STRATEGY SHIFT: Investment Bank prepares new ground for housing and tech growth in Scotland
Scotland’s National Investment Bank will use its financial heft to face into the housing emergency, helping to build more homes across the nation.The Bank, which published its investment strategy and...
HEALTHY FINANCE: Lothian Pension Fund’s £11bn delivers strong growth for 39,000 public sector retirees
Scotland’s second-largest local government pension scheme, Lothian Pension Fund, with over £11.1bn in assets under management, has achieved an investment return of 8.7 per cent, with three and five-year annualised...
Housebuilders face £4.5bn legal action over home sales
Britain’s biggest housebuilders, including Barratt Redrow and Taylor Wimpey are facing a potential £4.5bn class action lawsuit over alleged anti-competitive conduct, according to a consumer claim filed this week.The claim,...
FIRST CLASS HONOURS: Edinburgh University top of the league for Scottish spin-outs
The University of Edinburgh has emerged as Scotland’s most active spinout institution. With graduands collecting their degree scrolls over the next two weeks, many more university leavers will be considering...
Shetland Islands make major step towards £1.5bn Faroe-style subsea tunnels
Shetland Islands councillors have approved recommendations for Faroe Islands-style subsea tunnels from Mainland to Yell, and North Yell to Unst. The islands could have such tunnels within eight years if...
Business rate hikes remain top concern for Scotland’s SMEs, says survey
Hikes in business rate are adding extra cost pressures on already strapped Scottish companies, says a new survey.Since April, many Scottish firms have been coming to terms with hikes in...
COUNTDOWN: Space tech radar firm, Sofant Technologies raising funds as it aims for stars
An Edinburgh-based technology company which has invented micro-radio transmitters and receivers for aviation and space satellites is one of Scotland’s most exciting new generation companies.Sofant Technologies is now raising new...
Let’s be stronger at backing our economic winners
Scotland has genuinely world-class industries, but we tend to undervalue our successes. In these uncertain economic times, we incline to worry more about our weaknesses than building on our strengths. ...
How the Hub can be the nub for sustained economic success across Scotland
Could the answer to the financial and service delivery challenges facing Scotland’s public sector organisations be right in front of them?For the last 15-years the five hub companies set up...
The Fine Art of the Deal: Ten pointers from our Business experts
The Business Dealmakers’ Breakfast all-women panel, entitled The Fine Art of Negotiation, at the Hoxton in Edinburgh in April, chaired by Colette Grant, included Lindsay Campbell, Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne and Claudia...