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HM Revenue & Customs has this week published new guidance on how Scotland’s new income tax bands will affect pension schemes and their members.

Nearly one in four primary school children (23 per cent) have used their parents’ card to make purchases and one in five (18 per cent) know their parents’ credit or debit card PINs, new research from Prudential has revealed.

Police Scotland has warned the public to be vigilant after a telephone banking scam currently in operation in the Tayside area has seen almost £750,000 taken from its victims.

Retired UK homeowners have gained an average of more than £7,900 each in property wealth over the past year, with the average Scottish pensioner who has paid off their mortgage seeing their net worth grow month-on-month by £250.

Julie McMahon Power of attorney registrations in Scotland have risen by nearly 40 per cent in four years.

Tony Norris An Innovative new Finance (IF) ISA which allows investors to capitalise on British heritage projects has been launched this week.

The Treasury has held secret talks with‎ US officials designed to strike a multi-billion deal on the pending fine hanging over Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in relation to its role in the mortgage scandal that resulted in the last financial crisis.

John-Paul Sheridan UK law firm TLT has appointed disputes partner and financial services specialist John Paul Sheridan as its new head of Scotland.

Ross McEwan Top bosses at Royal Bank of Scotland have been accused of deliberately misleading MPs probing the bank’s conduct towards its business customers.

Lloyds Banking Group has introduced a ban on buying Bitcoin with credit cards, affecting customers of Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Bank, Halifax and MBNA. The move has reportedly been sparked by fears that the continued fall in the price of Bitcoin could leave customers in serious and unsustainable debt

Ken Barclay Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has named Ken Barclay as its vice chair to support and ultimately succeed current chairman Nick Kuennsberg OBE.

Joseph Bowie (left), lender services operations director, Mike Sinclair, senior property partner, Myra Scott, partner and head of lender services practice group, Jacqueline Law, managing partner, Laura Browne, partner, Matthew Wightman, partner, lender services practice group Aberdein Considine has

Vince Smith-Hughes Debt in retirement is continuing to climb with nearly one in five expecting to stop work this year owing an average £33,900, according to new research by Prudential.

Nicola Rollings Aberdeen-based accountants and business advisers Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced the appointment of Nicola Rollings as restructuring manager in their growing Restructuring & Recovery (R2) division.

Falkirk Council has responded encouragingly to previous concerns but needs effective leadership to deliver its five-year improvement programme, according to the Accounts Commission.