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 […]
The dearth of Scots companies daring to float was a sure sign that confidence and the economy were weakening STOCK […]
Craneware was one of the few companies to float last year and its share price has grown steadily since Keith
Ireland’s IFSC already snapping at Luxembourg’s heels in asset servicing There is little talk of gloom and doom in Dublin’s
FRANK Doyle, Investec Asset Management’s head of UK and Ireland institutional sales, is described by consultants as a positive thinker
Too many firms created an illusion of success with hidden debt The era of cheap credit may be little more
The idea that Scotland should become a “Celtic lion” is a neat political construct. When Alex Salmond coined the phrase
A landmark project to build Scotland’s tallest building in Charing Cross, Glasgow, has been felled by the credit squeeze. A
Simon Best, the founder of biotech company Ardana, which plunged into administration last week, used to work as tour manager
Port operator Forth Ports is searching for an operator for the Rosyth to Zeebrugge route Forth Ports is racing against
The credit crunch is causing US banks to lose their scruples when it comes to inviting investment from sovereign wealth
The decision by Walter Scott to step down as chairman of Walter Scott & Partners, the Edinburgh-based firm he co-founded
A year into President Sarkozy’s new political regime, are France and its economy reaping the benefits of promised reform? Ian
Walter Scott has quit the investment management company he founded in 1983 just two years after selling it for £400m.
Chartered accountants are being advised to live by ethical codes, not just pay lip service to them BUSINESS ethics, or
SCOTLAND’S housebuilders have hit out at Britain’s banks for tipping their industry into crisis and are pleading for government help to
One of the leading lights of Irish finance has urged Scotland to pursue independence to maximise the benefits of its
An economic slowdown is normally the last thing business wants. But for Ireland’s £1.1 trillion asset-servicing industry, a cooling-off seems
Is PPP a thing of the past? And if so, what replaces it? ON THE first anniversary of gaining the
Financial crisis was fuelled by finance sector’s bonus culture Has Sir Fred Goodwin got anything to learn from Willie Walsh?
£7bn too much to ask for Direct Line, Churchill and Privilege in era of online competition THE ROYAL Bank of
Fears are growing over infrastructure’s ability to sustain low-risk absolute returns. However, there is little sign that pension schemes’ appetite