Goodwin hunting
Businessperson of the Year: Sir Fred Goodwin THE €71 billion (£49 billion) takeover of Dutch bank ABN Amro was a […]
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Scottish Agenda: Quiet achiever has grown quicker than Kwik
WHEN Sir Tom Farmer sold Kwik-Fit for £1 billion in 1999, the deal received wall-to-wall coverage in the Scottish press.
Impasse over Fife scheme
Rosyth waterfront redevelopment not favoured by Fife Council A PROPOSED redevelopment of the Rosyth waterfront that would create 6,000 jobs
Crunch hits Ward fund
A group of prominent Edinburgh financiers have lost more than £80 million because their favoured investment vehicle made a big
Bouncing back: Colin McLean interview
SVM Asset Management’,’s Colin McLean believes that many hedge fund managers have dodged the fall-out from the subprime crisis from
130/30 funds: better mousetraps or money-makers?
One hundred and thirty /thirty funds are suddenly all the rage. But is the surge in such funds a response
The Morning Interview: Colin McLean warns of infectious US recession
SVM co-founder Colin McLean warns the credit crunch will hit the UK economy and housing market hard, with small and
Creative accounting
The hall of shame of those deemed responsible for the subprime mess has been extended. Until now, those mainly blamed
Global vision
In the light of RBS’s success in the acquisition of ABN Amro, Ian Fraser takes the long view of Scotland’s
ICAS ethics course helps students to shine
New ethics course becomes fundamental to accountancy training The first batch of students to complete the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Bank of England likely to increase rates despite signs of a downturn
The response of the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street to the summer’s credit crunch – which again tightened its grip
Is Coke a killer?
Tonight I watched a chilling documentary presented by the comedian Mark Thomas on on Channel 4 Dispatches. The programme focused
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Test case over “unfair” charges could spur banks to levy more
Office of Fair Trading raises landmark court action against UK banks BANK CUSTOMERS could face a “blizzard of additional charges
Fund managers’ stock continues to rise: An overview of Scotland’s fund management sector
Scotland’s fund management businesses have become adept at readjusting their rigging in the event of sailing into squalls, storms or
Policy for change: An overview of Scotland’s insurance industry
Cost cuts and M&A creating uncertainty for insurance sector as Standard Life and Aegon shine For decades, the insurance industry
Private equity players on course to buy Turnberry
Turnberry, the South Ayrshire hotel and golfing complex put up for sale by US owners Starwood Hotels & Resorts, is
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
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