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Inside Canada’s exemplary pensions
A report by the World Bank showcases the features of the Canadian model that have made it the poster-child of good pension design.
Sarah RundellDecember 15, 2017
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Year in review
Analysing the most read stories of 2016 reveals some interesting trends. Overwhelmingly the most popular investment stories have been about fees and issues of sustainability.
Amanda WhiteDecember 21, 2016
Asset Classes
HOOPP fully invested in the future
HOOPP is in an extraordinary position of being 122 per cent funded. It continues to focus on innovative investments - such as credit derivatives - as a way to achieve its pension promise.
Sarah RundellJune 8, 2016
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Investors ignore liability matching at their peril
Two high profile pension funds, ATP of Denmark and HOOPP of Canada, have been very successful in managing their assets in two distinct portfolios. But the practice of fund separation, a portion of the portfolio for liability hedging and another for alpha generation, is not common in pension management. It should be. For these two […]
Amanda WhiteApril 30, 2014
Investor Profile
HOOPP’s strong funding status driven by liability hedging
The $51.6 billion Canadian fund, HOOPP, returned 8.55 per cent for the 2013 financial year, exactly half the return of 2012. But it finished the year in a better position than the year before, demonstrating that returns are only half the story. Amanda White spoke to Jim Keohane about the funds liability-driven investment style. […]
Amanda WhiteMarch 7, 2014
FIS Amsterdam 2013
Worst case portfolio keeps HOOPP on track
The enviable surplus of the $47.4 billion Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, HOOPP, is down to a key focus on what David Long, senior vice president and co-chief investment officer at the fund, attributes to a “single strategic objective:” namely to pay benefits at a reasonable cost to the fund’s 247,000 workers in Ontario’s hospital […]
Sarah RundellOctober 22, 2013