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Scottish Equitable is to replace its network of 28 independent financial advice branches with 17 enlarged sales centres over the next five months, with the loss of 200 jobs. 30-Jan-2004 Scottish Equitable is considering plans to set up a new London head office at the 60,000 sq ft GTS House on Shaftesbury Avenue, in order to consolidate five existing offices. 04-Mar-2002 Scottish Equitable is to launch a new personal investments business in Stirling next year, with the creation of at least 100 jobs. 19-Oct-2001 Scottish Equitable Asset Management is to change its name to Aegon Asset Management next year, in order to use the brand of its Dutch parent company. 09-Oct-2000 Scottish Equitable is seeking 100 new staff for its insurance headquarters in Edinburgh. 27-Apr-2000 Scottish Equitable is planning to rebrand its recently-acquired Guardian Employee Benefits division as Scottish Equitable Employee Benefits, in order to become a leading provider of group pensions. 20-Apr-2000 Aegon, the Dutch insurance company, is planning to seek another acquisition in the UK, where it already owns Scottish Equitable. 22-Feb-1999 Scottish Equitable is to spin off its fund management division in order to help it compete with established London-based rivals. 14-Nov-1998 Scottish Equitable is planning to create a further 150 jobs at its insurance headquarters in Edinburgh. 26-Oct-1998 Life Assurance Holding is acquiring Aegon Financial Services from Scottish Equitable for a sum thought to be less than £30m. 27-Jan-1998 Scottish Equitable is renaming its investment division to Scottish Equitable Asset Management as part of a plan to expand its fund management business by increasing its share of the pooled pension funds market. 16-Jan-1998 Cliveden has acquired Scottish Equitable's Edinburgh headquarters and will convert it into a luxury hotel. 29-Nov-1997 Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Scottish Equitable's 20% stake in Royal Scottish Assurance, its tied life assurance subsidiary, for undisclosed terms. 14-Nov-1996
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