By Ian Fraser Published: The Sunday Herald Date: January 25th, 2004 Image courtesy of The Drum Freed from restrictions north of the Border, brewing giant Coors is challenging the big two beer suppliers in Scotland, writes Ian Fraser Coors Brewers has stated its intention of smashing the “duopoly” which for many years has dominated Scotland’s […]
By Ian Fraser Published: Sunday Herald Date: January 25th, 2004 BILL Gammell, chief executive of Cairn Energy, believes that his Edinburgh-based oil business is poised for substantial organic growth in the Indian subcontinent following last week’s huge oil find in the north-eastern Indian state of Rajasthan. Cairn plans to drill at least two more wells […]
By Ian Fraser Sunday Herald January 25th, 2004 IT’S only a couple of years since SMG chief executive Andrew Flanagan was making public his vision for the Glasgow-based media company. Flanagan, who has been CEO for eight years having previously been group finance director, at that time believed SMG would be a “£2 billion UK […]
By Ian Fraser Published: Sunday Herald Date: January 18th, 2004 IAIN Lumsden was clearly under strain. Friends and colleagues commented about how tired and stressed the Standard Life chief executive was looking over the festive period. Last week, the issues that had been worrying him came to a head and he stood down from his […]
By Ian Fraser Sunday Herald January 11th, 2004 YOU want some solid investment advice? Force your children and grandchildren to learn Chinese, because the 21st century will belong to China.” This is an example of the investment advice offered by Jim Rogers, the New York-based investor and author, as he expounds his investment philosophy in […]