Kevin Humpherson joins EY as partner in pensions wing
EY has expanded its UK pensions investment consulting team with a new partner appointment. Kevin Humpherson arrives at EY from a Big Four rival.
Kevin Humpherson, UK pensions investment partner at EY, commented, “It’s an exciting time to join such a talented team, which continues to grow its FMO, corporate and wider investment practice. An independent, multi-disciplinary and integrated pensions offering is essential, and I’m looking forward to supporting EY’s clients across all aspects of investment and governance solutions.”
Pensions funds, insurers and other clients are keen to access help navigating challenges arising from increased commodity and energy prices, supply chain disruptions and rising living costs. This has seen actuarial consulting enjoy positive results in recent years, with industry revenue expected to continue to rise by 3.9% year-on-year.
Based in Edinburgh, Humpherson will lead a team from across the UK to spearhead growth for pensions schemes as they consider governance, future-state and investment options. As part of his role, he joins EY’s UK pensions leadership team. Bringing experience across private sector defined benefit schemes and local government pension schemes, Humpherson was most recently at Deloitte, where he was part of the investment services team.
Humpherson’s arrival comes shortly after the hiring of Priya Jassal, a senior manager appointed to lead EY’s corporate investment consulting proposition. She joined EY from Isio, where she advised defined benefit scheme corporates and trustees and led several investment propositions.
Paul Kitson, UK pensions consulting leader at EY, added, “Investment is a fundamental pillar of advice in pensions consulting, and I know Kevin and Priya will make a huge impact in delivering excellence for our clients. The movement of interest rates in 2022 significantly changed the outlook, and for pensions schemes, has meant the investment-side of scheme balance sheets had to be reconsidered. Our expansion of the pensions investment consulting team will continue to bolster EY’s integrated pensions offering, ensuring our clients are supported with trusted advice across the pensions value chain.”