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The number of people in their 20s and early 30s choosing to invest in the stock market is skyrocketing, analysis of official HMRC data by Scottish Friendly found.

Major capital gains tax (CGT) increases could kill the property market according to Apropos, a UK-wide property management platform. The firm believes that the Chancellor’s request to the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to review the CGT regime could cause homebuyers, investors, and landlor

Barclays has launched a new digital advice service to tackle the UK’s advice gap and give more people the confidence and support to invest their savings. The new service, called Barclays Plan & Invest, will create a personalised investment plan that’s tailored to a customer’s g

During lockdown, people in the UK have experienced a significant spike in impersonation scams, with June seeing a surge in the monthly figures for scams involving con artists pretending to be police or bank staff, according to a new report from Barclays. 

Nationwide, Coventry Building Society and Co-operative Bank have returned to offering mortgages on small deposits thanks to the introduction of the stamp duty holiday announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak last week. 

Research from the Royal Bank of Scotland's Tyl service has signalled that Scotland's business recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic will be powered by contactless payments.

Edinburgh saw a record low number of office take-up deals in the second quarter of this year as the coronavirus pandemic heavily impacted the sector, according to the latest office market figures from CBRE. Over the second quarter of the year, office take-up in Edinburgh totalled 26,876 sq ft, an 84

Hiring activity across Scotland continued to decline during June, with both permanent staff appointments and temporary billings falling amid reports of further delays to hiring decisions, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland's latest report on jobs. The report found that although rates of contrac

Over the last few days there has been a roller coaster of COVID-19 news headlines:

Brian McMurray, partner and head of tech at Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), details how deals within the tech sector will remain strong in 2020.  2020 has presented monumental challenges to global economies resulting in many people expecting a slowdown in deal volume. In reality, deal

Aberdeen-headquartered SeaFlo Consultancy Ltd has invested more than £250,000 to develop a new dynamic marine and subsea training capability supported by state-of-the-art mobile simulators.

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has called for VAT to be cut in the hospitality and tourism industry to help businesses who have been hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) has priced a £4.5 million cut of its 25-year Funding No.3 bond at a record-low fixed rate of 1.998%, with funds to be on-lent to New Gorbals Housing Association. With a spread over Gilts of 1.41%, the issue was from so-called ‘retained bonds’

Smart Metering Systems (SMS), the Glasgow-based energy tech firm, is returning its furlough cash received from the UK Government. The company had suspended its smart meter installation activities on 22 March 2020 as a result of the developing coronavirus situation. Due to significant uncertainties a

Lothian based eco-friendly toy company, Yummikeys has reported a 291% increase in YTD trade figures with monthly sales tripling since the lockdown measures were introduced in March.