The Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI Institute) and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) have collaborated on a new programme aimed at enhancing learners’ understanding of ethical issues when using artificial intelligence (AI). The programme is now available on the HKSI Institute learning platform, offering three modules from the award-winning […]
A growing number of people in Scotland struggling with mental health are being offered access to support thanks to a fairer pricing structure introduced by an innovative community interest company. Connections Counselling, founded earlier this year by trained counsellor Ian Nicholson-Kapasi (pictured above), is using a tiered-fee model designed to remove financial barriers and
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A Scottish business leader has been shortlisted in two categories at this year’s Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland Awards. Alison Welsh (pictured above), Co-founder of Tweed Wealth Management and one of the key figures behind fintech scale-up Behavioural Finance, has been announced as a finalist for Operations Director of the Year and Start-up Director
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Gary Louttit (pictured above), Head of Hospitality and Leisure at Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, has been elected President of Glasgow Business Club. His appointment follows his nomination by the Club’s board and subsequent approval by its membership at its recent AGM. Glasgow Business Club is a not-for-profit business club that aims to connect, inspire and
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Lyca Mobile, the world’s largest international mobile virtual network operator, has signed an extension of the contract to the existing successful partnership with epay, Europe’s leading prepaid provider, to offer its SIM products to customers across Italy with the help of epay’s large distribution network of renowned retail partners. The major new deal will
Left to Right: Gary Wales, Calum White, Rob Aberdeinand Sean Nicol A dynamic new addition to a renowned Scottish solicitor estate agency’s leadership team is bringing with him a record of explosive success from one of the world’s most competitive real estate markets. Calum White, the Edinburgh-born founder of Dubai-based agency White & Co has
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Peter Dowd MP hosted a roundtable in Parliament on flexible working. Attending the session, convened by the Policy Liaison Group on Workplace Wellbeing were Baroness Lister and a wide range of experts, employers, and campaigners. There was strong consensus that flexible working must not be viewed as a perk. It is central to how
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JKS Restaurants has sold its stake in Bao London to The Lo & Behold Group (TLBG), a Singaporean hospitality group. TLBG has acquired JKS’ position in the company and will support Bao in its next phase of growth. Founded by Shing Tat Chung, Erchen Chang, and Wai Ting Chung, Bao began as a street
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Scotland’s early-stage investment landscape continues to broaden its international appeal, with 73 investors new to the Scottish market participating in funding rounds during 2024, according to the latest Scotland Newcomer Investors Report from Young Company Finance. The report, which tracks investors making their first investment in a Scottish company, shows an overall 20 per
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A planning application for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) by Galileo Empower in West Lothian has been granted unanimously by the Council’s Development Management Committee. The project is the renewable energy company’s first consent in Scotland. The site for the proposed battery storage facility, with a capacity of 49.9MW, is located at Middlerigg
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