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Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee will next week hold the first evidence session of its inquiry into the financing of the Scottish Government. Members of the committee are examining the current funding model for the Scottish Government and the wider framework for fiscal devolution.

Edinburgh-headquartered payment orchestration provider, BR-DGE, has announced a three-year partnership with Brooklyn Travel, a rapidly growing Scottish travel group. This collaboration will see BR-DGE become Glasgow-based Brooklyn Travel's sole payments orchestrator, streamlining transactions and en

RBS-owner NatWest Group has appointed Lena Wilson as its new senior independent director, succeeding Mark Seligman who will retire on March 31 2025. Ms Wilson, who also chairs the bank's performance & remuneration committee, previously served as chief executive of Scottish Enterprise.

Shabnam Hassan Khan, an Afghan refugee, has shared her story after graduating from the University of Dundee with a Masters in Accounting and Finance. Civil turmoil in Afghanistan in 2021 suddenly and severely limited access to education and development for women. This led the university to establish

As the build up to Black Friday and the festive trading period begins, the Scottish Retail Consortium and trade union Usdaw are combining to urge the public to be kind and considerate to all retail workers and fellow customers when doing their shopping this Christmas and play their part in creating

The winners of the Highlands and Islands Food & Drink Awards (HIFAD) 2024 have been announced at a ceremony at Inverness' Kingsmills Hotel. Supported by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the awards celebrate the talent, quality and diversity across food, drink and hospitality in the H

Rettie has hired Daniel Cohen as an associate director from Nicol Estate Agents, as the property firm looks to further strengthen its leadership team in the Southside of Glasgow. Mr Cohen will be based at Rettie’s Newton Mearns office, working closely with area director Kay Blair who joined fr

Young Spirits, an Edinburgh-based spirits bottling and brands business, has appointed its former director of operations, Barbara Russell Scott, to the post of managing director. She will now lead the senior management team in driving a programme of growth for the five-year-old business, building on

After 26 years under the ownership of Sir Peter Michael and family, The Vineyard Hotel in Newbury has been sold to Apex Hotels for an undisclosed sum. The deal marks Apex Hotels’ third country house hotel following the recent purchase of Pine Trees in Pitlochry and Meldrum House Country Hotel

WTW has appointed Rachel Haggarty as a director in its Scotland Retirement team. Ms Haggarty, who joins from Hymans Robertson, specialises in advising companies on their defined contribution pension schemes, from scheme design and member experience, through to master trust selection and governance.

Deloitte has welcomed over 70 new people to its graduate, BrightStart apprenticeship and industrial placement programmes this week for a blended in-person and virtual induction across Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. A further 18 people will join the firm in December 2024.

Vini Cowden, an energy specialist lawyer focused on electricity transmission, carbon capture and storage, and offshore wind, has become the latest partner to CMS’s Aberdeen office. She relocates to the Granite City from Glasgow where she has been based since joining CMS in 2001.

Grant Thornton UK LLP has promoted Debbie Mayor to partner in its Scotland transaction advisory services team. Ms Mayor joined Grant Thornton in 2002 training in audit, before moving to specialise in transaction advisory services within the Scottish corporate finance team in 2006.

Grant Thornton UK LLP has promoted Heather Smallwood to tax partner in its Scotland team, as the firm sets its sights on further growth this year. Based in Aberdeen, Ms Smallwood is partner in Grant Thornton’s national global mobility services (GMS) and employment tax team and will have a spec

CMS is to host an event later this month to support Scotland’s food and drink sector to develop and safeguard their brand’s intellectual property (IP). Led by CMS partner and IP specialist Neeraj Thomas and fellow IP specialist Cara McGlynn, the free-to-attend seminar will be of interest