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Day: 7 January 2016

FCA data reveals pension trends

Most retirees cashing in small pension pots

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Two-thirds of Britons have cashed in their entire pension pots, according to new figures, although most of these were small pots. READ MORE

Top US consultant in line-up

‘First Lady of Women Angels’ at Scottish event

Susan Preston
A top American female business consultant has agreed to headline a key conference being organised by Scotland's leading women investors. READ MORE

FSB demands plan is dropped

Holyrood’s planned lobbying rules ‘impractical’

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MSPs have been urged to rethink their plans to introduce new rules on lobbying in the parliament. READ MORE

Firms threatened with closure

£700m cost of storm damage to Scotland’s economy

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Storm damage over the last few weeks is likely to cost the Scottish economy up to £700 million, it has been claimed. READ MORE

Firm outgrows its offices

GVA notes more Glasgow firms buying property

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Bilfinger GVA has sold a corner office building in West Regent Street, Glasgow to Redpath Bruce, the property management company, for an undisclosed sum believed to be in the regionRead More

Relocation for Bishop's Move

Storage firm moves to former Crystal warehouse

Bishop's Move
Bishop’s Move, the largest family-owned storage and removals company in the UK, has agreed a ten year lease on 20,826 sq ft of storage and office space at Eastfield IndustrialRead More

Cashmere firm fails to find investment

123 jobs axed as Hawick Knitwear calls in administrators

Hawick Knitwear
Hawick Knitwear has called in administrators who have made 123 staff redundant after the firm failed to find new investment to secure its future. READ MORE

As I See It

Osborne may need a new cocktail for economic growth

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George Osborne's change of mood cannot be down to getting the wrong sort of socks for Christmas. Maybe somebody sneaked a copy of the latest report on the Chinese economy into his stocking. It would not have been the most entertaining festive read. READ MORE

Farmer in Herefordshire harvesting asparagus three months early as a result of record warm temperatures

Contract for equipment

Reactec secures monitoring deal with Network Rail

Reatec
Reactec, the market leader in monitoring hand and arm vibration (HAV)- one of the most common industrial diseases in the UK - has won a competitive tender from Network Rail Infrastructure. READ MORE