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Gilson Gray is pioneering digital technology to help simplify one of life’s most challenging tasks - to write a will. The firm has combined smart technology with outstanding advice and customer service to make will writing a better experience for its clients and without ever having to see

Barclays has today announced its ambition to become a net-zero bank by 2050. The bank has also announced its commitment to align its entire financing portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement. 

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.

Following growing criticism, high street banks have backtracked on loan requirements which insisted that business owners provide personal guarantees for government-backed loans.

Halifax has announced that it has withdrawn the majority of the mortgages it offers through brokers due to a lack of processing resource amid the coronavirus pandemic. Lenders across the UK are currently struggling with a flurry of customer inquiries, difficulties with valuations and legal unce

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced support measures for those who are self-employed and hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Mr Sunak announced, if they have suffered a loss in income, a taxable grant will be paid to the self-employed or partnerships, worth 80% of their profits up to a cap of £2

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.

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. The call, adds to the mounting pressure on the bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, to force banks to scrap payout pl

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. The broadcaster issued a trading update yesterday which said that it would suspend its final dividend for

The Royal Bank of Scotland has converted its Edinburgh headquarters in Gogarburn into a distribution centre to supply food and hygiene products to the Trussell Trust food banks and Social Bite. The Scotsman and Royal Bank of Scotland are issuing a call for businesses to donate any non-perishable foo

Kirstie Ann Duncan, HND Legal Services student at City Of Glasgow College, has won the prestigious F&C Investment Trust Prize. Ms Duncan is the Scotland winner of the F&C Investment Trust Prize which aims to showcase students' financial knowledge by offering inventive ways to close the UK's

Glasgow-based fintech Soar has secured £200,000 of the prize pot in the Affordable Credit Challenge. The Affordable Credit Challenge is a government-backed competition which was set up to help financially disadvantaged people.

The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has forced HSBC to delay its restructuring plans announced earlier this year.

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. A skeleton schedule of essential air services will operate within Scotland, to and from the Isle of Man

Ralph Lauren is the latest designer brand to offer help during the global coronavirus pandemic, as it announced it would start making medical masks and isolation gowns.