PROVIDING long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio of small-cap UK companies while providing a sector-leading dividend yield is the aim of the Dunedin Smaller Companies Investment Trust – part of the Aberdeen Asset Management stable.
Scotsman: Every Dollar Cloud Has Potential Silver Lining For The Small Club Investor
IS THE mighty dollar in its death throws, or just having a snooze? Either way, does it matter to a small-fry Investment Club?
Scotsman: Scots ‘failing To Take IHT Seriously’
SCOTS are “sleepwalking” into higher tax bills in the future because they are failing to take inheritance tax (IHT) seriously, warns Anderson Strathern, a Scottish law firm.
Scotsman: Love Thy Neighbour … Or Risk Missing Out On Selling Your Home
HOUSE sellers need to think beyond just cleaning up their own home for sale and make sure their neighbours just smile nicely and don’t let slip any dirt on the neighbourhood, according to a new report.
Scotsman: Life Firms Under Fire On Endowment Claims
SCOTTISH-based life companies using a time-barring tactic to avoid claims from policy holders are misleading the public, warns a Scottish endowment claims specialist.
Scotsman: So Brown Is The Best Chancellor Ever? Yo-ho-ho
Survey finding comes straight from Toytown
Scotsman: Silence Says Lots About Brown’s Attitude To Tax
CHANCELLOR targets pensions yet again
Scotsman: Healthy Grounds For Optimism
THE autumn months have a track record of being volatile. Not in November 2006 though – in fact, by one measure, equity markets were at their least volatile point for 13 years. And yet, it is not as if nothing happened in November.
Scotsman: At Last: Pension News To Cheer About
AMID all the doom and gloom surrounding pensions and talk of people being forced to work longer than they expected because of lack of retirement savings, some good news emerged recently.
Scotsman: Equity Release Shakes Off Its Bad Image
Cashing in on your greatest asset used to be considered hazardous and selfish. But with the FSA as a security net, switched-on pensioners are now liking the idea