Clients
Historically Coutts was a clearing bank to the landed gentry, but today they are seen as wealth managers sometimes willing to accept a wider class of clientele, including entrepreneurs, entertainers, sportsmen, businessmen, chief executives and pop singers. There are however stringent requirements to being accepted as a client, not just based on average and total financial assets. Prospective clients need at least £500,000 in 'disposable funds', not including houses.
Coutts is known as a bank for the rich and famous of British society and is highly secretive about its client list.
They have a regular presence at the annual Cannes Film Festival and have replaced their famous 'World Signia' charge card with a 'Purple' charge card, designed by Savile Row tailor Ozwald Boateng.
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Famous quotes containing the word clients:
“...a lot of my people are models. I like that for them. I admire models, so I think that’s right for my people. ...I love it when I have an important [client]. And the pictures and awards. One of my clients has these television awards—a beautiful statue of a woman. I think it’s an Emmy. People would be lucky to get one. She has two. I think that’s great.”
—Elaine Strong (b. 1934)