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Souter gifts £109m to charity – biggest since Carnegie

Brian Souter
Sir Brian Souter: ‘portfolio is in good shape’ (pic: Terry Murden) Stagecoach boss Sir Brian Souter has gifted £109 million to charity – one of the biggest donations by aRead More

Cash to be returned

Troubled Woodford Equity Income Fund to be wound up

Neil Woodford
Fallen star: Neil Woodford Neil Woodford has been dismissed from his eponymous Equity Income Fund which will be wound up by Link, its administrator, and cash returned to investors. InvestorsRead More

Support for new firms

Call to scrap entrepreneurs tax relief and invest in start-ups

Scottish banknotes
Savings ‘should be diverted into helping start-ups’ A tax relief for entrepreneurs should be scrapped and the the money diverted into supporting start-ups and those firms looking to grow, saysRead More

Confusion over responsibility

Scots struggle with devolved taxes – but favour car park levy

Scottish Parliament Holyrood
Scottish Parliament: still a mystery to many Scots (pic: Terry Murden) Scots are struggling more than ever to understand how devolved tax powers work, according to the latest research. ItRead More

Ethical finance

Investors demand ‘ethical’ banking but ignore own plans

North Bridge demo - Extinction Rebellion
Campaigners want a cleaner world (pic: Terry Murden) Despite overwhelming demand for banks to pursue a more “ethical” agenda, only 13% of Scots with a pension actively chose their ownRead More

On the Money

Don’t get caught out playing the waiting game

Alan Steel
The best time to make critical decisions on your financial future could be now, says ALAN STEEL

Court verdict

Campaigners lose case over women’s state pension age

Backto60
The campaigners will be watching the outcome Judges have ruled against campaigners challenging the government’s handling of a change to the women’s state pension age. In a judgement at theRead More

Notebook

On the money advice for Scottish youngsters

Max Horne
A Fife based financial adviser has turned first time author, and is on a mission to help young adults become better prepared in handling money for their futures.

Pressure on ATMs

Consumers switch to plastic as card payments overtake cash

contactless
Card payments are rising Consumer spending by card overtook cash last year, putting more pressure on the availability of hole-in-the-wall dispensers. Cash use has dropped from over half of allRead More

Closures rising

Small firms body demands action to protect free access to cash

RBS branch
More cash machines are closing or charging (pic: Terry Murden) One in 10 free UK cash dispensers have either closed or started charging fees since January last year, with deprivedRead More