News & Knowledge

2018, 01 August

Total Cost of Ownership: A framework for ETFs

The indexing landscape has changed. Investors have four options when considering how to implement index mandates: index mutual funds (IMF), Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), derivatives or separate accounts. In this paper, we focus on ETFs and when and why it might potentially be more efficient from a cost perspective to use an ETF instead of an alternative wrapper.

2018, 30 May

White paper Infrastructure

Infrastructure comprises all the facilities that are crucial to the proper functioning of the economy and society. This includes toll roads, airports and ports, but also drinking water systems, power stations and wind farms. This makes infrastructure a highly diverse asset class. Compared to listed equity investments, for example, it is also a relatively defensive asset class. This is due to the stability of infrastructure assets and the essential nature of the related services.

2018, 08 March

White paper Long-term investing in public equity markets

Jaap van Dam and Lars Dijkstra authored a white paper for the 300 Club on the 'how to' of long-term investing.

2018, 26 January

White paper Private Equity

The aim of this white paper is to examine the characteristics, opportunities and advantages and disadvantages of private equity. We look at the European private equity market in more detail, for illustrative purposes. In this way we expect to contribute to a balanced discussion of this asset class.

2018, 16 January

White paper Real Estate

What can be the benefits of combining listed and non-listed real estate investments in a portfolio? This white paper aims to provide an answer to this question.

2017, 01 November

Dusk of Unconventional Monetary Policies for the Fed & the ECB

Like the light that dwindles at sunset, the central banks are now preparing to curtail their unconventional monetary policies. Now, the time is right for a review of how the rates were affected by such policies, as well as where the rates may trail in the future.

2017, 12 September

What to expect in a low spread environment

The European corporate bond market has performed very strongly in recent years. As a result, credit spreads have tightened to low levels and differences in the creditworthiness of companies are to a large extent no longer reflected in spread levels.

2017, 30 April

Whitepaper Direct lending

The aim of this paper is to examine the characteristics, risks, advantages and disadvantages of direct lending, to contribute to a balanced discussion of this asset class.

2019, 15 February

Kempen European Private Equity Fund raised € 76 million in the first month

Amsterdam, 15 February 2019. The new private equity fund of Kempen Capital Management (Kempen), the Kempen European Private Equity Fund, has raised over € 76 million in the first closing. This investment fund, which focuses on small and lower mid-market private equity buy-outs in Europe, was launched in January of 2019.

2019, 05 February

Kempen appoints two portfolio managers to join the investment team

Amsterdam, 5 February 2019. Kempen Capital Management N.V. (Kempen) has appointed two senior portfolio managers to the business’s investment teams.

2019, 15 January

Kempen’s Johan Cras appointed Transparency Task Force Ambassador

Johan Cras, Head of Institutional Relations at asset manager Kempen Capital Management N.V. (Kempen), has been appointed to the role of Ambassador for the Transparency Task Force.

2019, 07 January

Leni Boeren joins Board of Directors FCLTGlobal

Amsterdam, 7 January 2019. Leni Boeren, CEO of Kempen Capital Management, has joined the Board of Directors of FCLTGlobal. FCLTGlobal is a not-for-profit organisation that works to encourage a longer-term focus in business and investment decision-making. Together with Leni Boeren, five other executives joined the board effective January 1, 2019.