All Van Lanschot Kempen articles
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People NewsAppointments: Member-nominated trustees re-elected at BA scheme
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 15 August 2025.
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NewsUK bulk annuity deals drop at the end of 2021
Data crunch: The volume of bulk annuity transactions edged downwards towards the end of last year, according to new research, although buy-ins and buyout deals rose between Q3 and Q4.
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NewsPub company schemes hire new fiduciary manager
On the go: The £86m Laurel Pub Pension Scheme and its sister, the £14m Yates Group Pension Scheme, have appointed Kempen Capital Management as their fiduciary manager.
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Features
Tyrwhitt Drake takes the reins as CEO at Pensions for Purpose
Charlotte Tyrwhitt Drake is poised to take over as chief executive of Pensions for Purpose in January, after joining as a director in July 2020 from Kempen Capital Management.
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OpinionApplying the lessons of coronavirus to climate change
Kempen’s Nikesh Patel explains how current pension schemes’ longevity assumptions do not take into account climate change, which could have a drastic impact on the sector.
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OpinionUpside down: why trustees should be wary of unexpected outperformance
Firing a shot across the bows of industry peers, Kempen’s Nikesh Patel argues that trustees should be sceptical of fiduciary managers delivering significantly greater returns than expected when times are good.
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News
Agri business and research institute switch to fiduciary management
On the go: Defined benefit schemes belonging to a malt production business and a social research institute have both switched to fiduciary management with Netherlands-owned Kempen Capital Management.
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Features
Cumbria implements equity protection strategy
The Cumbria County Council Pension Fund has joined the ranks of local authorities hedging their equity downside with an equity protection strategy. Nearly £1.1bn of the fund’s equities will be covered by the arrangement.
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Features
Barnet switches DGFs for property and private equity
The £1.1bn London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund has resolved to cut its 20 per cent allocation to diversified growth funds managed by Schroders and Newton Investment Management.
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Opinion
Market Outlook 2018: Storms in the distance?
For a bull run that has been thought of as the most hated in history, the years since the global financial crisis have been kind to pension scheme asset values.
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Opinion
Industry is divided over Royal Mail's CDC proposal
Pressure is mounting on the Department for Work and Pensions to lay regulations for collective defined contribution, after mediation between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union recommended lobbying government to facilitate their creation of a CDC scheme.