Centres of attention as data and AI leaders meet in Scotland for summit
Data centres have evolved from a specialist real estate asset into critical infrastructure underpinning the modern economy. But they are not without their detractors The data centre has undergone a...
CHALLENGING TIMES: Ritchie believes investment bank on right course despite £138m losses on early failures
The new chief executive officer of Scotland’s national investment bank, David Ritchie, remains upbeat about the future despite posting yearly results which show a net loss of £138m.These losses reflects...
THE BIG READ: How Judy and Susan lifted Scottish women to become confident leaders
Building confidence and delivering executive change: A decade of the Executive Leadership Programme (ELP) at the University of Edinburgh Business School. Founders Professor Susan Murphy and Judy Wagner of FWB...
SOVEREIGN STATE: DataVita secures £300m for data centre rollout in Scotland’s AI Growth Zone
DataVita, Scotland’s largest independent data centre developer and operator, has secured £300m of funding to expand and build two data centres in the North Lanarkshire’s AI Growth Zone.The consortium fundraising...
New energy secretary set to give green light for Rosebank and Jackdaw
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to give the go-ahead in early August for the long-awaited drilling of oil and gas developments in the North Sea.Miatta Fahnbulleh, new Secretary of...
CLARION CALL: Energy alliance presses Andy Burnham to back North Sea oil drilling
A powerful cross-industry group led by North Sea energy producers has delivered a letter to the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, warning that policymakers must back homegrown oil and gas...
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...
THE BIG READ: How a Scottish firm secured iconic James Bond brand – and restored its greatness
Scotland has the sovereign capability to become one of the world’s leading advanced manufacturing nations, particularly in green precision engineering and industrial manufacturing across defence, automotive, agriculture, space tech, 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...
END OF AN ERA: Sir Bill Gammell’s oil company taken over in £271m deal
Edinburgh-based oil and gas firm Capricorn Energy — formerly Sir Bill Gammell’s Cairn Energy — has accepted a £271m cash takeover offer from London-based Genel Energy.The sale will mean the...