Asset Allocation
Public Equities Lead Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s 9.7% Return in 2024
HOOPP ended 2024 with a funded ratio of 111%, its 15th straight year with more assets than liabilities.
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Pensions
Climate Advocacy Group Rates Canada’s Largest Pensions
From CDPQ’s B+ all the way down to AIMCo’s F, Shift graded Canadian pension funds on their decarbonization efforts—or lack thereof.
Newsmakers
HOOPP Names Annesley Wallace President, CEO
The appointment of Wallace to head the $80 billion Ontario health care pension is effective April 1.
Asset Allocation
Home Bias: Do Canadian Pensions Need to Invest More in Canada?
Canadian lawmakers and business leaders criticize the country’s pension funds for not investing more domestically, but doing so could introduce risks, a new paper states.
Pensions
HOOPP Returns 9.8% in 2023
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan saw strong returns from public and private equities.
Asset Allocation
Ontario Pension to Invest Nearly $17 Billion in Green Investments by 2030
The strategy is part of Healthcare of Ontario’s plan to get its portfolio to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Newsmakers
Worsening Economy Threatens Retirement Security for Canadian Millennials
Survey finds rising inflation and interest rates are putting retirement savings in jeopardy, particularly for those under 35.
Asset Allocation
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Earns 11.28% in 2021
Canadian pension plan tops benchmark as asset value grows to C$114.4 billion.
Asset Allocation
Retirement Plans Are Key for Business Efficiency
A good pension plan can give companies a competitive edge in a tight labor market, according to a recent report.
Tactical Shifts: How Institutional Investors Are Adjusting Asset Mixes Now
Private credit, real estate, emerging markets. Here are the ways CIOs at HOOPP, the James Irvine Foundation, and two others are solving the allocation puzzle.
Asset Allocation
HOOPP Boosts Real Assets as It Shrinks Bond Exposure
The Canadian pension plan aims for a ‘$10 billion-plus’ infrastructure portfolio.
Asset Management Culture
Canadian Pension CEOs Call for Increased ESG Disclosure
The eight funds, which represent $1.23 trillion in assets, said it is ‘vital’ that companies report standardized ESG data.
Corporate Moves
HOOPP’s Jeff Wendling Elevated to Chief Executive
The current CIO helped develop the liability driven investment approach the Ontario health care fund is known for.
How HOOPP’s Jim Keohane Beat the Crisis
The Canadian health care pension fund CEO, set to retire, saved the plan from the Great Recession by noticing problems ahead of time.
HOOPP Grows to $77.8 Billion, Remains 122% Funded
Fund exceeds benchmark by 2.99%.