http://business.scotsman.com/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=6983 Top Stories en-GB Copyright 2007, Johnston Press Plc jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk BS http://business.scotsman.com/GetFeed.aspx?sectionid=6983&format=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:48:07 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://business.scotsman.com/template/group/images/rss/BS_rss.gif http://business.scotsman.com 281 70 http://business.scotsman.com/6983/After-a-year39s-search-LG.5845502.jp INSURANCE giant Legal & General is poised to announce the appointment of Scots-born banker John Stewart as its new chairman. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/After-a-year39s-search-LG.5845502.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Gartmore39s-Christmas-flotation-set-to.5845505.jp FUND manager Gartmore yesterday confirmed plans to list before Christmas in a move likely to value it at £1 billion, sparking hopes of a run of initial public offerings of pri http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Gartmore39s-Christmas-flotation-set-to.5845505.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Five-big-equity-groups-face.5845507.jp UP TO five heavyweight private equity groups are believed to have placed bids for Matalan, the discount clothing chain. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Five-big-equity-groups-face.5845507.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Tery-Murden-Signs-good-for.5845513.jp WHEN he announced that he was stepping down from National Australia Bank, John Stewart said he was open-minded about any new job offers. That was precisely a year ago and it l http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Tery-Murden-Signs-good-for.5845513.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/-McKerracher-takes-a-step.5845515.jp CLYDESDALE Bank has a new man to front its 16-strong Scottish network of "financial solutions centres". http://business.scotsman.com/6983/-McKerracher-takes-a-step.5845515.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Forecast-bad-for-holiday-firms.5845503.jp LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 5,251.4 -16.3 http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Forecast-bad-for-holiday-firms.5845503.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Pressure-on-tenant-farmers-to.5845705.jp NEXT Saturday marks the traditional term time when the rents of farm tenancies come up for review. Pre-empting this negotiation, the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association has co http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Pressure-on-tenant-farmers-to.5845705.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Nationwide-profits--plunge-by.5845516.jp NATIONWIDE Building Society has suffered a sharp fall in first-half profits as it felt the squeeze from low interest rates and the "dramatic fall" in commercial proper http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Nationwide-profits--plunge-by.5845516.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Pensioners-kept-waiting-for-tax.5845255.jp HUNDREDS of pensioners are still waiting for refunds from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) months after applying to reclaim overpaid tax. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Pensioners-kept-waiting-for-tax.5845255.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Tesco-to-build-new-bank.5845509.jp TESCO, Britain's biggest retailer, will initially focus on its most loyal shoppers as it seeks to build its new banking business. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Tesco-to-build-new-bank.5845509.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Fewer-workers-quitting-pension-schemes.5845263.jp THE number of workers leaving pension schemes has fallen to the lowest level for a year. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Fewer-workers-quitting-pension-schemes.5845263.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/First-Milk-reduces-stake-in.5845504.jp FIRST Milk sold almost 4.2 million shares in Robert Wiseman Dairies yesterday, more than a third of its stake. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/First-Milk-reduces-stake-in.5845504.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Energy-costs-lower-inflation-for.5845253.jp OVER-75s face a lower inflation level than younger age groups for the first time in nearly two years, according to the Alliance Trust Research Centre. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Energy-costs-lower-inflation-for.5845253.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Social-housing-firm-is-sold.5845506.jp LLOYDS Banking Group and private equity firm Alchemy have sold their social housing construction firm Environmental Property Services to facilities management group Mitie. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Social-housing-firm-is-sold.5845506.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Highland-Spring-nears-high-water.5842463.jp HIGHLAND Spring, the bottled water supplier, has moved a "significant" step closer to its goal of achieving £100 million in annual sales, after agreeing the biggest de http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Highland-Spring-nears-high-water.5842463.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Santander-to-offer-feefree-account.5842454.jp SANTANDER, owner of Abbey and Alliance & Leicester, has unveiled plans to shake up the current account market with a fee-free package for mortgage customers. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Santander-to-offer-feefree-account.5842454.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Growth-slows-but-Morrisons-won39t.5842462.jp SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons hopes to have chief executive Marc Bolland's successor in place early in the new year, as it also disclosed yesterday a slowdown in sales growt http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Growth-slows-but-Morrisons-won39t.5842462.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Martin-Flanagan-New-threat-to.5842458.jp BUSINESS lending continues to look sickly. The patient may be keeping down a little dry toast and warm milk, but it sure isn't going for a jog around the block. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Martin-Flanagan-New-threat-to.5842458.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Research-is-vital--but.5842527.jp AS the world comes to grips with having more and more mouths to feed, the focus moves to the need for increased agricultural research. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Research-is-vital--but.5842527.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Reckitt-Benckiser-is-talk-of.5842467.jp LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 5,267.7 -74.4 http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Reckitt-Benckiser-is-talk-of.5842467.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/EastWest-split-in-demand-for.5842556.jp THE value of land is far more polarised than it has ever been before with a big difference now between the demand for an arable unit in the east of Scotland compared with a li http://business.scotsman.com/6983/EastWest-split-in-demand-for.5842556.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Remote-farms-still-far-from.5842540.jp FURTHER proof came this week of the financial divide in the Scottish livestock sector, with both cattle and sheep producers in the hard and remote hills losing money on their http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Remote-farms-still-far-from.5842540.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/City-raises-a-toast-to.5842461.jp SHARES in brewing giant SABMiller received a boost yesterday as interim profits came in above forecasts and investors welcomed a robust outlook for the second half. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/City-raises-a-toast-to.5842461.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Beef-up-your-marketing-efforts.5842549.jp TWO of Scotland's leading livestock bodies have issued an ultimatum to Quality Meat Scotland stating that if it does not focus more on its marketing efforts then they wi http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Beef-up-your-marketing-efforts.5842549.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/New-era-as-JP-Morgan.5842464.jp JP MORGAN confirmed its £1 billion takeover of Cazenove yesterday, as the blue-blooded broker gave details of its extraordinary success throughout the financial crisis. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/New-era-as-JP-Morgan.5842464.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Waiting-on-new-deal.5842453.jp Capita 716.5p -4.5p Scotsman says SELL http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Waiting-on-new-deal.5842453.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Young39s-brews-up-a-frothy.5842455.jp PUBS and brewing group Young & Co yesterday reported an "encouraging" start to its second half after bucking tough market conditions to deliver a 3.7 per cent lift http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Young39s-brews-up-a-frothy.5842455.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Surprise-as-Ted-Baker39s-retail.5842459.jp TED Baker, the international fashion retailer with Scottish roots, has reported stronger-than-expected UK sales in its third quarter. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Surprise-as-Ted-Baker39s-retail.5842459.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/National-Grid39s-profits-still-powering.5842456.jp NATIONAL Grid is on track for another year of "strong performance" after reporting a 16 per cent hike in interim profits. http://business.scotsman.com/6983/National-Grid39s-profits-still-powering.5842456.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Halfords-continues-to-motor-with.5842452.jp A SWITCH from pushing sat navs to fitness-boosting bicycles and camping gear for penny-saving "staycations" has boosted profits at Halfords by 24 per cent, writes Erik http://business.scotsman.com/6983/Halfords-continues-to-motor-with.5842452.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT