Does Edinburgh need a Brooks Brothers?
THERE once was a very good bookshop on Edinburgh’s George Street. Indeed, until its closure in May 2006, it was […]
October 2007
Move to tackle Big Four a “damp squib”
Measures designed to tackle the continuing dominance of the Big Four accountancy firms in the UK audit market are, “a
Iberdrola crunch
Spanish utility Iberdrola has become the latest victim of the credit crunch. Bilbao-based Iberdrola has been forced to delay a
Caledonia sees a steady future in India
CALEDONIA Investments, a £1.3 billion investment trust with strong Scottish roots, is now keener to put its money into India
R.I.P Richard “Ratty” Ratner
Richard Ratner, who has died of a heart attack at the age of 58, was one of my favourite investment
Salmond rewrites the PFI rule book
Paying for big public projects could be about to change. Ian Fraser looks at the Scottish National Party’s plans to
It’s time to ease the tempo and lower interest rates
The idea of Bank of England governor Mervyn King strutting his stuff at a rave defies the imagination. However, his
Airline flies into stormy weather
Tom Dalrymple founder of no-frills airline Flyglobespan, has run into some unwelcome turbulence, finds Ian Fraser Tom Dalrymple is not
World according to GAAP is holding back progress
Americans are increasingly recognising that clinging on to US accounting standards is hampering corporate and capital market competitiveness, according to