HBOS faces hard questions over use of troubleshooters who misappropriated company money
MPs demand answers over role of consultants and actions of sacked Bank of Scotland executive Investigation by Paul Hutcheon HALIFAX […]
Sir George on Robert Peston: he’s a Treasury puppet and it’s a disgrace
Sir George Mathewson clearly doesn’t think too highly of the BBC’s business editor Robert Peston, who was lampooned in Silly Money, tonight’s
Should fund managers behave more like Greenpeace?
While I can’t see many asset managers abseiling down buildings to make a public display like Greenpeace activists, they can
Scots bid to rescue HBOS from takeover
Top bankers launch boardroom coup TWO of Scotland’s most prominent bankers yesterday launched an audacious coup to take control of
Danger of death: Which audit firm will go down first?
The accountancy firms that audited our distressed banks are coming under increased scrutiny The partners of “Big Four” accountancy
Plan leads to ‘poverty in old age’
Lifecycle investing, in which an individual’s pension plan is invested in more volatile asset classes such as equities during their
Allocations to Asia higher than Europe
Limited partners are keen to balance exposure to the US and European Union LIMITED partners, battered by the credit crunch,
Faith in Grampian Funding hastens the fall of Bent
Bruce R. Bent, founder and chairman of the New York-based cash management firm The Reserve, is in a spot of
Lloyds TSB denies taking ‘slash and burn’ approach to Scotland
Gloves come off as English bank threatens to sue The Scotsman Lloyds TSB’s most senior Scottish-based executive has talked up
Firms fear future as feast turns to famine
Crisis could be existential for some of Scotland’s professional services firms The humbling of Scotland’s once proud and buccaneering banking
Universities: Funds needed to give ‘Celtic tiger’ its teeth
Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond wants to boost economic growth and transform Scotland into a “Celtic tiger”. But he is
Paul Moore: James Crosby sacrificed risk management on the altar of growth
HBOS under Crosby — a bank out of control? Another former senior executive at HBOS has come forward to admit
Fred’s downfall: hubris followed by nemesis
This is an extended version of an article on Fred Goodwin and the collapse of RBS commissioned by the Mail
Financial crisis blamed on “growth at any cost” school of economic thinking
YESTERDAY, I heard an interesting take on the financial crisis from Roger Steare. This revolves around the idea that, since
Wealthy Scots hit by AIG fund freeze
Furious investors who claim they were badly advised about the enhanced fund may lose millions Thousands of Britain’s wealthiest investors,
Uncertain legacy of the man who broke Royal Bank of Scotland
AS the Royal Bank of Scotland announces that the reign of chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin will officially end on
Scottish Agenda: Get used to a world that gives less credit
Fall of banks paints bleak future for Scotland’s economy “Meltdown Monday”, which saw the effective nationalisation of both Royal Bank
Listed firms urged to have in-house audits
Lord Smith, chair of SSE and Weir Group, has hardened his stance and feels that all companies would benefit from
How Lloyds’ advisers clashed with those of HBOS at 3am and nearly scuppered Darling and Brown’s bank rescue plan
Last weekend, two brawling investment bankers nearly brought down the entire capitalist system. As the finishing touches were being put
Can politicians really make banking leopards change their spots?
MARKETS IN MELTDOWN: The UK government’s £500 billion bail‑out could backfire by giving banks licence to continue their reckless behaviour
Finger of blame points at audit firms
Accountants missed ‘red flags’ at failing banks. By Ian Fraser THE FINGER of blame for the crisis that has crippled