RBS Coutts, the international private banking arm of government-owned the Royal Bank of Scotland, has recruited three to its top wealth management ranks in Asia, as part of an aggressive growth plan to double wealth assets by 2015.

Dr Roger Low has been appointed head of the newly established Coutts Institute in Asia. The institute assists and advises clients on family business, philanthropy and next-generation matters. With 20 years of experience in family offices, he previously taught family business and entrepreneurial management at the Singapore Management University.