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Scots could save more than £60 million on their car insurance every year after a Glasgow law firm this week launched a smartphone app offering free legal expenses cover. Research by Glasgow-based personal injury lawyers Dallas McMillan has found that if everyone turns down their car

Profits at Lloyds Banking Group have been hit by a last-minute deluge claims for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling compensation prior to the 29 August 2019 deadline. The group, which includes Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows, reported that pre-tax profits fell 7 per cent in the six

Marisha Czoski, finance analyst with BlackRock in Scotland has been announced as the winner of the ACCA gold medal for the March 2019 exam session. Commenting on Marisha’s achievement Craig Vickery, head of ACCA Scotland, said: “To be awarded the ACCA gold medal – to be the fi

Brits don’t feel like ‘proper adults’ until they are 29 years old, new research carried out by Nottingham Building Society has revealed.

The owner of Clydesdale Bank, Yorkshire Bank and Virgin Money has seen its bottom line hit by lots of mortgages being paid off. CYBG signalled its full-year interest-rate margin would be at the lower end of previous guidance as it reported a dip in its mortgage book during the third quarter of its f

A new Scottish fintech business that provides corporate financiers with fully verifiable data on private company valuations is set to double in size over the next six months, having secured new investment. MarktoMarket, a Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) specialist based in Edinburgh, has rai

After a subdued start to 2019, Scotland’s economy is expected to grow more slowly than last year, echoing trends seen across the wider global economy, according to the EY Scottish ITEM Club’s summer forecast. The report says Scotland’s economy is expected to achieve non-oil GDP gro

Property wealth held in Scotland has increased ten-fold over the last 50 years, but the last decade has been marked by rising housing wealth inequality, according to a new Resolution Foundation report.

Today sees the release of the latest Equity Release Council and HMRC Pension Freedom figures with both reporting a record 12 months.

A plan to impose taxes on holiday let landlords is backed by 84 per cent of Scots, according to a new YouGov poll, with 63 per cent of these people saying that “all” or “most” of this money should be ring-fenced to improve local housing.

Murray Capital Group, the family investment vehicle chaired by former Rangers Football Club owner Sir David Murray, is set to sell a prestigious Edinburgh office building for close to £54 million, according to reports. The Edinburgh-based group is poised to complete the sale of Exchange Plaza

Stuart Clubb, a partner at law firm Shoosmiths highlights the significance of a recent decision of the Inner House of the Court of Session regarding the insolvency of Scottish companies carrying out business in India.  

A majority of Scots agree that empty homes lead to a reduction in the amount of available housing and believe private owners of empty homes should be pressured to bring them back into use, according to new opinion polling. Research carried out by YouGov for the Scottish Empty Homes Pa

Credit card giant Capital One has revealed that the personal details of about 106 million of its customers across the US and Canada were stolen in a hacking assault believed to be one of the largest in banking history.

The latest research from global real estate consultancy CBRE shows that recovery of the industrial sector in Aberdeen is continuing following on from a record number of transactions last year. The performance of the Aberdeen industrial property sector is inextricably linked to the oil sector and las