Slovenia solid in its support for the euro, despite its hardships
Given all the turmoil of recent weeks over the EU constitution and the fact that many member states are taking […]
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A bridge too far?
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Cornelian aims for £1 billion in assets under management
CORNELIAN Asset Managers, a spin-out company founded by former Scotland rugby second-row Jeremy Richardson, has outlined ambitious plans to become
Clydesdale’s branch closures could spell end to bank service in rural areas
The last time a major bank announced a programme of sweeping branch closures the others followed suit. Will history repeat
Vulture Culture?
Much to the annoyance of the City, private equity firms have amassed billions by buying and selling vulnerable companies. Is
Standing out from the stock market crowd
Sandy Nairn saw through the dotcom bubble. Now he’s booming in the Scottish fund management scene, finds Ian Fraser WHEN
Aberdeen Asset Management warns of US investment risk
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Van Bommel brings Dutch courage to drinks giant
ROLAND van Bommel, the Dutchman who stepped in as chief executive of William Grant & Sons last November, flashes a
Merrill Lynch says RBS should be sold
Shareholders in the Royal Bank of Scotland ought to consider various options for enhancing the value of their shares, such
Pension fund conference to tackle hedge fund fears
HEDGE funds are to come out of the cold and into the investment mainstream at a major conference in Edinburgh
Adair Turner: Pensions crisis end in sight
PENSION practitioners and policymakers have been living in a fool’s paradise for the past two decades, according to the chairman
Their profit… whose loss?
Banks are raking in the profits but neglecting their customers HAVE you seen the Little Britain sketch in which a
Greenspan ‘more of a threat than bin Laden’
ALAN Greenspan, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, is a “bigger threat to the US economy than Osama bin Laden”,
Have it Norway
Quiet balmy beaches, mountain passes and buckets of blueberries AS the Norröna hove into view on a dark summer night,
Sir Angus jumps the bus
DEAL OF THE YEAR SIR Angus Grossart was on the Iraq-Syrian border “looking at Crusader castles” when he put together
UK economy will be ruined by PFI debt
Academic issues grim warning about PFI to MSPs Widespread use of the private finance initiative to fund public sector projects
Under the skin of one of Scotland’s least known multinationals
THE humble sausage came in for a drubbing this year when Richard Hammond fronted a BBC1 programme called Should I
Asia optimism despite fears for US equities
Scotland-based fund managers are optimistic about the state of the UK equity market but particularly enthusiastic about opportunities in China,
Scots boss of pharmaceutical giant shows the drugs do work
“I’m just a simple Scots country lad,” insists Sir Tom McKillop, the boss of AstraZeneca, Britain’s second-biggest pharmaceuticals company, sitting
‘Big Four’ accounting firms accused of ‘blackmail’ to limit negligence payouts
BRITAIN’S Big Four accountancy firms have been accused of using “blackmail” and “propaganda” to cajole the UK government into limiting
In pursuit of success on a silver platter: banks struggle in the private client asset management space
Despite a drive by high street banks to corner the market in financial advice for the rich, independents areholding their