Are “Big Four” accountants a waste of space?
From the evidence submitted to the Treasury Select Committee’s inquiry into the banking crisis, one might conclude that the profession […]
Was the writing on wall for Dunfermline five years ago?
In September 2003 I was surprised to be invited to the ancient burgh of Dunfermline to interview Peter Weanie, who
Scottish Agenda: The Irish, not Obama, set the best example
The delicate art of handling recessions, which includes preserving a semblance of economic wellbeing without necessarily frightening the horses though
Baguette Express chain to create 2,000 jobs
A Haddington-based company has unveiled ambitious expansion plans that are expected to create 2,000 jobs across the UK. Baguette Express,
Dunfermline Building Society to be broken up and sold
Dunfermline Building Society is expected to become the latest Scottish financial institution to lose its independence when it is taken
£55m help for Dunfermline Building Society – if Treasury chips in
The Dunfermline Building Society (DBS) has lined up a £30m capital injection from the Building Societies Association over and above
Foulkes’ questions about the RBS culture under Goodwin need answered
RBS CULTURE OF BULLYING WAS SET FROM THE TOP The Observer this morning ran a story saying that three of
Turner’s review dangerously flawed
Last week I met two Edinburgh-based academics who specialise in finance and risk. They told me that, in their view,
Scottish Agenda: disgraced RBS pair bank on a comeback
The pair of knights who lead RBS to destruction now pursuing BP roles: Sir Peter Sutherland and Sir Tom McKillop:
Lord Turner’s review ‘flawed’ say academics
Dr Gavin Kretzschmar and Professor Alexander McNeil, both from Scottish universities, have criticisms of the FSA chairman’s report last week
Talks breakdown leaves SNP targeted over Dunfermline Building Society
The UK Treasury is abandoning Dunfermline Building Society (DBS) in its hour of need in order to embarrass the Scottish
Scottish Agenda: As going gets tough, auld enemies get cosy
THERE’S nothing like an economic crisis for persuading warring political factions to bury the hatchet. When Alex Salmond and John
Sir Steve Robson urged to quit FRC
Critics say the credibility of the Financial Reporting Council is affected, as Robson was among the purged RBS non-executive directors
It was “no touch” regulation, not global imbalances, that got us into this mess
There are two main schools of thought about what caused the current banking and financial crisis. First, there’s the “global
Scottish Agenda: Intensive care will scar sick banks
Scotland’s banks: UKFI’s dangerous balancing act What a disgrace and a laughing stock Scotland’s banks have become. Having had the
British banks were supremely reckless, but who’s really to blame?
The latest figures from the International Monetary Fund make for depressing reading especially if, like me, you’re a British taxpayer.
The Hacker / Brown response to a scandal in the City
There are parallels between the response of prime minister Gordon Brown to scandal in the City — the hiring of
A player retreats: Fred Goodwin’s £200m splurge on sporting celebs is over
In a press release trumpeting a multi-million, five-year sponsorship deal with the Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, dated 18 September
HBOS’s £11 billion losses the tip of the iceberg for credulous Blank and Daniels
Why is Andy Hornby looking so pleased with himself? Could it be that, in agreeing to a takeover of HBOS
‘Bling’ Crosby’s day of reckoning
This charade of apology is a diversion from bankers’ role in financial destruction Edith Piaf’s chanson “Non, Je Ne Regrette
Did Crosby do anything to ensure that HBOS’s wheels didn’t come off?
Sir James Crosby — who was last seen driving an eco-unfriendly “Chelsea tractor” with blacked out windows out of the