Scottish Agenda: Scotland’s economic chickens come home to roost
Too many firms created an illusion of success with hidden debt The era of cheap credit may be little more […]
Salmond’s lion unlikely to roar
The idea that Scotland should become a “Celtic lion” is a neat political construct. When Alex Salmond coined the phrase
Credit crunch grounds Scotland’s tallest tower
A landmark project to build Scotland’s tallest building in Charing Cross, Glasgow, has been felled by the credit squeeze. A
Scottish Agenda: Tough times for Scottish biotech firms
Simon Best, the founder of biotech company Ardana, which plunged into administration last week, used to work as tour manager
Forth Ports races to find new ferry operator to Europe
Port operator Forth Ports is searching for an operator for the Rosyth to Zeebrugge route Forth Ports is racing against
Knock, knock, knocking on sovereign doors
The credit crunch is causing US banks to lose their scruples when it comes to inviting investment from sovereign wealth
A smooth handover of the baton
The decision by Walter Scott to step down as chairman of Walter Scott & Partners, the Edinburgh-based firm he co-founded
Plus ça change…? Jury still out on Sarkozy’s bid to reinvent France
A year into President Sarkozy’s new political regime, are France and its economy reaping the benefits of promised reform? Ian
Founder steps down from Walter Scott & Partners
Walter Scott has quit the investment management company he founded in 1983 just two years after selling it for £400m.
Into the moral maze
Chartered accountants are being advised to live by ethical codes, not just pay lip service to them BUSINESS ethics, or
Dubai’s “rotating skyscrapers” are like the BT Tower on acid
Dubai has unveiled plans for the world’s first rotating skyscrapers, designed by Italian-Israeli architect David Fisher, who has never before
The astonishing hubris, questionable taste, and environmental naivete of the House of Maktoum
Dubai is right to try and secure itself an economic future after the oil runs out. The tragedy for this
Scotch loses court battle in India, but may yet win the war
Peter Scot defeats Scotch Whisky Association in India’s Supreme Court Over the past couple of decades the Scotch Whisky Association
Wrecked: Housebuilders hit out at banks for sending industry spiralling into crisis
SCOTLAND’S housebuilders have hit out at Britain’s banks for tipping their industry into crisis and are pleading for government help to
Leading Irish finance expert urges Scotland: “Follow our example and go for independence”
One of the leading lights of Irish finance has urged Scotland to pursue independence to maximise the benefits of its
Taming the Celtic Tiger
An economic slowdown is normally the last thing business wants. But for Ireland’s £1.1 trillion asset-servicing industry, a cooling-off seems
We’re in the eye of the storm, not past the storm
A “delusional optimism” that the worst of the credit crunch is behind us has been propping up financial markets since
PPP/PFI review: Bridging the funding gap
Is PPP a thing of the past? And if so, what replaces it? ON THE first anniversary of gaining the
Hand back your bonus Sir Fred and see if the City boys follow
Financial crisis was fuelled by finance sector’s bonus culture Has Sir Fred Goodwin got anything to learn from Willie Walsh?
Comparison sites drive Direct Line sale off-track
£7bn too much to ask for Direct Line, Churchill and Privilege in era of online competition THE ROYAL Bank of
Banks “in denial” about folly of their pay policy
The way bankers are paid has promoted a “systemic madness” across the global financial system, says Ross Buckley, professor of international