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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against loan fee fraud. Enquiries into the FCA’s contact centre about all types of scams were up 24% as a whole in June 2022 from a year earlier. In particular, reported loan fee fraud scams into the FCA’s contact centre were up

The South of Scotland’s largest community buyout is set to double in size having “achieved the impossible” for a second time in two years, following one of the most ambitious community fundraising campaigns ever seen. A historic agreement for 5,300 acres of land and three propertie

The UK is the card fraud capital of Europe with the most victims per 1000 people and the highest losses, according to European Central Bank data.

Progressive think tank IPPR Scotland has revealed that 4 in 5 Scots (79%) would support a minimum income guarantee. A minimum income guarantee is a safety net to ensure nobody falls below a minimum acceptable standard of living.

Accountancy firm Infinity Partnership has announced a new venture with up with Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) to help clients reduce operational costs. In a challenging economic climate, GAS has proven to be a valued partner to help companies to reduce costs on utilities such as water, gas and ele

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the UK Crypto and Digital Assets sector has launched an inquiry into the UK's cryptocurrency and digital assets sector.

Permanent job placements in Scotland expanded at the softest pace in 17 months as greater economic uncertainty dampened overall hiring plans, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey.

Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has hired Gill Sanders from Adam & Co as a banking director. Ms Sanders spent over 20 years with Adam & Co, most recently as associate director, private banking.

With the prospect of another recession looming in the face of the worsening cost of living crisis, Begbies Traynor’s latest data has revealed that Scottish businesses are already suffering with the country seeing a starker increase in advanced distress than the rest of the UK in the second qua

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced an interest rate hike of 0.5% today in the face of rising inflation. At its meeting ending on 3 August 2022, the MPC voted by a majority of 8-1 to increase Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 1.75%. One member preferre

A town mayor — who happens to be a miniature Shetland pony — has been effectively barred from his local pub over a planning row. Councillors in Cockington, a village in south-east England, made Patrick the pony their honorary mayor in a widely-publicised ceremony last month.

The UK construction sector is set to face the spectre of increased insolvency, exacerbating price rises while rivalling inflation as a threat to successful project delivery, Turner & Townsend has warned. As inflationary pressure persists, the global professional services business’ latest U

Nationwide Building Society is extending the maximum loan size available to £5 million for mortgages with a loan-to-value ratio (LTV) of up to 75%. The following are the maximum loan sizes now available:

Business transformation and advanced data science consultancy Optima Partners has received £2.3 million from investment company BGF. Optima Partners is an Edinburgh-headquartered data science and transformation consultancy founded in 2013, with offices in London and Bristol.

A report has revealed that the over-50s are being hit hardest by the current financial crisis and could face a lifetime of financial insecurity. According to the report, economic inactivity rates have risen a third amongst the over 50s since 2019, and people aged 50-54 face double the financial vuln