Pop go the equity markets
WITH traders’ screens a sea of red and equity markets in freefall, Alan Greenspan, chairman of the US Federal Reserve […]
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Spowart attacks Royal Bank of Scotland’s glory boys
RBS has been basking in the limelight of record profits. But Ian Fraser finds one of its rivals less than
Mound of mafia trouble
It was a loan deal struck when Russia’s economy seemed set to grow. Now it has become a nightmare for
Bank faces £3m loss at hands of the Russian mafia
Deal ensnared in tale of piracy, mafia, murder and the starving crews of six ships frozen in St Petersburg The
S&N’s ‘JFK’ conspiracy against Scottish beers
THE latest JFK conspiracy is not another take on the assassination of president John F Kennedy. Nor is it a
Royal gets its audit duke in Hazard
THE current round of banking shake-ups and merger speculation in the UK market has close parallels with the US of
A good time for Royal Bank of Scotland to repolish its image
Royal Scottish Assurance scandal brings rift in Scottish financial services Royal Scottish Assurance was meant to be the harbinger of
The rise of Neil: Profile of Alex Neil
ALEX NEIL MSP certainly has the vital credentials for his new job – but that’s no guarantee Scotland is in
21st century fox
New technology stocks may still be in the dog house, but for dot.com dame Martha Lane Fox it’s very much
Road runner
LIVING out of a suitcase for nine of the last 12 months was not always a comfortable experience for the
Fred’s new Fawlty Towers
IT was to have been the £200 million landmark headquarters of Europe’s third largest bank, a new building that would
Guys and Dalis
He has proven his dedication in the world of financial insurance. Now Sandy Leitch tells Financial Editor Ian Fraser how
Hot property in a buoyant sector
Financial Editor Ian Fraser meets a man who has proved he can navigate the commercial property market’s stormy waters MAKING
Sir Ian Wood: oil billionaire
He started out in the family business in Aberdeen but now Sir Ian Wood has operations in 25 countries. And,
Will it soon be lastrites.com?
Investors have been falling over themselves to get a slice of dotcom action. But it seems the dotcom bubble is
Now it’s won NatWest, where now for the Royal Bank?
Onus on Royal Bank of Scotland to live up to the challenge THE £20.9 billion acquisition of the much larger
NATWEST TAKEOVER: THE GIANT KILLER
It was the ultimate battle. Two Scottish banks fighting head-to-head to take over NatWest. Financial Editor Ian Fraser and Business
Protagonists gird loins for final push
The fate of rival bids for NatWest lies in the hands of faceless large investors. Ian Fraser reports THE Royal
How the wounded tigers learned to roar once more
Two years ago, Asia’s economies went from what some saw as an economic miracle to near collapse. Financial Editor Ian
Royal Bank likely victor in the battle for NatWest
The City may not like him much, reports Financial Editor Ian Fraser, but the smart money is on Sir George
Jo Elliot’s Quayle Munro: The small firm making a big name for itself
ENSCONCED in the boardroom of an ornate Georgian town house in Charlotte Square – David Murray’s Edinburgh HQ on one