By Ian Fraser The Herald March 5th, 2007 Quiet man of corporate recovery speaks up about his craft – and fondness for banks IAN Cuthbertson is a man who sticks up for banks – even when it looks like they are closing businesses and throwing workers on the scrapheap just because they’ve decided they want […]
By Ian Fraser The Herald March 5th, 2007 LANDLORDS considering investing in wind energy should do their tax-planning in advance or risk being hit with massive tax bills, warns accountancy firm Saffery Champness and estate agent Savills. The two organisations have formed a one-off partnership to advise landowners thinking of investing in windfarms. Nick Green […]
By Ian Fraser Published: Impact Date: February 28th, 2007 Described by some as a “beacon of prosperity and tranquility”, Cyprus is already a significant international business centre. But has it the legal system, the fiscal regime and the geographical position to become much more? Cyprus, located in the north-eastern Mediterranean between Turkey, the Middle East […]
By Ian Fraser The Herald February 26th, 2007 Ed Balls: hopes to enlarge market for transaction reporting. WESTMINSTER has unveiled plans to modernise the tax system and refine reporting requirements relating to share trading in a move intended to open the market for competition with the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Treasury wants to ensure […]
By Ian Fraser The Herald February 26th, 2007 SCOTLAND’S solicitors are warning the Scottish Executive that its plans for purchaser’s information packs (Pips) could cause a slump in the Scottish housing market. They also argue that the planned introduction of compulsory Pips in mid 2008 – which have parallels to the home information packs (Hips) […]
By Ian Fraser Sunday Herald February 25th, 2007 DEAL OF THE WEEK: AMEC SPIE RAIL SYSTEMS Huge disposal part of wider restructuring by Waverley revamp firm THE galvanising effects of private equity were apparent last week when the London-based engineering group Amec announced the sale of its 50 per cent interest in joint venture rail […]
By Ian Fraser The Sunday Times February 25th, 2007 SUTHERLANDS, the Edinburgh-based fixed-interest research firm, has been spun out by its owners, Charles Stanley, writes Ian Fraser. The newly independent firm, in which the listed stockbroker Charles Stanley retains a 19.9% stake, will focus on selling its research into global bonds to a wider range […]
By Ian Fraser [Unpublished in its entirety] February 25th, 2007 Sutherlands, the Edinburgh-based fixed interest research firm, has been spun-out by its owners Charles Stanley. The newly independent firm, in which listed stockbroker Charles Stanley retains a 19.9% stake, will focus on selling its research into the global bonds market to a wider range of […]
By Ian Fraser The Herald February 19th, 2007 LAST year was a bumper one for employees of Scottish law firms, with thousands receiving annual bonuses sometimes worth upwards of 20 per cent of their salaries. However, according to research from accountant Deloitte, one-third of law-firm bonus schemes failed to deliver any value for money. Even […]
By Ian Fraser The Herald February 12th, 2007 THE brain drain that has blighted Scotland’s economy for years has been reversed, at least in the accountancy and financial services sectors, according to a salary survey from a leading recruitment consultancy. The survey from Robert Walters, a FTSE-listed firm specialising in placing accountants and financial services […]