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
The new way to fund infrastructure?
Could the non-profit distributing organisation model chosen by Aberdeen City Council be the shape of things to come for public
Slump symptomatic of hard times ahead
The dearth of Scots companies daring to float was a sure sign that confidence and the economy were weakening STOCK
Craneware IPO: in rude health
Craneware was one of the few companies to float last year and its share price has grown steadily since Keith
St Paul’s cathedral faces demolition — is nothing sacred?
This is a message from Actionaid, a charity which has confirmed it has sought permission from the relevant authorities for
Reverse Heineken effect does for Votron and haunts Goodwin
Until three years ago, the Dutch beer brand Heineken used a clever slogan to promote its lager in the UK
Dublin shrugs off downturn blues
Ireland’s IFSC already snapping at Luxembourg’s heels in asset servicing There is little talk of gloom and doom in Dublin’s
Positive thinking proves infectious
FRANK Doyle, Investec Asset Management’s head of UK and Ireland institutional sales, is described by consultants as a positive thinker