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RBC snaps up overseas Coutts units from Royal Bank of Scotland
ROYAL Bank of Canada has agreed to buy some overseas divisions of the prestigious Coutts private banking business from Royal Bank of Scotland, giving RBC access to high net worth individuals in fast-growing emerging markets.
Canada’s largest bank is buying Coutts’ Latin American, Caribbean and African private banking arms, which managed around £1.5bn of assets, in line with RBC’s long-lived promise to build its global wealth management business.
“This business represents an excellent opportunity to increase our market share with high net worth and ultra high net worth clients in key high growth markets, while delivering very attractive returns,” said George Lewis, group head, RBC Wealth Management.