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Low wage growth

Aberdeen sits bottom of UK’s pay rise league

Pay
Pay rises were lowest in Aberdeen Aberdeen may have a reputation for being tight-fisted, and it seems its employers are living up to the billing. Scotland occupies the three lowestRead More

Compensation nears

DWP accused of maldministration over pension change

Waspi
Women have led a legal campaign An inquiry has found that government officials delayed informing thousands of women they would be denied access to their state pension because of aRead More

Daily Business Live

Inflation jumps | Barratt ‘strong’ | Good Energy rejects offer

Money - own pic
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 5pm: Equities slip on inflation The FTSE 100 closed down around 33 points, or 0.47%, at 7,091 as a stronger pound weighed on multinationals that earnRead More

Currency plan

Design hub signs up to trade in Scotcoin crypto

Lynzi Leroy
Lynzi Leroy: ’empowering people’ Customers of a high street arts and crafts hub will be offered the chance to trade in Scotland’s cryptocurrency. Scotcoin Project CIC has signed up theRead More

On The Money

Getting the measure of a market index

Alan Steel
ON THE MONEY: Don't let the key indices dictate your investment strategy, says ALAN STEEL

Vehicles closing

Aegon shuts property funds over liquidity squeeze

Aegon
Aegon had hoped to reopen the funds (pic: Terry Murden) Aegon Asset Management is to close its Property Income fund and feeder funds permanently after being unable to raise theRead More

Spending commitment

Johnson says pensions triple lock ‘will be retained’

pension pot
Changes to pensions are being considered Boris Johnson is committed to retaining the “triple lock” on pensions, despite reports that the government wants to scrap the commitment. The promise toRead More

Advice offering

Johnston Carmichael Wealth partners Square Mile

Craig Hendry
Craig Hendry: confident Johnston Carmichael Wealth has agreed a partnership with City-based investment research and consultancy firm Square Mile to provide additional insight on the funds market. Craig Hendry, managing director of JohnstonRead More

Maladministration claim

Ombudsman leak raises hope for pensions women

Waspi in Linlithgow
Women Against State Pension Injustice campaigning in Linlithgow during 2019 general election campaign (pic: Terry Murden) Women who claim they have been unfairly affected by changes to the state pensionRead More

Investment

M&G property fund hit by £800m outflows

Money and property
Investments have been withdrawn from property fund (pic: Terry Murden) M&G Property Portfolio and its Feeder fund have been hit by a series of outflows since reopening for dealing last month. Trading inRead More