HBOS: The crash landing
HBOS wasn’t a victim of “spivs and speculators” in the City; it was very much the author of its own […]
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Scottish Widows to rise from HBOS ashes
Edinburgh emerges as preferred location for life, pensions and asset management jobs, with Scottish Widows the preferred name EDINBURGH has
Profits at Gannett’s Newsquest Herald & Times unit shock staff
Newsquest Herald and Times Ltd, owner of The Herald, Sunday Herald and Glasgow Evening Times, has surprised many members of
The end of HBOS
How HBOS ran out of road Halifax Bank of Scotland — created from the expedient merger of Halifax and “Governor
Lehman Brothers collapse: Bernanke and Greenspan see sense
American politicians and regulators have called Dick Fuld’s bluff this weekend. Until the weekend, there was a view that certain
Wake-up call on law firm costs
Technology, regulatory change and offshoring are all reminders that legal firms need to be more progressive about their service LAW
When Bush, Bernanke and Paulson turned ‘Communist’
The decision of President George W. Bush and his colleagues Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke
Why can’t more investors be like Norway?
Yet again, Norway has shown the way forward where ethical investing is concerned. The country’s oil fund — otherwise known
Time to trade on index changes
The quarterly review of the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices, an event eagerly awaited by investors, traders and market
Leading historian issues warning of a new cold war
Global threat is from geopolitics, not the credit crunch The Glasgow-born historian Niall Ferguson has warned that the strategic alliance
Spain feels the strain
Though glowing from a number of recent sporting triumphs, Spain is struggling under the weight of a complex economic crisis.
China flies the flag
The Beijing Olympics have shown that China knows how to put on a show. But can China live up to
Capitalism, Chinese style
The People’s Republic of China has long been receptive to Western economic ideas, and is turning to the British as
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
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