Advisers' approval could see Abbey dump brands.(Abbey National PLC to rebrand its Scottish Provident and Scottish Mutual products) From: Financial Adviser | Date: November 25, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 FT Business. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ABBEY may scrap the Scottish Provident and Scottish Mutual brands if the idea proves popular with advisers.

Speculation that Abbey would rebrand Scottish Provident and Scottish Mutual products was triggered by the acquisition of Abbey by Banco Santander Central Hispano earlier this month.

Scottish Provident was bought by Abbey in 2001 while Scottish Mutual was bought by the bank, then known as Abbey National, in 1992. Both continued to exist when Abbey for Int...