Drive to lure consumer into far wider choice of seafood
SALES of lesser-known species of fish are rising as people become more adventurous in the kitchen and more willing to step outside their comfort zone, according to new research.The Future Fish report...
View ArticleAndrew Hagger: New boys offer cheaper ways to transfer cash around the world
If you’ve ever needed to transfer money to another part of the world, it’s likely that you will have had to do so through a major high street bank, or the likes of Western Union and MoneyGram.However,...
View ArticleJeff Salway: I told you so! – junior individual savings accounts don’t work
ACCORDING to Gore Vidal, who died this week, “I told you so” are “the four most beautiful words in our common language”.They are also four of the most infuriating words in our language, but sometimes...
View ArticleWindfarm boost for Glenurquhart and Strathglass
BETTER services for older people, activities for children and cheaper energy bills will soon make life easier for residents of a Highland community which will soon be home to a unique windfarm...
View ArticleJeff Salway: Financial advice rule changes set to boost investment trusts
THEY produce better returns and they charge less, yet savers are missing out as investment trusts continue to be snubbed by financial advisers. Sales of investment trusts are a fraction of those...
View ArticleWet weather washes out Greggs sales
GREGGS is tipped to push ahead with its plans to open 90 stores this year despite wet weather during the spring putting a dampener on its interim results.Sales at the Newcastle-based bakery chain, run...
View ArticleRisk experts join Deloitte as funding changes loom
ACCOUNTANCY firm Deloitte is gearing up for changes that will affect Scotland’s financial services sector by hiring a pair of risk experts from Lloyds Banking Group and Standard Life.David Hare,...
View ArticleFirst-time buyers left out in the cold as mortgage rates slashed
A RATE war has erupted among the UK’s biggest lenders, sending mortgage costs to new lows. Banks and building societies including HSBC, Halifax, Royal Bank of Scotland, Nationwide and Santander have...
View ArticleIFA of the Year: Introducing the five entrants taking this year’s challenge
Nicola Ellis: A 2003 graduate in Economics from Glasgow University, Ellis worked in several temporary administrative posts with investment management companies Aegon Asset Management and...
View ArticleCool cash for Capital
A COOLING firm that lists Morrisons, Punch Taverns and Wagamama among its clients has unveiled plans to expand into Europe after signing a banking deal for a “substantial seven-figure...
View ArticleComment: RBS cannot afford to step on more landmines
RESTORING Royal Bank of Scotland to full health is clearly more of a marathon than a sprint, but it seems to be one with no finishing line.Chief executive Stephen Hester is trying hard just to stay in...
View ArticleJeff Salway: An absolute scandal in the making
THE history of market investment is littered with lessons from which we have failed to learn. That failure comes at a price, as investors invariably discover when they fail to heed the warning signs....
View ArticleMake it a double says ambitious publican
PUBLICAN Michael McGuigan has outlined plans to double the estate of The Shilling Group and has bank finance in place to make an acquisition this year.McGuigan is the sole-owner and managing director...
View ArticleUK economy: Dire economy forces Sir Mervyn King to rethink plans
BANK of England governor Sir Mervyn King will slash his growth forecasts for the economy yet again this week and throw open the door for further stimulus in an effort to boost the UK’s flagging...
View ArticleMarket watch: Prudential pinning hopes on Asia operation
ANOTHER stellar performance in Asia is likely to reignite speculation that insurance giant Prudential will uproot from the UK to the Far East.The UK’s biggest insurer is expected, on Friday, to report...
View ArticleIFA of the Year: Competitors need to focus on big picture
Financial advisers ideally have just one person in mind as they go about their work – their client. The IFA of the Year competition adds a new dimension, however, as they will ultimately be judged by...
View ArticleJumpstart sees leap in orders
TAX credit specialist Jumpstart is winning orders at the rate of more than £1.2 million a month, putting it on track for a ten-fold rise in turnover.The Edinburgh-based firm has also recruited 20...
View ArticleDirector dealings: Marketing trio raise holdings
A TREND by major companies to move away from mass-market direct mailings to more personalised communications is benefiting marketing specialist Communisis.Operating profits rose 22 per cent to £4.4...
View ArticleASCO bid for global skills base
ASCO, the energy logistics group, is to tap into the cream of its 1,600-strong global workforce and roll out a specialist advisory service as part of its growth plan.The Aberdeen-based firm, whose...
View ArticleAviva boss ready to spell out strategy
AVIVA executive chairman John McFarlane is expected to give more details this week on his radical plans to restructure the insurance giant.McFarlane, who took over after chief executive Andrew Moss was...
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