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Brits are struggling to put earnings aside for rainy days, with 9 per cent of those surveyed having less than £500 in savings and a shocking 15 per cent have no savings at all, according to a new survey conducted by Legal & General.

Paul Alexander Scottish Building Society has today added a Retirement Interest-Only (RIO) mortgage to its range of mortgage products for older people.

Paul Pester The fiasco that was TSB’s tech meltdown earlier this year has cost the lender £176.4 million forcing it into the red for the first half of 2018.

"How much..?" Children born this year could become millionaires by their 43rd birthday if their families contribute to a pension for the first 18 years of their lives, according to figures compiled by Brewin Dolphin.

Aberdeen accountancy and business advisory firm Infinity Partnership has been shortlisted for four national awards.

Half (50.4 per cent) of the British workforce would be open to relocating within the UK for work, with London, Manchester and Edinburgh revealed the most desirable places to live in the UK.

Maggie McGhee Women in finance and accounting take seven more years, on average, than their male counterparts to reach executive level, as they battle with a ‘two-tournament gender system’ throughout their careers, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has found.

Shona Campbell and David Smith of Henderson Loggie Accountancy firm Henderson Loggie has strengthened its restructuring team with the appointment of a new director in its Edinburgh office.

Michael Murray and Robert Winters Johnston Carmichael’s Capital Allowances team advised on £162m of commercial property projects last year, including the Radisson Red Hotel in Glasgow, as developers tune in to tax relief benefits earlier.

Barclays has today announced plans to develop a new campus at Buchanan Wharf, Glasgow, which its says will provide a state-of-the-art workplace for the bank’s functions, technology and operations teams.

Last year saw record-breaking numbers of tourists visiting the UK, but the number of those coming for business has fallen back, new official data has revealed.

The UK government has announced that it will make an annual payment to thousands of military personnel based in Scotland to make up the difference on their income tax bill that has resulted from recent tax changes north of the border.

Demand for banking & insurance professionals in Scotland rose by 24 per cent year-on-year to June 2018, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Employees and directors at Balhousie Glazing in Perth A Perth-based company specialising in the delivery of glazing projects has joined the growing number of employee-owned businesses in Scotland, with 12 staff becoming owners.

Scotland’s rural businesses are being held back by parcel delivery surcharges and poor broadband – according to new research published today by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).