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Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS)

For almost 60 years, OMERS has served as the steward and guardian of the retirement income of more than half a million active, deferred and retired municipal employees from communities across Ontario. OMERS has a world-class team of investors and professionals across offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia and is one of the largest defined benefit pension plans in Canada.

Country

Canada

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

$94

Performance (%, 1YR)

7.8

Chief Executive

Blake Hutcheson

Chief Investment Officer

Ralph Berg

Chair

George Cooke

Asset allocation

Asset allocation adds to above 100% due to leverage

7% Bonds

18% Credit

24% Public Equities

18% Private Equity

21% Infrastructure

17% Real Estate

-5% Cash & Funding

Website

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Asset allocation as of June 30, 2023. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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