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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. 

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has ordered a capital gains tax review as the cost of the coronavirus pandemic mounts for the UK Treasury.  The chancellor has asked the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) to look at the tax, which comes into effect when assets that have increased in value are sold.

Staff at wealth manager Brewin Dolphin's Edinburgh office have raised £2,950 for two local charities by walking the equivalent, in miles, of the north coast of Scotland for their virtual 'north coast 500' challenge.  Brewin Dolphin's chosen charities are the Edinburgh Foodbank and Scottis

The majority (88%) of mid-market businesses in the UK have made fundamental changes to their business model during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report. The research also found that 50% of firms are planning to continue with th

Edinburgh-based immune-oncology firm Macomics has secured £3.2 million seed funding from Epidarex Capital and the Scottish Investment Bank. Macomics, which is a University of Edinburgh spin-out, will use the proceeds of this fundraising round to develop novel, first-in-class immunotherapies de

The UK’s accounting watchdog has closed its investigation into the finances of support services contractor Mitie.

Edinburgh-based Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents have reported a surge in demand for homes in Edinburgh and Lothian. 

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

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has announced that it will officially be rebranded as NatWest Group on July 22. In February this year, the lender announced the name change with Alison Rose, the bank's CEO, labelling the change as 'the start of a new era' for the bank.

Unemployment in Scotland rose to 4.3% between March and May as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions hit the jobs market hard.

Stirling-based family business The Paint Shed has secured a £2.7 million investment from BGF, the UK and Ireland's most active investor.  The funding will be used to expand the firm's online presence and accelerate the roll-out of five additional stores, with sites planned in Scotlan

UK banks have backed calls for a student loans-type repayment scheme for firms who have received coronavirus support loans to ensure struggling companies can make loan repayments. 

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency exchange and platform, has joined forces with waste management charity WasteAid to support community-level action against plastics pollution across several developing markets.

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.

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