If you’ve ever pondered just how it could happen – the first run on a British Bank since 1866 and the amazing Northern Rock debacle we’ve all witnessed over the past few months then there’s a clue lurking in the CV (or lack of it) of the Chief Executive, Adam Applegarth.
Archive for November, 2007
Why bother with qualifications in Banking, the Rock didn’t!
Posted in Financial Advice, General, tagged Adam Applegarth Insider Trading, British Bank Run on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
More Gold than a man could wish for now in UK
Posted in General, tagged Egyptian Gold, Tutenkhamun Exhibition on November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hi folks,
there’s gold in them thar hills! And now it seems it’s coming here in great wedges – no I’m not talking in finance or investing terms regarding the traditional safe house against a treacherous stock market; Gold, but one of the greatest treasures on earth and you can come too. However after you read [...]
Scotland Land of Opportunity for Criminal Millionaires?
Posted in General, tagged 100 Scottish Criminal Millionaires on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For goodness sake, yet more facts and figures guaranteed to set tongues wagging. This time it’s news which won’t have given Alex Salmond much inspiration to take on the ‘Irish Tiger’ entrepreneur label that Ireland bears with pride as he seeks to launch his own version of the ‘Scottish Lion’ to beat them. Only problem [...]
World’s richest man stumbles
Posted in General, tagged Bill Gates, Mukesh Ambani, world's richest man on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Whoa – hold on there a minute! I really must be out of touch, seems that the idea of Bill Gates being the world’s richest man is well out of touch – he’s been overtaken by not only a Mexican Cellular tycoon Carlos Slim Helu ($62.2993 billion) but now by an Indian capitalist Mukesh Ambani [...]
