An ecumenical matter
THE Bottom Line was left wondering whether the religious world had turned on its axis as it made its way home the other night.
As the train rolled out of Central Station and the Glasgow Central Mosque loomed into view, a female passenger was heard to remark to her friend: "Oh look, the mosque has been done up for Christmas."
Cooking for charity
WELL done to the folks at the Skypark business complex in Glasgow, who have published a charity recipe book in time for Christmas.
Skypark tenants including Pauline Gregory of Skylark PR, David Barrie of SeaTec and Kieran Pole of The Insurance Helpline, have teamed up with Katherine Grainger, Nick Nairn, Elaine C Smith and chef John Quigley to contribute a "recipe for success".
All proceeds from the book, priced £10 and available online at www.skypark-glasgow.com, will go the Cash for Kids children's charity. It's hoped the initiative will raise £8000 for the cause.
Family affair
SPARE a thought for Alasdair Cairns of accountancy firm French Duncan.
Mr Cairns, who joined the firm's corporate tax team just over two years ago, has just discovered his dad is his new boss.
John Cairns, former tax director at BDO, has just joined French Duncan as a tax partner in its Glasgow office.
The firm will clearly be hoping the pair are as skilled in family affairs as they evidently are in tax.
Selective amnesia
SCOT Steve Cassidy has travelled the globe in the course of his business career, but the hotel executive remains a devoted follower of the Scottish football team.
"I'm very much a Scotland fan - I've still got my football shirt with the super big badge from 1978 that took over the full strip when you were a 10 year old," he said.
But like many fans of a certain vintage he appears to have developed a degree of amnesia over events in Argentina that year.
"We did win that World Cup, didn't we? People keep telling me otherwise but I don't believe them."
If the cap fits
AFTER managing to get Usain Bolt and the rest of the Jamaican sprint teams to pose in his tartan bunnets and scarves at the Commonwealth Games John Burleigh wasn't going to let the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award pass him by.
Making his way into the Hydro in Glasgow Mr Burleigh persuaded Ryder Cup winning captain Paul McGinley to don some of the hand crafted creations.
We're not sure if these are approved golf wear although we've certainly seen much more garish creations limbering up on the first tee.
Headline
INVESTMENT managers all have their pet theories, and there were plenty on show at this week's festive round table at the Association of Investment Companies' HQ in the City.
Asked what strategy investors have had to follow in order to perform well in the US-led markets of 2014, Lucy Macdonald manager of the Brunner trust responded: "Hold enough Apple shares."
The bearish Alastair Mundy, manager of the Temple Bar trust which currently holds 30 per cent in cash, said investors determined to expect good returns next year would need a certain mindset, adding: "Being delusional helps."
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