No waffle pledge
PRUDENTIAL has found the perfect City venue for discussing the key issues of the day. It will field a head of research, a senior economist, and an investment director, all from its Portfolio Management Group, early next month to give a “comprehensive economic outlook”, a couple of weeks after the big vote.
But it comes as a surprise to see there are no politicians on the speaker’s list to answer awkward Brexit questions -given that the event is being staged at the ‘Duck and Waffle’.
Scotch mist
SCOTLAND still has a strong brand in financial uprightness, to judge by the website of Midlothian Capital Partners, one of the buyers of Dobbies Garden Centres from Tesco.
Its home page is a view of Edinburgh from Calton Hill, and its other images are an ancient Scottish church window and a rolling Highland glen. The company logo is a thistle.
Surprising, then, that the company’s three partners appear never to have worked in Scotland, the firm’s offices are in London and Connecticut, and Midlothian Partners is registered in England and Wales.
Stars to shine at LITE
AN all-star cast has been lined up to appear LITE 2016, Edinburgh’s largest tech gathering, in September.
The event, which will be dedicated to exploring trends in training and learning development, will feature Scottish cycling legend Graeme Obree and software guru John Romero, creator of the popular Doom computer game.
John Peebles, chief executive of tech firm and event host Administrate, said he is “proud of the fact LITE isn’t another stuff conference”. He said: “As an avid gamer and cyclist, I’m really excited to hear from some of the top people in those fields!”
Jets grounded
IT is a sure fire marker of financial confidence.
Difficult economic times are causing those who use private jets to downsize to smaller aircraft, according to air taxi operator GlobeAir.
It certainly reflects the belt-tightening we have been doing here at The Bottom Line.
Going green
BOSSES at accountancy firm Campbell Dallas had more reason than most to smile when the sun was splitting the skies over Scotland recently.
The firm invested £10,000 to install 300 solar panels on the roof of its Glasgow offices six months ago. And already, it reports, the panels have provided enough green energy to power more than 100,000 lightbulbs for 24 hours, generating an impressive 600 kilowatt hours per day in June – 10 times more than they will yield in winter,
The panels are one of a series of steps taken by the firm to improve its green credentials. It has also purchased an electric pool car, whose charging point is powered by the panels, and a tree grove, to be planted in its garden.
Whether the savings will translate to lower fees remains to be seen.
The bees’ knees
Abel & Cole, the London-based organic food specialist, has taken delivery of 60,000 bees from Plan Bee, the Lanarkshire bee management specialist, at its offices in London. It’s part of a drive by Abel & Cole to educate people about bees and other pollinators.
Up to 180,000 bees are expected to join Abel & Cole in Wimbledon this summer, with each of the food firm’s three hives capable of pollinating an area of densely packed fruit trees the size of Wembley. Should create quite a buzz in the UK capital.
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