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COMMUNITY NEWS –

As we look forward to Spring and the lighter, brighter days ahead, we round up what has been a busy few months as we came to the end of 2023 and welcomed the New Year. Our support of local causes, initiatives and hosting of our own events has been as busy as ever…

In the run up to Christmas all three of our offices were drop off points for the Mission Christmas Cash for Kids campaign. Thank you to all our clients and staff who dropped off gifts and supported this great initiative.

 

In January 2024 we welcomed Amanda Simmister from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) to our Berwick upon Tweed Office. Amanda was presented with donations by GWA staff. We raised £361.25 from our annual Christmas Jumper Day on 15 December 2023. The total amount of ongoing funds raised to date, is an impressive £3,500.00 

Some of our staff joined Amanda for a bracing walk around the town’s Elizabethan Walls as part of the GNAAS Walk the Wall 2024 Challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

Well done to everyone who has played a part in raising these much-needed funds over the years!

 

 

In February we supported Berwick Races – Point to Point. We have recently renewed our sponsorship of both Minto Golf Club and Magdalene Fields Golf Club.

STAFF NEWS – 

As always, we are delighted to welcome new members of staff to our growing Team. We have recently welcomed several new Apprentices to our Berwick Office – Emma Scott, Sam Rogers, Tyla Spouse & Ely Benz-Toreno.

Catriona Robertson returned to our Tax Team in December 2023 and Callum Ellsbury joined as Admin within our Wealth Management Team in January.

Through our own Staff Community Outreach Initiative, we have supported:

• Berwick Scooter Boys’ Ride of Remembrance [British Legion], nominated by Angela Bruce

• Chirnside Junior Football Club, nominated by David Renton

• Tweedmouth Prior Park First School, nominated by Alan Potts

• Eyemouth Food Bank, nominated by Becky Wilson

• Glendale Curling Club, nominated by Lindsay Dalgliesh

Dates for the Diary –

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News and Events

Global Market Commentary – September

Asia remains the centre of attention on the back of a major Chinese stimulus program which has triggered a sharp rally in its stocks. This comes after two months where Japan experienced significant currency volatility and a “flash crash” in its stocks.

Partner promotion for Billy Cleland

We are delighted to announce that one of our Associates, William Cleland (Billy), has been promoted to Partner from 1 October 2024.

Global Market Commentary – August

August began with a “flash crash” in Japanese stocks which declined 20% in the course of three trading days, following sharp movements in foreign exchange rates.

Scotland’s Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land – Update

On 1 April 2024, criminal penalties for non-compliance with duties under the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (“RCI”) came into force. We asked one of our professional colleagues, Louise Johnston, a Partner at leading law firm Turcan Connell, to outline the implications.