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National homeless charity Bethany Christian Trust has been awarded a grant of £100,000 by Barclays to help serve 3,000 households through Scotland with emergency supply packs including items such as food, toiletries and cleaning products. In April, Barclays announced a £100m Co

Homes for Good (HFG) has secured £3 million of investment from Big Issue Invest (BII). The investment allows early stage investor Impact Ventures UK (IVUK) to successfully exit three years early.

Self Assessment customers can apply online for additional support to help spread the cost of their tax bill into monthly payments from yesterday without the need to call HMRC.                                   

The government of the British Virgin Islands has officially committed to introducing public registers of the real ownership for companies incorporated in the territory. The announcement comes after years of tax evasion and money laundering scandals in which shell companies incorporated in the Britis

Scotland’s economy has recovered half the fall in GDP which followed the implementation of the coronavirus lockdown, but may still not return to pre-pandemic levels until the end of 2023, according to the latest State of the Economy report.  The report, published by the Scottish Governmen

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched Mental Health Standards to provide better support for customers with mental health conditions when applying for health, travel or protection insurance. Customers can often face too many barriers when trying to access the service sector, especial

New data collected by Equifax has found that 40% of people living in Scotland feel worse off financially due to the coronavirus lockdown.

The announcement that the UK Budget will be delayed until 2021 – with an expectation it will be in March – combined with the expected dissolution of the Scottish Parliament ahead of the elections in May next year, could leave MSPs with just a couple of weeks to agree on Scotland’s

Scotland's finance secretary Kate Forbes has said that the chancellor's Winter Economy Plan announced yesterday does not go far enough to protect jobs. While Ms Forbes welcomed some of the measures announced by the UK Government, she said that the details of the economic plan would not provide the s

The Scottish Government's Autumn Budget Revision (ABR) for 2020-21 has brought the total amount committed to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic to more than £6.5 billion. Yesterday, the government announced that it has allocated a further £2.5bn in response to COVID-19.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on its approach to the authorisation and supervision of international firms operating in the UK. The consultation launch is relevant to EEA firms that intend to seek authorisation in the UK in the future, including those entering the

The Royal Bank of Scotland is launching a new savings account with the highest rate of interest to be introduced by a UK bank this year. The new Digital Regular Saver account offers an interest rate of 3%.

Scottish telecoms technology company Calnex Solutions is set to be the first Scottish group to float in London for more than two years as BGF announced that it is investing in the company.  The firm intends to place shares at 48p which will raise £6.5 million for the company as well

The Securities Trust of Scotland (STS) is to switch to a new fund manager and reset its dividend. Troy Asset Management will be brought in from next month to manage the £200 million investment trust.

Scottish accountancy firm Goldwells has announced the acquisition of two Moray firms, Moray Tax Specialists and Chris Banks Bookkeeping. The double acquisition means that Aberdeenshire-based Goldwells now has eight offices across north and north-east Scotland and a presence in Elgin for the first ti