City marriages not made in heaven
THE LAW firm Mishcon de Reya is home to some of the UK’s most expensive divorce lawyers. It would appear that, […]
You’ll have had yer Hootsman, Andy?
Maybe Andrew Neil wasn’t so daft after all. In 2002, the man known to readers of Private Eye as “Brillo pad”
Infrastructure at crossroads
Fears are growing over infrastructure’s ability to sustain low-risk absolute returns. However, there is little sign that pension schemes’ appetite
British tax havens linked to 1,000 daily deaths
It makes you proud to be British doesn’t it? Not only is Britain itself widely regarded as one of the
RBS could balk at insurance sale if £7bn price is not met
Despite the large number of bidders, a lower than hoped valuation is likely WITH A race to acquire RBS’s insurance
Is Scottish golf getting a bit buggy?
Scotland may be the home of golf but factors including cost and weather are leading some to turn to courses
Is Hornby’s fund-raising simply preparation for tough times ahead?
Coming top of his class at Harvard Business School doesn’t seem to have made Andy Hornby a very good banker.
HBOS forced to defend housing buys
PETER CUMMINGS, chief executive of Bank of Scotland Corporate, has defended the bank’s decision to take big equity stakes in
‘Insulated’ India is an investor’s safe bet
India’s growing population and rocketing spending power are the main magnets AS THE world economy rushes headlong into a period
Closed for business?
In a year which has seen numerous write-offs and companies entering administration, the retail sector has been hit hard by
Trouble at till
As consumers rein in their spending, the high street is bracing itself for a volatile few months, with many high-profile
Winds come sweeping down the plains
United States wind farms can be profitable without the need of government subsidies As the United States of America belatedly
Legal firms aim to combat the crunch
Legal firms aim to combat the crunch COMMERCIAL LAW REVIEW: With the credit crisis putting the brakes on growth, Ian
The tried and tested renewable
Wind power poised to become viable without the need for government hand-holding. A fair wind has been blowing for the
Tesco’s hypocrisy over human rights
Seven prominent writers are urging Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy to drop all libel actions against critics of the supermarket
RBS’s £12bn rights issue – The bankers’ new clothes
RBS’s refunding move through a record £12bn rights issue is the first step in UK banks waking up from their
Scottish Agenda: Credit crunch won’t stop at Hadrian’s Wall
THE collective burial of heads in the sand among Scottish business leaders, bank economists and housing market professionals about Scotland’s
Glasgow firm Gibson buys Polish mine and power station for £250m
A Glasgow-based company has acquired one of Poland’s largest coal mines as part of the Polish government’s drive to privatise
How Darling’s ill-thought CGT fix has only made things worse
THE UNSEEMLY dash by owners of companies and other assets to beat the 5 April deadline for the capital gains
Barclays’ fat cat extraordinaire
Failure often gets rewarded in the zany world of British plcs and Barclays is no exception. First, the London-based bank chose
Banks warned to curb payouts as crisis bites
Big five banks admonished by BoE governor Mervyn King as they plead for more support BANK OF England governor Mervyn