Scotland's burgeoning financial sector now employs over 85,000 people. That's more than ship-building, coalmining and steelmaking combined. Total funds handled in Edinburgh's so-called 'Golden Mile' amount to more than E28 billion and the city is now staking a claim to be the European Community's largest financial centre outside the City of London.
BBC Scotland's Business Affairs Correspondent, Robin Aitken , has been examining the rise of the gnomes of Edinburgh. Producer iain MACWHIRTER BBC Scotland