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British Columbia Investment Management Corporation BCIMC)

BCI provides investment management services to British Columbia’s public sector. Its role is to generate investment returns that will help their institutional clients build a financially secure future. BCI offers investment options across a range of asset classes: fixed income; public and private equity; infrastructure and renewable resources; and real estate and mortgage.

Country

Canada

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

$211

Performance (%, 1YR)

7.4

Chief Executive

Gordon Fyfe

Chief Investment Officer

Gordon Fyfe

Chair

Peter Milburn

Asset allocation

Asset allocation adds to above 100% due to leverage

37% Fixed Income

30.5% Public Equities

15.9% Real Estate

11.8% Private Equity

9.5% Infrastructure and Renewable Resources

3.7% Mortgages

Website

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Asset allocation as of March 31, 2022. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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