Private finance idiocy?
IT was seen as a gravy train that would permit the private sector to milk the unsavvy public sector dry, […]
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Report tainted by OFT chief’s past
THE battle for the future of pharmacies is poised to step up a gear amid accusations that an Office of
The Mound’s got a new governor, but he won’t be giving up his day job
WALKING down the grand staircase of Bank of Scotland’s imposing head office on The Mound, George Mitchell – who was
Blas force
MARY Campbell, who co-founded corporate finance house British Linen Advisers three years ago, is branching out on her own with
Diageo plant now the fastest in the West
Shieldhall production line upgraded so it’s capable of filling 500 Johnnie Walker bottles a minute DIAGEO, the world’s largest drinks
The woman who brought down the ancien regime
How Anne Richards toppled a damaged Iain Watt SHE is the Edinburgh woman who engineered the biggest palace coup against
Royal Bank of Scotland faces fresh hit on profits
The Royal Bank of Scotland is facing a slowdown in profits growth due to a weak economic climate and deteriorating
FSA warns of split cap prosecutions
THE Financial Services Authority, the principal City of London watchdog, has written to MPs confirming that criminal prosecutions could follow
Slowly maturing the market – interview with Chivas Brothers Georges Nectoux
Chivas Brothers’ CEO Georges Nectoux on integrating Seagram’s £2bn Scotch whisky empire, why Britain is no longer a priority, and
Split capital debacle may give bear raiders an AAM picnic
The collapse of a fourth split capital trust has sharpened the axe over Aberdeen Asset Management, reports Ian Fraser MARTIN
Witch-hunt on Wall Street
Ian Fraser reports on the race in America to find the most draconian measure to tackle financial corruption Two years
Kwik-Fit to sell at deflated price
FORD Motor Company is this week expected to announce the sale of Kwik-Fit, Europe’s largest car repair business, to London-based
Ian Good on the the fine art of staying famous
WHAT, if anything, do Scotch whisky brands have in common with ancient Rome? The answer: they’re not built in a
PFI: £47 billion ‘Enron-style’ debt
Gordon Brown’s government accused of sleight-of-hand in PFI accounting The Treasury has hidden a £47 billion debt mountain caused by Britain’s PFI schemes using
World bank rebel wages war on Wall Street
Joseph Stiglitz is a rare breed, an heretical economist who has ruffled the self-satisfied global establishment that once fed him.
Self-regulation puts the UK at greater risk
Toothless regulation of the accountancy profession, together with its increasing commercialisation in the UK, leaves Britain more at risk of
Drinking to French success
GERARD MESTRALLET is a man who knows how to say “non”. The chief executive of French utility giant Suez, formerly
Deutsche Bank set to sell WM Company
DEUTSCHE Bank has effectively turned its back on Scotland following a decision by new chief executive Josef Ackermann to sell
American dream a British nightmare: Will Hutton issues wake-up call to Britain
Review of The World We’re In, by Will Hutton (Little, Brown, £17.99) In The World We’re In, the sequel to
FSA ‘far too lenient’ over split-cap mis-selling
Lawyers representing those left penniless after investing in split capital investment trusts argue report has let those responsible off the
EXCLUSIVE: Sir Peter Burt to stand down early
SIR PETER Burt is stepping down early as executive deputy chairman of HBOS to become a partner with the New