Hampden & Co

Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co is taking a proactive approach with clients in order to mitigate the impact of coronavirus as the wider banking sector feels the strain of the coronavirus pandemic. Hampden’s banking team has been reaching out to support existing clients aroun

The board of directors of the Edinburgh-headquartered bank Hampden & Co has announced that Simon Miller is set to become its new chairman. Mr Miller will rejoin the private bank he helped found under its original name, Scoban, in 2010. Scoban was rebranded as Hampden & Co in 2014 and opened

Hampden & Co has strengthened its banking team in Scotland with the appointments of Clare Ansell and Ian Gibson as banking directors. Both Ms Ansell and Mr Gibson join from Handelsbanken. Clare Ansell spent over a decade with Royal Bank of Scotland followed by four years with Handelsbanken based

Hampden & Co has appointed Mark Thomson, former chief executive of the Scottish Building Society, as head of credit. Mr Thomson was also formerly credit director at Scottish Widows Bank.

Hampden & Co has received £30 million of Smith & Williamson loan book following the decision made in 2019 for the financial and professional services group to relinquish its banking licence. The private bank also expects to build its relationship with Smith & Williamson and its cli

Private bank Hampden & Co has hired Andrew Bell as its chief commercial officer. Most recently employed as commercial director, Europe at Aegon Asset Management, Mr Bell will bring broad financial services experience in wealth management, asset management and private banking from senior rol

Edinburgh private bank Hampden & Co is to acquire a loan book from London-based Smith & Williamson believed to be worth around £35 million.  The portfolio loan book of Smith & Williamson is due to be handed over to Hampden & Co later in 2019.

Hampden & Co has reported significant growth in deposits and lending in the first half of the year.  The Edinburgh-based bank said that deposits increased by £95 million (39%) and lending has grown by £47m (44%) within the first six months of 2019, compared to the same time

Graeme Hartop Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has announced plans to enter the intermediary mortgage market, partnering with Paradigm Mortgage Services.