottish retailers are setting up shop in Edinburgh Airport this summer, offering passengers from around the world a taste of Scotland.Read More

New Changeworks vehicle

First all-electric recycling van hits Edinburgh streets

Changeworks
Forbes Connor, Lord Provost Frank Ross and Roddy Smith, Essential Edinburgh’s chief executive   Businesses in central Edinburgh will benefit from the first all-electric waste and recycling vehicle designed specificallyRead More

1,300 delegates expected

Global tech experts join line-up for ScotSoft gathering

Jon Skeet
Global digital technology experts will address this year’s ScotSoft conference. Among the headliners is programming specialist and software engineer Jon Skeet (pictured), known as the ‘Chuck Norris of programming’. He isRead More

Funding deal

Matheson flicks switch to electric vehicle charging hubs

Falkirk electric hub
New charging hub   Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity Michael Matheson has announced £20.6 million funding package to support electric vehicle charging across Scotland. Falkirk Council has been awarded overRead More

Grade A space taken

Four more tenants sign up for Waterloo Street offices

58 Waterloo St
Top grade: offices in Glasgow   Four additional tenants have taken space in refurbished offices in Waterloo Street in central Glasgow, which are providing much-needed Grade A offices in theRead More

Revenue rises at law firm

Gillespie Macandrew sees growth for seventh year

Robert Graham-Campbell
Law firm Gillespie Macandrew has achieved a seventh consecutive year of growth through planned productivity gains and a strategy of organic growth across offices. With an increase in revenue ofRead More

Newly-created post

Thomson to help drive for younger members at Capital

Colin Thomson
Colin Thomson has been appointed to a senior role at Capital Credit Union to oversee the organisation’s digital transformation strategy. He has taken up the newly-created position of digital marketingRead More