Bill Jamieson: All eyes on Japan as markets begin recovery
JUST what is it that has been driving shares higher? Looking at the business background – the continuing carnage in the retail sector and fears of a “triple dip” recession – this seems the most...
View ArticleManagers’ pay packets will fail to keep up with cost of living in 2013
Managers’ pay will struggle to keep pace with inflation this year, especially those in the public sector, who face rises of less than 1 per cent, according to a new report.A forecast by pay specialist...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: HMV | Pets at Home | Cala Homes | Daimler
Britain’s beleaguered retail sector, already reeling from the collapse of chains including Comet, HMV and Jessops, faces seeing more high-profile casualties this year, risk management firm Company...
View ArticleDebenhams’ international push gets Scottish support
A SCOTTISH consultancy has played a key role in helping department store giant Debenhams expand its overseas presence.Retail Management Consultants (RMC), which is based in Stirling with additional...
View ArticleBusiness interview: BCC director-general John Longworth
THE turbulence of Britain’s relations with the European Union continues to rage as the Algerian terrorist bloodbath made David Cameron shelve his keynote speech last Friday. But 24 hours before, the...
View ArticleHope for HMV as music labels eye rescue deal
Music labels and film studios could throw their weight behind a rescue deal for collapsed retailer HMV.Entertainment giants including Sony, Universal and Warner Music are thought to be planning to...
View ArticleFears of ‘triple dip’ loom as economy suffers contraction
Official figures to be released this week are expected to show that the UK economy shrank during the final three months of 2012.The economy was pulled out of recession in the third quarter of last year...
View ArticleAndrew Arbuckle: Tougher meat processing rules likely to be on the menu
‘So NOW we know where Shergar ended up” – which as far as I am concerned was the best joke among a heap of bad ones spawned by the finding of horse meat in beef burgers.The whole horse meat issue...
View ArticleUS demand fuels healthy rise in profits at Craneware
Craneware, the Edinburgh-based software firm, today said it expects to deliver a 15 per cent rise in half-year profits, boosted by increased sales from the US healthcare sector.The company, which...
View ArticleFormer Clydesdale chairman to take the helm at Resolution
Sir Malcolm Williamson, the former chairman of Clydesdale Bank, was today named as the new chair of quoted life assurance company Resolution.Williamson has been chair of Resolution’s Friends Life...
View ArticleCrest Nicholson eyes return to stock market
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson today said it would launch an initial public offering (IPO) in a bid to return to the stock market, more than five years after it was taken over during the housing...
View ArticlePearson warns of tough conditions as it predicts flat profits
Penguin books publisher Pearson today warned that “tough market conditions and structural industry change” will continue to affect its businesses this year.The group, which also owns the Financial...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Monday 21 January, 2013
WELCOME to scotsman.com’s Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. BANKINGSantander eyes £2bn Clydesdale bid to...
View ArticleZero bonus fear as City scandals hit banking pay
Nearly a quarter of bankers fear they will not receive a bonus this year as regulatory pressures weigh on pay in the scandal-hit financial services sector.A survey of more than 1,000 City workers by...
View ArticleComment: Spanish eyes are focused on Clydesdale Bank
REPORTS that Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks may be sold are like the story of the boy who cried wolf – except that there looks to be more than a bit of mischief and speculation about the latest...
View ArticleUK accountants face tax grilling
BRITAIN’S top accountants are to be quizzed over their role in helping big companies minimise their tax bills, as politicians across Europe consider new rules on avoidance.The Public Accounts Committee...
View ArticleExperian signs deal with Skyscanner
Experian has agreed a deal with Skyscanner to provide the Edinburgh-based flight-search firm with reports into businesses in some 200 countries.These reports, which include credit scoring, risk...
View ArticleStelios reignites row over EasyJet strategy
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has reignited his row with the budget airline’s management over its expansion plans and vowed to reduce his stake if the carrier buys more aircraft.Stelios –...
View ArticleInvestment to boost oil sector
The UK will be one of the top six global destinations for oil and gas industry investment this year, according to a report by energy sector adviser GL Noble Denton. The wave of investment will mean new...
View ArticleHouse of Sher and Paisley hotel now on list of failures
A CASH and carry warehouse and a landmark Paisley hotel have become the latest Scottish businesses to fall into administration.The directors of House of Sher, a cash and carry warehouse in Tradestown,...
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