The Scottish Stock Exchange was a stock exchange which started trading on 2 January 1964 following a merger of the four main stock exchanges in Scotland: the Edinburgh Stock Exchange , Glasgow Stock Exchange , Dundee Stock Exchange , and Aberdeen Stock Exchange . The main secretariat of the exchange was in Glasgow, while the Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen exchanges operated as local branches until 1971, when the local exchanges closed completely.
7-707: During the construction of the new Scottish Stock Exchange building in St George's Place, Glasgow, the exchange was housed in a converted warehouse on Ingram Street . The new building was opened after two years' work on 13 April 1971. In 1973, the Scottish Stock Exchange merged into the London Stock Exchange . Since then, there have been calls to re-establish an independent stock exchange in Scotland. In 2016, plans were announced for
14-601: A street name. Back Cow Lone was re-named to Ingram Street in 1781. The street was re-named in honour of Archibald Ingram , a Tobacco Lord , who became Lord Provost of Glasgow in the 1760s. At the western end of the street at the junction with Queen Street is the Gallery of Modern Art in Royal Exchange Square . There are several local landmarks on Ingram Street itself, such as the Italian Centre,
21-713: The establishment of a Scottish Stock Exchange by a group of ex-NASDAQ traders and Scottish investors to be based in Edinburgh. The announcement was made after the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. In 2018, fresh plans for a Scottish Stock Exchange were unveiled when businessman Tomás Carruthers announced a deal with Euronext to provide its Optiq software platform for a virtual exchange based in Scotland, tentatively known as Bourse Scot. Background research published in November 2018
28-691: The old Sheriff Court, Ramshorn Theatre , the Hutchesons' Hall and the Corinthian club [ de ] amongst others. Ingram Street has, in recent years, become a haven for upmarket retailers such as Polo Ralph Lauren , who operate a store on Ingram Street. United Colors of Benetton , Mulberry , GANT , Crombie , Bose and Jigsaw among others also have stores on the street, with Brora expected to open in September 2017. Pretty Green opened their first permanent store on Ingram Street after
35-552: The success of their pop-up store . As a street which operates in two directions, unlike many in central Glasgow which are either one-way or fully pedestrianised, Ingram Street forms an important part of the city's taxi and bus corridor network. Many of the Tobacco Lords profited from the use of slaves to pick their tobacco crop. As part of the Black Lives Matter campaign in 2020, many of Glasgow's streets in
42-524: The year leaving employees unpaid. Ingram Street Ingram Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of Glasgow , the largest city in Scotland . The street runs east from Queen Street through the Merchant City until it meets High Street . The street was formerly known as Back Cow Lone. Lone or Loan being an old Scots word for a cattle track or lane, which then also became used as
49-532: Was positively reviewed in Forbes magazine. Further details were disclosed at an event in March 2019 with news of funding arranged with the accountancy and business advisory firm, AAB once FCA approval is gained. On 9 May 2019 it was announced that Scottish Enterprise had awarded a £750,000 Regional Selective Assistance grant to Project Heather in support of 45 highly skilled jobs However, the scheme collapsed later in
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