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Day: 9 December 2014

Investors feared damage to rUK's credibility

‘No’ vote helps Brand Britain surge 20% in value

The No vote in the Scottish referendum added 20% to the total value of Brand Britain after years of investor concern which threatened to undermine “centuries” of value. According toRead More

Whoops! So good we told you twice

Herald editor Magnus Llewellyn had to issue an apology to readers today after the paper published a page from Monday’s issue. Magnus blamed production problems and he will have theRead More

Tesco’s Higgins moving home, but what’s in store?

Benny Higgins
Benny Higgins, chief executive of Tesco Bank, has put his Georgian townhouse on the market, sparking more speculation about his plans. Higgins’ home Edinburgh’s New Town is now on theRead More

Club gets none of proceeds

Glazer pockets £28m from United share sale

Man Utd
Manchester United co-owner Edward Glazer is selling shares worth $44.5 million (£28.4 million). He is offloading 3 million of his 3.45 million ‘A’ shares in the club and will retain theRead More

Shopping centre in major property sale

In one of Scotland’s biggest property deals of the year Land Securities has sold Livingston’s The Centre and Almondvale West retail park for £224.1m to HSBC Alternative Investments. The CentreRead More

More problems for supermarket group

Tesco shares crash after latest profit warning

Dave Lewis
Troubled supermarket group Tesco saw 14% wiped off its shares in early trade after issuing another profit warning in an unscheduled update. They have clawed back to trade at 7%Read More

Strong position with technology firms

Cloud firm Iomart on lookout for more acquisitions

Angus MacSween
Cloud computing company Iomart remains on the lookout for acquisitions following another strong year of growth in which it has deepened its relationship with some of the world’s technology giants.Read More