-
Call for New Taskforce To Protect North Sea Jobs
3rd September 2024The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling for an independent taskforce to urgently examine energy transition in the North Sea and safeguard tens of thousands of UK jobs. It comes after a new BCC report published today, found a careful balancing act will be needed to reach Net…
Read Story -
Latest deal boosts AAB Wealth assets under advice beyond £1 Billion
3rd September 2024AAB Wealth, a leading provider of tailored financial planning and wealth management services, has today announced the acquisition of specialist financial planning firm WealthFlow. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in AAB Wealth’s growth journey, bringing the total assets under advice (AUA) to over £1 Billion. Edinburgh-based WealthFlow’s experience in…
Read Story -
Brodies adds new international banking and finance partner
3rd September 2024UK top 50 and leading Scottish law firm Brodies LLP today announces the appointment of banking and finance partner James Wilson to the firm. James has spent more than two decades in practice, having worked in London, Brussels and Sydney, with clients in the US, Australia, Malaysia, China, Indonesia and…
Read Story -
New Creative Director aiming to put the ‘skip’ into The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and honour its roots for 75th anniversary
3rd September 2024The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s new Creative Director says bringing the music to ‘life’ and putting the ‘skip’ into the performances are the key aims of his new role as he works towards the 2025 Show – The Heroes Who Made Us. Taking over the role following the completion of…
Read Story -
EICC discloses carbon emissions record in inaugural Impact Report
3rd September 2024EICC reveals 60 percent reduction in carbon emissions Scope 1 and 2 since 2013, 41 per cent reduction in electricity usage, 41 percent reduction in waste production, 46 percent reduction in water usage, while 85 percent of delegates using its online travel platform opted for sustainable travel methods Edinburgh, 29/30 August…
Read Story -
Equal pay improvements under the Labour spotlight
3rd September 2024Susannah Donaldson, Partner and Co-head of Pinsent Masons’ global Equality Law practice In light of the shifting legal landscape and market trends, both under the new Labour government in UK and across the EU, employers will face ever more onerous pay gap reporting duties across different diversity strands and should…
Read Story -
New major partnership will boost community wealth in East Lothian
3rd September 2024Queen Margaret University (QMU) is joining forces with East Lothian Council and other key organisations across the country to support the authority’s efforts to increase community wealth in the region. The University has become one of the first signatories of the council’s East Lothian Community Wealth Building Charter. The Charter,…
Read Story -
Non-Executive Director Changes
3rd September 2024STV Group plc (‘Company’ or ‘STV’) announces that Colin Jones will be appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee on 2 September 2024. An experienced FTSE-250 CFO, Colin had a highly successful executive career in the technology, media and telecommunications…
Read Story -
Appointment of new Chief Executive Officer
3rd September 2024STV Group plc today announces that Rufus Radcliffe will join the Board as Chief Executive Officer on Friday 1 November 2024. Rufus Radcliffe joins STV from ITV plc where until April 2024 he was a member of the Executive Committee and latterly held the position of Managing Director of Streaming,…
Read Story -
Stephen Jenkinson confirmed as new Transport and Environment Convener
2nd September 2024At a meeting of the City of Edinburgh Council today (29 August), Councillor Stephen Jenkinson was appointed as the new convener of the Transport and Environment Committee. He replaces Councillor Scott Arthur who has served as convener since May 2022. Councillor Jenkinson has been the Labour member for the Pentland…
Read Story
