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Private bank courts advisers with Sipp launch

By Kirsten Hastings, 20 Sep 17

Edinburgh-headquartered private bank Hampden & Co has started lending to self-invested personal pension schemes (Sipps) as part of its offering to advisers.

Hampden chief executive Graeme Hartop has made no secret of his ambitions for growth through intermediaries.

Sipps can potentially offer greater flexibility for pensions, allowing investment in a far wider set of asset classes than typical employer schemes.

Commercial properties

Purchasing commercial properties within a Sipp is still comparatively rare, but an area that Hampden & Co believes is set to grow due to benefits available to clients.

Hartop said: “For business owners who rent commercial premises, there can be significant upsides in purchasing the property instead. Making this purchase via their Sipp is an option many clients we see are looking to explore.

“For a start, rather than paying rent to a third party, the business is effectively replacing the rental payments with mortgage payments to their Sipp, which then benefits from the ownership of the property.”

Niche segment

“Because we focus purely on banking, other professional advisers are happy to work with us as they know that our service can naturally complement theirs,” Hartop added.

“Areas such as Sipp lending are probably viewed as too niche for larger banks, but by being able to service this segment of the market I think we add something genuinely helpful to professional advisors and their clients.”

The service is most likely to appeal to business owners who currently rent their commercial premises, whether that is office space, pubs or restaurants, or production facilities.

Hampden & Co opened in June 2015 to offer private banking facilities to high net worth clients and their families.

Tags: Sipps

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