Coutts & Co. (commonly abbreviated to Coutts) is one of the UK's private banking houses and the world's 7th oldest bank. It is wholly owned by the The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (itself 84% owned by UK Financial Investments Limited, an investment arm of the British government) through its National Westminster Bank subsidiary. RBS acquired the Coutts business when it bought NatWest in 2000. Coutts acquired Zurich based Bank von Ernst & Cie in 2003. In 2008, Coutts Bank von Ernst and Coutts other international subsidiaries became RBS Coutts Bank, trading as RBS Coutts International, aligning them more closely with the parent RBS Group. In 2011, RBS Coutts was renamed Coutts & Co. Limited.
Coutts & Co. offer a full range of private banking services, including retail banking, investment, wealth management, taxation and advisory services.
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