Compliance
20 July 2023

Coutts Closed Politician's Account, Reportedly Citing "Values"; Bank Apologises

New reports of the reasons given for closing this politician's account beg the question of where...

Client Affairs
9 May 2023

Coutts Offers Mortgages To Intermediary Market

Wealth manager and private bank Coutts, part of the NatWest Group, makes changes to its mortgage...

Financial Results
28 April 2023

Coutts' Operating Profit, Net New Money Rose In Q1

Overall, results improved for the private banking wing of NatWest Group. Like a number of its...

Financial Results
29 July 2022

Profits Rise At Coutts

The private banking division of NatWest, operating under the Coutts brand, delivered a broadly...

Compliance
21 December 2021

PRA Fines Standard Chartered £46 Million Over Regulatory Lapses

The penalty was imposed by the Bank of England on Standard Chartered for reporting errors between...

Compliance
15 December 2021

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Warns Wealth Managers Over KYC, AML

The research comes amidst continued concerns over money-laundering risks, as highlighted this week...

Legal
14 December 2021

UK Watchdog Fines NatWest £264.7 Million For AML Failings

In its summary of the case, the FCA said that some of the bank’s employees, who were in charge of...

Financial Results
1 November 2021

Operating Profits Rise At Coutts In Q3

The private banking arm of NatWest Group reported a broadly stronger set of financial figures for...

New Office
5 October 2021

Coutts Puts Own Stamp On Scotland

NatWest-owned Coutts is rebranding its private client services in Scotland after realigning...

Financial Results
29 April 2021

Profits Rise At Natwest Group's Private Banking Arm

Unlike a year ago, in the first quarter of 2021 the bank didn't set aside provisions for loan...