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Home buying deal

New bank plans 30-year fixed mortgage

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Bank plans a longer term deal with home buyers (pic: Terry Murden) A new bank is planning to issue 30-year fixed-rate mortgages when it signs up its first borrowers inRead More

Smaller pots

Lower furloughed wages hit pension contributions

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Pension pots have fallen Pension contributions have suffered as thousands of furloughed workers have been paid only part of their salaries over the past year. Figures from the Office forRead More

Scheme considered

Sole workers may finally receive Treasury support

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Sole workers have received no support Sole traders and other small business owners left out of the government’s support packages could finally receive a financial bail-out. The Treasury is lookingRead More

Property investment

Eastbank analysis reveals significant returns for investors

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The property developer has seen above-average returns on its clients’ investments (promotion)

Labour on attack

Big bonuses for Scottish Water chiefs as bills rise

Jackie Baillie
Jackie Baillie: ‘shocking waste of public money’ (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish Water officials received hundreds of thousands in bonuses and allowances, while planning to hike water bills for millions ofRead More

Bank penalised

Barclays fined £26m for poor treatment of customers

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Bereaved people were among those mistreated by the bank Barclays bank has been fined £26m by the Financial Conduct Authority for failures in its treatment of customers who fell intoRead More

Daily Business Live

Frasers raises guidance; Orbex funding; GDP data

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REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: London higher on oil surge The FTSE 100 was boosted by Brexit-wounded sterling and the price of Brent crude topping $50 a barrel for theRead More

Celebrations

Treat your staff to a tax-free home office party

Tax perks are available for ‘home office’ parties Firms wanting to thank their staff at Christmas are being advised to back their local hospitality enterprises by taking advantage of HMRC’sRead More

Long-awaited reform

Private pensions to be hit by change to inflation measure

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Savers will see their investments fall in value Private pension holders and those on benefits will among be the losers while students and rail passengers will be the gainers if,Read More

Compensation for members

FSCS steps in as Faifley Credit Union defaults

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Members will be compensated Faifley Credit Union in Clydebank ceased trading yesterday and is now in default. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has stepped in to protect the members all 95Read More