COUTTS HAMPSHIRE OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN CHANDLERS FORD

Coutts & Co Hampshire last night celebrated the opening of its new offices in Chandlers Ford, with an exclusive champagne reception.

A number of local clients turned out to welcome the team to its new home, which recently moved from its previous location in Winchester, which had been its home for over 25 years.

Senior Manager, Mike Archer, commented: "We were delighted to welcome our clients to celebrate the opening of the new office with us – we certainly have more room for such functions now! The offices look fantastic and are a mix of the modern and traditional in the Coutts corporate branding. We are very happy in our new home."

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Notes to Editors

• Coutts is the international private banking arm of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is one of the world's largest banking groups.
• Coutts manages the wealth of 98,000 high net worth clients worldwide through a network of 40 offices globally.
• The first Coutts regional office to be opened was Eton in 1961. The most recent new opening was Liverpool at the end of 2003. Today, Coutts has regional offices in Bath, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Eton, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Tunbridge Wells & Winchester.
• Coutts offers clients a range of products and services covering sophisticated investment products together with expertise in trust and fiduciary services and UK tax and banking services.
• Coutts has for three years running been awarded ‘Best Use of Long-Only Multi-Manager Structures’ at the Private Asset Management Awards
• Coutts & Co is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Coutts & Co Registered in England No 36695 Registered Office 440 Strand London WC2R 0QS

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