RBS Coutts, the international private banking arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, today announced the latest in a series of hires as it seeks to replace the 90-plus members of staff who left the wealth manager last year.

Ranjit Khanna joins the bank as market head, responsible for non-resident Indian and South Asian clients across Asia and the Middle East. He will start the Singapore-based role in June. He will report to Paul Davies, head of private banking, South Asia.