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Day: 13 December 2019

Pensions

Widows lures Nazarova-Doyle from Mercer

Maria-Nazarova-Doyle
Scottish Widows has appointed Maria Nazarova-Doyle as head of pension investment propositions. She will join the business in January  from Mercer where she was responsible for growing the defined contributionRead More

Investors hail Tory victory

Boris says no to Sturgeon as markets lifted by Tory majority

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson speaking outside Downing Street after meeting the Queen Boris Johnson told Nicola Sturgeon he would not agree to her demands for a second independence referendum. Within hours ofRead More

High street agreement

Boots to sell Mothercare brands in partnership deal

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Child’s play: two stores in high street agreement Struggling baby and childrenswear retailer Mothercare has agreed a franchise deal with Boots which will sell its branded clothing, home and travelRead More

Contract extended to 2024

New deal for Gerrard as he builds ‘something special’

Deal: Steven Gerrard (pic: SNS Group) Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has seen his progress at Ibrox rewarded with a two-year contract extension. The 39-year-old’s new deal takes him up toRead More

Johnson back in Downing St

Tories and SNP big winners as Labour crashes; Swinson defeated

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Collision course: Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson were the big winners Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon were drawn into an increasingly bitter cross border battle after emerging as the bigRead More

Staff 'skimming' transfers

RBS pays £40m to customers over foreign currency rigging

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RBS: problem discovered five years ago The Royal Bank of Scotland is paying out £40 million in compensation to 730,000 customers after discovering a group of rogue staff “skimming” cashRead More

Law

Dawn raids can help protect your digital data

The option of a dawn raid may not be familiar to many businesses but they are a useful weapon, says JENNIFER MATTHEW

Election Comment

SNP rises, but more Scots still oppose independence

Nicola Sturgeon pensive
Nicola Sturgeon enjoyed a good election, but her obstacle just got bigger, writes TERRY MURDEN