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The Scottish Government has confirmed it will invest a further £40 million in Allia C&C’s Scottish Charitable Bond programme for 2020/21, to help continue to deliver its social housing targets. Allia C&C has been supporting the vital development of affordable homes across Scotlan

From today the spending limit for contactless card payments has increased from £30 to £45 across the country, UK Finance has announced.

Hammerson, the retail property company which owns Aberdeen's Union Square and Glasgow's Silverburn, has seen a major slump in rents, as two-thirds of the rent it expected to collect last week was not sent due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Loganair is preparing to ask for a government bailout to sustain its business in the next few days.

Kirstie Ann Duncan, HND Legal Services student at City Of Glasgow College, has won the prestigious F&C Investment Trust Prize. Ms Duncan is the Scotland winner of the F&C Investment Trust Prize which aims to showcase students' financial knowledge by offering inventive ways to close the UK's

Directors across the UK are asking the government for a temporary indemnity which allows them to keep technically insolvent firms in operation during the coronavirus pandemic without fear of legal action. Under current legislation, company boards can be sued for failing to wind up a company if it is

In response to the current COVID-19 situation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FRC), Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are today announcing a series of actions to ensure information continues to flow to investors and support the continued functioning of the

Legal, finance and property firm Gilson Gray has created an emergency hotline for all queries and issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The hotline can be used by anyone in Scotland looking for guidance on any area of law, property and financial advice - from corporate and employm

The Bank of England has launched its emergency liquidity scheme to make sure banks have enough cash, as it warned that immediate disruption from the pandemic could be more severe than its banking stress tests. Underlining the risks to the financial system, the Bank of England has activated its conti

Springfield Properties, Persimmon and Morgan Sindall have all revealed plans to suspend dividends to shareholders to preserve cash amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Perth-based bus company Stagecoach has increased its efforts to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their businesses with its directors giving up 50% of their pay for an unspecified period of time.

IHS Markit/CIPS Flash UK PMI has signalled a record slump in business activity amid emergency public health measures to halt spread of coronavirus.

The European business Peer-to-Peer lending industry is expected to reach $6.5 billion in value this year.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's announcement that the UK Government will pay the wages of employees unable to work due to the COVID-19 outbreak has been roundly welcomed. The chancellor said that the government will pay 80% of salary for staff who are kept on by their employer, covering wages of up to &pou

Qualified accountant Stewart MacLeod has been appointed as a member of the Gaelic language body Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Mr MacLeod is from the Isle of Lewis and attended school in Stornoway. He studied English language and Literature at the University of Aberdeen and obtained a PhD researchi