Its been a long road with only a very modest return to date.

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It does, however, leave the door open to Scotland opting for its own currency quite a long way further down the road, giving Holyrood much more genuine independence.

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On Tuesday, the SEC hosts a long-planned forum to discuss its "road map" for the convergence of U.S. and international accounting standards.

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