Articles in the Business Category
Scotsman: Hurry To File Returns Online Before Taxman Enjoys Net Gain Of £100
January 14th, 2007
IT’S January so it must be tax return time. You may well experience the post-Christmas and New Year sinking feeling that the looming deadline often brings. As if January wasn’t cold, dark, wet and miserable enough already, there’s the taxman to deal with.
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Scotsman: Trusts Let Me Spread The Risk
January 14th, 2007
REITs may have only just arrived in the UK, but David Macdonald, a 52-year-old company director, has been benefiting from holding them in his pension for almost a year, writes Lindsey Rogerson.
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Scotsman: Savings Up, Says Society
January 13th, 2007
SAVINGS were up nearly 100 per cent in the last three months of 2006.
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Scotsman: Child Trust Fund Is Not The Only Way To Reach Adulthood In Sound Financial Health
January 13th, 2007
MOST young people would like to reach 18 with a healthy bank balance, but in decades past this proved more of a dream than a reality for many.
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Scotsman: Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
January 13th, 2007
WHAT’S happened to our pensions over the last ten years is no laughing matter. Mind you Tommy Cooper caused a few when he said he fancied taking out a pension plan once but couldn’t understand the application form.
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Scotsman: Finsbury Trust Has A Thirst For Scotland’s Other National Drink
January 13th, 2007
YOU might not automatically associate Irn-Bru with investment trusts, but the Finsbury Growth & Income Trust recognises the importance of a strong brand when choosing its portfolio.
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Scotsman: Early Adulthood: Big Financial Steps And New Responsibilities
January 13th, 2007
DESPITE the quickly changing and diverse nature of contemporary society, buying a home and getting married remain among the most important steps taken by those aged between 20 and 30.
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Scotsman: Scotland Is Still Leading The Way For Buy-to-let Investors
January 13th, 2007
SCOTTISH buy-to-let investors experienced bigger falls in rental yields than anywhere else in the UK last year, but north of the Border is still the UK’s property hot-spot for landlords.
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Scotsman: FSA’s Findings On Mortgage Advice Sounds A Warning
January 13th, 2007
AN ALARMING two-thirds of mortgage firms use processes that do not meet approved standards, according to research released this week by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
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Scotsman: Rate Rise Shock Means Uphill Battle For Many
January 13th, 2007
IT’S FAIR to say most people were taken by surprise when interest rates were raised to 5.25 per cent on Thursday - taking the base rate to its highest level in five and a half years.
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