Sir Howard Davies implies that Gordon Brown should let failing banks fail
Nice comment piece by Sir Howard Davies in today’s Financial Times, in which the former chairman of the FSA warns […]
August 2008
Scottish Agenda: Quiet assassins wait in the wings for bankers
An ousting is more likely to prove successful if shareholders gang up behind the scenes than if they shout their
Peter Burt blasts accountants
Sir Peter Burt, the former chief executive of the Bank of Scotland and former executive deputy chairman of HBOS, has
Scottish business unites behind Donald Trump
The leaders of five business organisations in Scotland have joined forces to urge the government to approve the Trump Organisation’s
How Scottish firms struck gold in Beijing
Big Olympics contracts have lifted RMJM and Aggreko As four billion viewers worldwide tuned into the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony
The boom before the bust?
This was a record breaking year for deals, but it seems unlikely that next year will be. Ian Fraser reports.
Banks baulk at backing newbies
The credit crunch and the economic climate mean funders and investors are looking for less risky projects IF START-UPS are
Persistence pays off
It took him two years to buy Whyte & Mackay, but then Vijay Mallya was determined to add the distiller
The new way to fund infrastructure?
Could the non-profit distributing organisation model chosen by Aberdeen City Council be the shape of things to come for public
Slump symptomatic of hard times ahead
The dearth of Scots companies daring to float was a sure sign that confidence and the economy were weakening STOCK
Craneware IPO: in rude health
Craneware was one of the few companies to float last year and its share price has grown steadily since Keith