A 55% leap in people losing money to ‘phishing’ e-mails is a timely reminder to those banking on the web to use common sense when dealing with e-mail correspondence purporting to be from their bank.
Tag: Business
Scotsman: Parents Splash Out To Fill Void After Children Flee Nest
MILLIONS of parents are embarking on a lifestyle makeover to cope with the dramatic changes brought about by “empty-nest syndrome”, according to a new report.
Scotsman: Learning A Healthy Lesson In Keeping To Your Budget
SCOTTISH Executive is leading the drive to ensure the younger generation is financially literate.
Scotsman: Ten Commandments: Number Seven – Write Your Will Tax Efficiently
RECENT articles in this series of financial commandments have looked at Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning for business assets and savings.
Scotsman: Scots On The Map For Pensions
MORE than half of hard-working Scots are facing a difficult retirement, but prospects are even worse for most people in England, according to a pension map of the UK unveiled this weekend by JP Morgan Invest.
Scotsman: Lenders Not Slow To Raise Their Rates
BUT borrowers will benefit from latest rise.
Scotsman: Take Good Advice To Avoid The Pension Commission Rip-off
IF YOU’VE been investing in a private pension fund over the past ten years, the chances are you’re looking at a pretty poor investment. But why?
Scotsman: Provy Or Loan Shark? There May Be No Choice
SOME of Scotland’s most badly off people are having to take out loans with typical APRs of almost 200 per cent because they cannot get access to credit from mainstream lenders.
Scotsman: Risk Returning As A Market Factor
WE ARE now well into the final quarter of the year and it looks as though the market’s appetite for risk is starting to return. Emerging markets – one barometer of risk aversion – have been particularly strong of late. For example, the MSCI BRIC index…
Scotsman: Financial Soap Box
I READ with interest an article in The Scotsman last month on house price increases over ten years.