35 most influential women in finance in Scotland
The inspiration for this year’s most influential women list is Dame Susan Rice, the banker, former Bank of England director, an economic advisor and member of the First Minister’s Council...
Shetland’s mussel power: A shining example of co-operative spirit
How co-operation powers Shetland’s Island’s mussel industry: Every one of the Shetland boats is family-owned and worked by the family. On a brisk and breezy summer morning, Kenny Pottinger steers...
Wish you were here: Burnham’s Manchester teaches Scotland the importance of a Cannes-do attitude
Manchester has been attending MIPIM in force for 20 years. Andy Burnham’s brigade has been at the forefront. The city shells out a lot of money for a huge pavilion...
Tribunals overwhelmed by AI-generated claims
Employers facing significant rise in time and financial burdens Disgruntled employees in Scotland are turning to artificial intelligence to make claims which are threatening to overwhelm an employment tribunals system...
Accountancy review: A hotbed of dealmaking opportunity
Private equity investment and consolidation is reconfiguring Scotland’s fragmented and dynamic accountancy sector Only a few years ago, the accountancy profession was viewed as industrious but rather staid. Today, it’s...
The numbers don’t add up: Why is no-one addressing this imminent financial black hole?
The challenge facing Holyrood: Scottish Government’s own projections show a £4.8bn shortfall between spending and funding by 2030. Our political parties spent this year’s Holyrood election campaign promising more spending,...
Power points: Ten things to do to reach Clean Power 2030
In the beginning there was net zero, a target for 2050 enshrined in the Climate Change Act 2008. It committed the UK to an ambitious target of producing no pollution...
THE BIG READ: We must shout more about our engineering prowess, says SE chair Sir Jim
Sir Jim McDonald, the chair of Scottish Enterprise, wants Scotland to start believing in its potential and prowess for advanced engineering. The Business Editor Kenny Kemp reports. At the Merchants’...
Homes for Scotland Annual Conference: ‘Too early to tell’ on new housing agency
On 16 September – aptly Scottish Housing Day – Homes for Scotland’s annual conference at Dynamic Earth in the capital felt like a stress test for the Scottish Government’s new...
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...