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More people (32%) are worried about the effect of COVID-19 on their income than losing a loved one (30%), according to a new report by Creditfix.
One in ten people in the UK are hoarding more cash at home than before the coronavirus pandemic in case of an emergency, according to new data from the Bank of England.
Over 500 SMEs have joined action against Clydesdale Bank and National Australia Bank (NAB) as RGL Management Limited (RGL) issues a third wave of High Court claims over the banks’ Tailored Business Loans. Today, RGL filed a further tranche of claims in the ongoing group action against Cly
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched the Aberdeen Standard SICAV I – Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. The fund will invest in a range of stocks across developed and emerging markets, aiming to deliver both a premium, monthly income stream as well as potential capital&nb
The Scottish office market's performance saw 'marked improvement' in the third quarter of this year, according to real estate advisor CBRE. Over the third quarter of the year, office take-up in Edinburgh was the highest it has been since Q2 2018, with 315,977 sq ft of office space transacted, a 135%
Scottish companies listed on the London Stock Exchange have outperformed their indices in the third quarter of 2020, according to analysis from Brewin Dolphin, buoyed by a strong performance from the country’s AIM constituents. The wealth manager found that Scottish organisations on the AIM in
UK banks may enlist debt collection firms to recover billions of pounds of state-supported COVID-19 loans.
Glasgow has raced out of the starting blocks in its bid to double the size of its city centre population over the next 15 years to 40,000. Civic leaders were last week handed a very welcome boost to their ambitions to deliver their City Centre Living Strategy (CCLS) when LGIM Real Assets (Legal &
The new measures introduced in Scotland to control the spread of coronavirus will have a negative impact on retailers in Scotland who are trying to 'claw their way back' to pre-crisis footfall levels, according to David Lonsdale, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).
The downturn in permanent job placements across Scotland eased further in September, according to the latest data from the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Scottish Labour Market Report.
Scotland’s housing market activity remained strong in September, as buyer enquiries and newly agreed sales rose over the month, according to the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey report.
Aberdeen-headquartered global Oracle Platinum Partner Inoapps has significantly grown its public sector business after securing more than £12 million in new revenue from local authorities and other public bodies throughout the UK. Inoapps is appointed to the government’s G-Cl
Scottish fintech Miconex is expanding from its Perth base with new contracts to deliver gift card programmes in Canada, the USA and Ireland, in association with international payments technology solutions provider EML Payments. Miconex operates 13 Town and City Gift Card programmes across
The UK new car market declined -4.4% in September, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
