Talk:Coutts/Archives/2013

Customers

Would someone consider adding Michael Palin as a current or former customer of the bank? He is seen entering a branch and talking to a client manager at Coutts in his 1989 series 'Around the World in 80 Days'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theberengersniper (talk • contribs) 14:36, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

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Enhanced, corrected and moved information on conditions for joining the Bank. 11 January 2007

Removed a version [1] that was copied from another website: [2]. FreplySpang (talk) 13:21, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

I have removed the photos of London as they are not relevant. They are generic photos of London landmarks, and nothing directly to do with Coutts.

I have removed the names of the management of the Asian region as this is irrelevant information in an encyclopedia. Photomaniac 20:36, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

History

Short, Family and Detailed history - why all 3? Needs to be made into 1 or 2. Wright123 17:55, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Wright, I agree, it would be best merged and tidied up a little. However the history is very interesting and I would not want to lose anything. I will have a go at doing it in the next week or two unless someone else beats me to it.Noddy the patriot 20:53, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

• Sounds great - good luck! Wright123 17:00, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Ive moved the history sections together; it seemed strange that they were spread out. Nothing has been deleted. Maybe the Coutts family history should be a different article? Wright123 19:23, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm going to tidy this up since there's a lot of duplication. Jhobson1 13:21, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

"Fimny" or "Funny"?

"Money takes the name of Coutts,
Superfluous and fimny,
For everyone considers Coutts,
Synonymous with Money."

Does fimny be a typo for "funny"? --Neminis 14:07, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

No, I am sure it is not a typo, as I have seen the exact text myself in Punch Magazine. Unfortunately all my attempts to retrieve the relevant issue and page reference have so far failed. I also did a Google search but the poem is not referenced by in any Google search Swiss Banker 18:52, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

I did an internet search for the word "fimny", and it often came up in places where the person wanted to say "funny", such as "fimny film", "fimny taste", "fimny smell", "fimny man", etc In one instance, (- a very old newspaper), Google had used charachter recognition to read the word, and incorrectly interpreted it as "fimny", whereas a close look shows the actual typed word to be "funny". I think what may be happening here is a mis-type of someone's hand-writing (Vere Carpenter's), or a mis-type by a text-reading program on a scanned page out of Punch. Probably the word was intended to be "funny", whatever is actually written in Punch. Although 00:50, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Queen Overdraft etc

Do we have a source for this, I've certainly seen tabloid rumours but never anything from what might amount to a credible source. The article should probably be amended to 'rumoured' unless a good citation can be found.Alci12 17:16, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

I would favour removing the comment about who has what overdaraft, as it is hardly of encyclopedic relevance. Watercolour 19:54, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Totally agree! Details of a customer's finances have nothiong to do with an encyclopdia article about the bank unless the customer's situation is significantly of financially improtant to the bank. I would thus remove references to The Queen etc Although 20:11, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Matercard signia

Can someone add details about the infamous MasterCard Signia card that is issued only by Coutts - it is distinctly missing from wiki.

Client requirements incorrect

Information about what is required to be a client is grossly incorrect. I bank there. You need a salary of £100K on average and total assets of £250K to become a client, but this is up to the relationship manager. Coutts is now actively targeting younger professionals. If you go on their website and apply using the above parameters, you will see that it says you are eligible. Fco1922 (talk) 13:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

I really don't think the client entry requirements are sufficiently encyclopedic to justify inclusion. I would also remove the section starting "Sarah Deaves said..... " This looks like a press release, not an encyclopedia entry.Although (talk) 19:22, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Reduction in Client Numbers

I have removed this section - there is no source or reference and it is incorrect - client numbers at Coutts have been increasing in recent years. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.165.4.157 (talk) 22:21, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

I have removed this entry a few times now. The very use of the word "perception" shows that this is POV. No source is given in support of the idea that numbers are reducing. The very fact that it is suggested (without giving a source) that one bank in particular is the beneficiary of people leaving the bank reduces further the reliability of the statement. If anyone is going to put the paragraph back, please quote sources in support Informed Owl (talk) 07:04, 29 June 2009 (UTC)Informed Owl

Involvement with AIG

Coutts have become involved with AIG. See http://www.couttsaigactiongroup.org —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.148.108.186 (talk) 09:58, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

This is now mentioned in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.153.103.250 (talk) 12:19, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

70%

Coutts is described as "private" in the article. It is owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 70% owned by the state. Thus, Coutts is 70% state-owned and hardly private. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.82.116.138 (talk) 12:24, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Although owned by RBS, Coutts is not classified as a clearing-bank as such and has its own rules concerning its clients. It is not required to accept customers in the way a normal 'high street bank' does. Although a subsidiary, it is autonomous, so it is still classed as a 'private bank'. Hope that helps to explain it for you. Captainclegg (talk) 19:24, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

The figure is now 84%. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.153.103.250 (talk) 12:41, 27 August 2013 (UTC)