In the wake of the tragic shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., earlier this year that left 17 dead and sparked a renewed and vigorous debate about gun control, certain members of the investment world took swift action. BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest institutional investor with US$6.3 trillion under management as of the […]
The plan posted a return of 10.88% and maintained funded status.
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan posted a 10.88 per cent return for 2017, up very slightly on its 10.4 per cent return in 2016 and exceeding its portfolio benchmark by 2.99 per cent or $2 billion. According to the pension fund’s annual results, it also maintained its funded status at 122 per cent, its investment […]
Plan set to weather market correction and considers boosting benefits
I recently sat down with Jim Keohane, president and chief executive officer of the $63.9-billion Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan to ask him five questions about how pension funds are investing and the risks he sees evolving in the marketplace. The questions were: Is real estate a good substitute for fixed income for pension funds? […]
What are the big risks in the market? And how could the Dodd-Frank rollback help pension funds?
Canada has a long list of laggards.
LDI keeps HOOPP's funded status in positive territory.
Amid slow global growth, chronically low interest rates and declining commodity prices, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) saw its return for 2015 slide to 5.12%, down from 17.7% in 2014. Despite this decline, its funded status has strengthened. The plan’s 10-year return was 9.32%, down from 10.27% in 2014. Read: HOOPP assets jump […]
CEO panel reveals that, for plan sponsors, the risks go beyond conventional financial factors