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Tag: Business
Scotsman: Women And Carers Biggest Winners In Pensions Bill
THIS week brought the long-awaited publication of the Pensions Bill, which is being hailed by the Department of Work and Pensions as a “landmark settlement for future generations”.
Scotsman: Five Years On, FSA Report Card: Must Do Better
FIVE years ago saw the birth of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), billed as a super-regulator which was going to shake up the industry and prevent future scandals and avoid another calamity such as endowment mis-selling.
Scotsman: GIT Follows Its Own Path To Outperform Benchmark Index
GLASGOW Income Trust is an investment trust managed by Glasgow Investment Managers with the aim of providing shareholders with a high level of income and growth in both income and capital over the longer term.
Scotsman: Money Matters
NATIONWIDE is calling on Gordon Brown to increase the limit on annual ISA savings from the current level of £7,000 to £9,000 – the same amount that could be saved in its predecessor before 1999, the TESSA.
Scotsman: The Millions Of Scots Who Do Christmas Shopping With Their Heads In The Sand
ALMOST 2.4 million Scots will go Christmas shopping financially blind this year, unaware of how much money they actually have in their bank account to splash out on presents – risking a painful financial hangover come the new year, warns Clydesdale Bank.
Scotsman: Inheritance Tax – What’s The Bare Necessity?
This question has arisen as a result of recent changes to inheritance tax (IHT).
Scotsman: Reduce Or Maintain The Debt?
Q My wife and I have bought an office with a personal mortgage, which is for 100 per cent of the asking price on an interest-only basis.
Scotsman: Christmas Home Cover Warning
DO NOT get caught in the underinsurance trap this Christmas, Halifax Home Insurance is warning.
Scotsman: US Slowdown ‘key To Growth Potential’
HSBC Investments has set out its economic predictions for 2007, pinpointing the United States as the place to watch.