City Diary- June 24, 2008 THE following business news is expected tomorrow:http://business.scotsman.com/business/-City-Diary.4215078.jp The power and the glory- June 24, 2008 SCRUTINEERhttp://business.scotsman.com/business/The-power-and-the-glory.4214345.jp Johnston Press ready to confirm success of its 212m rights issue- June 24, 2008 JOHNSTON Press, the publisher of The Scotsman, is today expected to reveal that it has completed a 212 million rights and subscription cash call.http://business.scotsman.com/business/Johnston-Press--ready-to.4214331.jp Good news for Johnston- June 24, 2008 JOHNSTON Press, the publisher of the Edinburgh Evening News, has revealed its 212 million rights issue had been more successful than Royal Bank of Scotland, with the companyhttp://business.scotsman.com/business/Good-news-for-Johnston.4215107.jp Whiteburn's chairman quits- June 24, 2008 THE chairman of Edinburgh-based property development and investment company Whiteburn Holdings, developers of the award-winning Tun building in Holyrood, is stepping down.http://business.scotsman.com/business/Whiteburn39s-chairman-quits.4215130.jp 'Shorting' hedge funds come out of the HBOS shadows- June 24, 2008 MYSTERIOUS global hedge funds which hope to profit from betting that the price of HBOS shares will continue to plummet emerged from the shadows yesterday.http://business.scotsman.com/business/39Shorting39-hedge-funds-come-out.4214326.jp HBoS rights issue pressure- June 24, 2008 THE 4 billion rights issue set to be voted on by HBoS shareholders this week came under pressure again today as shares dropped below the issue asking price.http://business.scotsman.com/business/HBoS-rights-issue-pressure.4215112.jp Scotland remaining attractive for retailers- June 24, 2008 SCOTLAND has what some describe as a mature retail sector, another way of saying that we probably have as many shops and shopping centres as we need.http://business.scotsman.com/business/Scotland-remaining-attractive-for-retailers.4214096.... Glasgow claims insurance jobs- June 24, 2008 CUNNINGHAM Lindsey, the insurance claims management company, has continued its expansion in Glasgow by recruiting another ten staff for its service centre. The company has alrhttp://business.scotsman.com/business/Glasgow-claims-insurance-jobs.4214325.jp Sainsburys non-food growth plans hit by defection of key man to Tesco- June 24, 2008 SAINSBURYS boss Justin Kings plans to accelerate the growth of the supermarkets non-food business has been hit with the defection of one of his top men to rival Tesco.http://business.scotsman.com/business/Sainsburys-nonfood-growth-plans-hit.4215161.jp |