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Originally Posted by Bagor

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...ependence.html
Apparently they employ about 6000 people in Edinburgh.

Alex Salmond has described fears that Standard Life is preparing to leave an independent Scotland as "nonsense" and "scaremongering".

The pensions and insurance giant issued a statement today advising investors that it is "planning for new regulated companies in England to which we could transfer parts of our business if there was a need to do so".

When asked if Standard Life is preparing to pull out of Scotland, Mr Salmond, who was in Edinburgh, said: "I think that is nonsense. On the way here I came past St Andrew Square, and in the corner you will find a substantial new office block being developed. I think it's a £90m development which is being financed by Standard Life Investments.

"That doesn't look like the actions of a company that has any intentions whatsoever of pulling out of Scotland."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/scotland-decides/live