http://business.scotsman.com/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=6982 bus 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=6982&format=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:05:38 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/business/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/business/After-a-year39s-search-LG.5845502.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/Gartmore39s-Christmas-flotation-set-to.5845505.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/Five-big-equity-groups-face.5845507.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Car-production-still-in-reverse.5845511.jp CAR production in the UK reversed last month, but the decline was the smallest this year, figures yesterday revealed. http://business.scotsman.com/business/Car-production-still-in-reverse.5845511.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Firsttime-buyers-left-out-in.5845260.jp THE time may be right for first-time buyers to secure a foothold on the property ladder, but, while lending criteria are slowly easing, the chances of getting an afforda http://business.scotsman.com/business/Firsttime-buyers-left-out-in.5845260.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Rising-inflation-piles-pressure-on.5845256.jp THE struggle to secure real returns from savings has intensified this week after it was revealed that inflation rose in October. http://business.scotsman.com/business/Rising-inflation-piles-pressure-on.5845256.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Top-ten-Start-planning-early.5845267.jp EACH week The Scotsman gives you a top ten guide to pertinent financial issues. Planning for your a relative's old age is an emotive and complex subject, but acting early http://business.scotsman.com/business/Top-ten-Start-planning-early.5845267.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/Tery-Murden-Signs-good-for.5845513.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Challenges-remain-to-cut-mountain.5845266.jp THERE was a time last year when the personal insolvency notices in the Edinburgh Gazette started to resemble a telephone directory, rather than the slim volume of normal time http://business.scotsman.com/business/Challenges-remain-to-cut-mountain.5845266.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/-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/business/-McKerracher-takes-a-step.5845515.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Jeff-Salway-Comparison-sites-a.5845254.jp THE emergence of product comparison websites has been one of the big pro-consumer developments of the past decade. http://business.scotsman.com/business/Jeff-Salway-Comparison-sites-a.5845254.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Longterm-investors-can-ride-out.5845269.jp OVERLOADING investment portfolios with perceived low-risk equities such as British banks is a dangerous ploy as Ken Taylor pointed out in last week's Closing Bell. http://business.scotsman.com/business/Longterm-investors-can-ride-out.5845269.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Forecast-bad-for-holiday-firms.5845503.jp LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 5,251.4 -16.3 http://business.scotsman.com/business/Forecast-bad-for-holiday-firms.5845503.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Cash-clinic-Foreign-citizenship-no.5845258.jp Q WE HAVE a one-year-old grandson who lives in the United States and is likely to remain there, as he is now an American citizen. But we would like to save money for him over http://business.scotsman.com/business/Cash-clinic-Foreign-citizenship-no.5845258.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Review-wills-carefully-to-avoid.5845264.jp AS A nation we are now one of the most heavily taxed in Europe. We will shortly pay 50 per cent tax on any income in excess of £150,000 plus allowances, a further 40 per cent http://business.scotsman.com/business/Review-wills-carefully-to-avoid.5845264.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Struggling-markets-make-predictions-hard.5845257.jp LAST month, the Investment Club's paper and pencil analysis (Papa) was looking for a resolution of the current financial market trends, up or down. http://business.scotsman.com/business/Struggling-markets-make-predictions-hard.5845257.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/National-insurance-tipped-to-rise.5845259.jp CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling is set to target national insurance and inheritance tax in next month's Pre-Budget Report as he looks to plug gaping holes in the public purs http://business.scotsman.com/business/National-insurance-tipped-to-rise.5845259.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/Pressure-on-tenant-farmers-to.5845705.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/Nationwide-profits--plunge-by.5845516.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/Pensioners-kept-waiting-for-tax.5845255.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Approval-expected-for-data-storage.5845514.jp AN AMBITIOUS plan to build the world's biggest data storage centre and clean-energy village near Lockerbie is expected to be approved next week, paving the way for work to http://business.scotsman.com/business/Approval-expected-for-data-storage.5845514.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Secure-bright-future.5845508.jp Mortice 53.5p unchanged Scotsman says BUY http://business.scotsman.com/business/Secure-bright-future.5845508.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/First-Quench-to-axe-1900.5845512.jp A FURTHER 381 stores are to close at the troubled off-licence group First Quench, owner of the Threshers chain, triggering more than 1,900 job losses. http://business.scotsman.com/business/First-Quench-to-axe-1900.5845512.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/Tesco-to-build-new-bank.5845509.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/Fewer-workers-quitting-pension-schemes.5845263.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Half-a-million-will-be.5845265.jp THE average Scot would be "content" with savings of over £500,000, a new survey shows. http://business.scotsman.com/business/Half-a-million-will-be.5845265.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/First-Milk-reduces-stake-in.5845504.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/Oracle-given-time-on-competition.5845510.jp ORACLE has been given more time by EU regulators to tackle concerns that its $7 billion (£4.3bn) acquisition of Sun Microsystems may be anti-competitive. http://business.scotsman.com/business/Oracle-given-time-on-competition.5845510.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/Energy-costs-lower-inflation-for.5845253.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://business.scotsman.com/business/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/business/Social-housing-firm-is-sold.5845506.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT