John Williams, head of UK private banking at Coutts has been suspended according to sources close to the Royal Bank of Scotland-owned privat...

John Williams, head of UK private banking at Coutts has been suspended according to sources close to the Royal Bank of Scotland-owned private bank. A spokeswoman for Coutts confirmed to WealthBriefing that Mr Williams is away from the office at the moment, saying that it was “an internal matter”. Elsewhere in Coutts, Nigel Humphrey and Martin Brown, both private bankers from the Hampshire office, have left to join SG Hambros. According to the spokeswoman, Coutts is hoping to fill their positions shortly. Coutts is still in a growth phase, she told WealthBriefing. The Milton Keynes office is scheduled to open in three weeks and announcements of further office openings are expected soon.