Former Coutts boss Brunner joins BSI Bank

Hanspeter Brunner, former co-chief executive of RBS Coutts, has joined Swiss private bank BSI to build its Asian operations.  Brunner left a trail of confusion following the news of his departure from the UK bank last month. A few weeks ago, asiamoney.com reported that he had taken a job with ANZ Private Bank. But a spokeswoman for Lugano-based BSI Bank has confirmed he will finally settle in Singapore in March next year as the firm's head of Asia. "We can also confirm that, in the…