Scottish life sciences given £1.1m injection by research council
SCOTLAND’S life sciences sector has received a £1.1 million funding boost aimed at expanding the range of livestock gene research carried out at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian. The cash injection,...
View ArticleComment: Here’s the one question your IFA can’t answer
LAUNCHING a service in the financial world is the easy part. Ensuring that it works in the manner intended is much more difficult. That is why I can give only a qualified welcome to the introduction in...
View ArticleBreakfast and a little inspiration from Neill
Diageo director Colin Neill will be returning to his alma mater next year for a spot of breakfast and some business chat with the school’s entrepreneurial pupils.He will give the keynote speech at one...
View ArticleBusiness briefs: HMV | Opel | Auto Trader
THE LATEST business news in brief as Opel’s European output could be affected by the weak car market and HMV lenders are hopeful that the music retailer can revive its fortunes without the need to hand...
View ArticleInterview: Derek Stewart, head of Strategic Asset Managers, on preparing for...
LIKE a runner, an IFA must anticipate way ahead in order to go the distance.Derek Stewart is preparing for a challenging year in more ways than one. His business is readying itself for the biggest...
View ArticleCBI chief urges UK to take place at the heart of global trade deals
BRITAIN must “resist the siren calls of protectionism” and play a central role in carving out a crucial global trade deal, the head of the CBI says today. In his New Year message, John Cridland...
View ArticleAndrew Arbuckle: River of constant change leaves us with stagnant water
IN SPEAKING to former NFU president Ian Grant a couple of months ago, he said that all union presidents had to expect to deal with some exceptional weather. It was par for the course, he indicated, in...
View ArticleProfits increase by 20% as Hamilton & Inches woos higher end of the market
Venerable jeweller Hamilton & Inches has vowed to pursue more sales at the higher end of the market after seeing its profits jump by almost a fifth last year.The firm, which has a flagship store...
View ArticleRenewables firms’ mixed perspectives on independence
More than four out of ten renewable energy developers have warned that Scotland’s separation from the rest of the UK would damage their industry.A survey of just under 100 professionals working in the...
View ArticleFSB discerns positive signs for small firms
Business confidence remains low but there are some “positive” economic signs for the year ahead, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).National chairman John Walker said that 2012, when...
View ArticleBond movie passes £100 million mark
James Bond hit Skyfall has become the first movie ever to take a nine-figure sum at the UK box office.The film, already the most successful film in the UK, has now passed the £100 million mark in the...
View ArticleExtreme weather to blame for £1.3bn loss
ALTHOUGH the official figures will not be released until later this month, the English National Farmers Union estimates that the extreme weather has caused a staggering £1.3 billion loss in farm income...
View ArticleRexam shareholders eye £370m windfall
Shareholders of consumer packaging giant Rexam are set for a windfall after the firm completed the sale of its personal care division for $709 million (£439m) yesterday.The loss-making business was...
View ArticleFive steps to kick-starting the economy and growing British firms
THE UK government must set a firm timetable for getting the Business Bank up and running as one of five “bold moves” to unleash business growth in 2013, according to the British Chambers of Commerce...
View ArticleBAE agrees tech support deal to back UK Sport stars
DEFENCE contractor BAE Systems is expected to agree a four-year partnership – worth hundreds of thousands of pounds in engineering equipment, materials and time – with the funding body for Britain’s...
View ArticleLyons calls for fairer share out of EU cash
THE forthcoming reform of the European Union’s common agricultural policy should be used to correct present imbalances in support received by Scottish farmers compared with their English, Welsh and...
View ArticleR&W Scott owner secures new loan package
THE Aim-quoted owner of venerable Scottish jam maker R&W Scott has secured its financing for a further five years in a £50 million deal with Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services.Liverpool-based...
View ArticleAdvice pays off as Montgomerie joins Aircraft Medical
Intellectual property specialist Philippa Montgomerie has been appointed in-house legal counsel at Aircraft Medical and has joined the board of the medical devices maker.The Fife-based company, which...
View ArticleLondon held in check by US jitters
Uncertainty caused by the US fiscal cliff deadline yesterday quashed any celebrations over a near 6 per cent jump for the FTSE 100 index over 2012.London’s final session of the year reflected growing...
View ArticleMartin Flanagan: 2013 may be year of the float but don’t bet on it
DON’t bet on a resurgence in private equity flotation activity in 2013 after its dismal performance in the year gone. Capital raised through initial public offerings (IPOs) of private equity-backed...
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