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Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

Established in 1960, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan for Ontario’s hospital and community-based healthcare sector. HOOPP serve more than 400,000 members who provide valued healthcare services at more than 610 employers across the province.

Country

Canada

AUM ($B)

$83

Performance

11.42

Chief Executive

Jeff Wendling

Chief Investment Officer

Michael Wissell

Chair

Adrian Foster

Asset allocation
To meet its promise, HOOPP’s pension investments are managed by an in-house team of investment professionals employing a Liability Driven Investing (LDI) approach.
Website
View the annual report
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Asset allocation as of December 31, 2020. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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