COVID-19
Scottish Government announces £25m of emergency funding for third sector
The Scottish Government has pledged £25m worth of funding to third sector organisations across Scotland through the newly created Third Sector Resilience Fund (TSRF).
Published 31 March 2020
UK ditches wrongful trading insolvency laws
The UK's wrongful trading laws will be suspended to allow businesses to "weather the storm" of the coronavirus pandemic, Alok Sharma, the UK business secretary, has announced.
Published 30 March 2020
French Duncan helps ensure private sector front-line workers still get paid on time
Accountancy and business advisory firm French Duncan have today offered free help to any front-line business (such as pharmacies, food manufacturers or doctor’s surgeries) who might be struggling with extra administrative burden to ensure their staff still get paid on time.
Published 30 March 2020
RBS matching customer donations to provide £5m to National Emergencies Trust
Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced a donation-matching programme of up to £5 million for the National Emergencies Trust (NET) coronavirus appeal, aimed at leveraging a further £5m of support from the public.
Published 30 March 2020
Laura Brown: Self-employed financial support: COVID-19
Laura Brown, an advisor at Murray Beith Murray, a Scottish private client law firm, details the financial support made available to those who are self-employed, as part of the UK Government's coronavirus economic support measures.
Published 30 March 2020
Moves made to lessen impact of coronavirus on Scottish housing market
Efforts are under way to help prevent further disruption to the buying and selling of homes across Scotland after Registers of Scotland (RoS) temporarily closed the application record and the UK Government advised home buyers and renters to delay moving unless the new property is empty.
Published 30 March 2020
The Pensions Regulator announces payments holiday
The Payments Regulator has announced that companies who are having to pay in cash to compensate for the shortfalls in their pension schemes can suspend payments.
Published 30 March 2020
In Pictures: Johnston Carmichael's dress-up Friday
As hoards of the nation's workforce settles into the new routine of working from home, Johnston Carmichael employees have participated in the Dress Up Friday movement.
Published 30 March 2020
And finally... filth-anthropist
Filth star James McAvoy has donated over a quarter of a million pounds to the NHS to help distribute protective gear to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Published 30 March 2020
Banks backtrack on personal guarantees after public backlash
Following growing criticism, high street banks have backtracked on loan requirements which insisted that business owners provide personal guarantees for government-backed loans.
Published 27 March 2020
UK Government announces financial support for self-employed
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced support measures for those who are self-employed and hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
Published 27 March 2020
Lenders to give three month mortgage offer extension for home movers impacted by COVID-19
To help home movers impacted by coronavirus, mortgage providers will give customers who have exchanged contracts the option to extend their mortgage offer for up to three months to enable them to move at a later date, UK Finance has announced.
Published 27 March 2020
Mounting pressure on banks to block £7.5bn dividends
Sir John Vickers, former chairman of the Independent Commission on Banking, has called upon the Bank of England to block more than £7.5 billion of dividends to be paid out by banks.
Published 27 March 2020
STV suspends dividend as it launches £10m of cuts amid coronavirus outbreak
STV has announced that it has suspended its planned dividend of 14.7p per share and embarked on a cost-cutting mission to ensure that it remains "financially resilient" amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Published 27 March 2020
Loganair announces further flight reductions
Loganair has announced further reductions in its flight schedules over the coming weeks, consistent with the Government’s efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Published 27 March 2020
