It takes a woman to remind us what the markets are for
Despite the best efforts of various governments to cauterise the problem of collapsed and collapsing banks, we are this weekend […]
Despite the best efforts of various governments to cauterise the problem of collapsed and collapsing banks, we are this weekend […]
Ian Rushbrook, the Edinburgh-based fund manager once described as a “perma-bear”, was for many years a voice in the wilderness.
Cracks are starting to appear in the the economic miracle that was Blingopolis, otherwise known as Dubai. The over-stretched and
As the world braces itself for the consequences of the collapse of the financial system, a new model will have
100% deposit guarantee for Irish banks worries UK rivals IN THE Whitehall of Sir Humphrey and James Hacker, it was
UK’S largest local authority pension fund, the £9bn Strathclyde Pension Fund, has admitted it has been caught out by the
With the threat of recession looming and a private equity market that punches well beneath its weight, the future for
PRODUCT FOCUS: ACTIVE CURRENCY MANAGEMENT Strathclyde and Lothian pension funds are just some of the investors that are allocating money
Henry “Hank” Paulson pitched it as a panacea for America’s financial woes. But, despite the warnings from US president George
Lloyds TSB chairman Sir Victor Blank has convinced himself that with HBOS he’s getting the pride of British banking on
In case you missed it when it was first aired last year, this sketch by John Bird and John Fortune
The inside story of how Lloyds TSB swallowed up HBOS and attempts to block the deal IT WAS presented as
HBOS directors including Andy Hornby were asleep at the wheel and should not be allowed to hop across to the
INTERVIEW OF THE WEEKDell founder Michael Dell They may wear big hats in Texas. But Michael Dell, founder, chairman and
HBOS wasn’t a victim of “spivs and speculators” in the City; it was very much the author of its own
Edinburgh emerges as preferred location for life, pensions and asset management jobs, with Scottish Widows the preferred name EDINBURGH has
Newsquest Herald and Times Ltd, owner of The Herald, Sunday Herald and Glasgow Evening Times, has surprised many members of
How HBOS ran out of road Halifax Bank of Scotland — created from the expedient merger of Halifax and “Governor
American politicians and regulators have called Dick Fuld’s bluff this weekend. Until the weekend, there was a view that certain
Technology, regulatory change and offshoring are all reminders that legal firms need to be more progressive about their service LAW
The decision of President George W. Bush and his colleagues Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke