Bloomberg Scottish nationalist parties could win a pro-independence “supermajority” in the May election, according to the latest opinion poll, which shows unionist parties suffering the most from the creation of a new separatist party last month. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party is seen winning 65 seats on May 6, giving it an outright majority of one, according to ...

Bloomberg China’s financial regulators plan to impose additional capital requirements on the nation’s systemically important banks, seeking to curb risks and safeguard stability of the $49 trillion industry. Banks considered too big to fail will be put into five categories and face a surcharge of between 0.25% and 1.5% on top of the mandatory capital adequacy ratios, the People’s Bank ...

Bloomberg Commerzbank AG will post a restructuring charge of 470 million euros ($550 million) in the first quarter for its job-cuts program, adding to about a billion euros of related costs booked previously. The German lender is taking the charge to account for 1,700 job cuts agreed with the works council, it said in a statement. New Chief Executive Officer ...