liability-driven investing

Asset Allocation

HOOPP’s new focus: Climate change, inflation and innovation

In his first interview since becoming CIO, Michael Wissell tells Sarah Rundell about the plans for developing HOOPP's portfolio, which includes a focus on climate change, inflation and innovation while always keeping an eye on the total portfolio.

Sarah RundellOctober 12, 2021

Asset Allocation

UTC benefits from LDI, portable alpha

UTC pension fund is reaping the benefits of diversity and risk management introduced to the portfolio 10 years ago, including sophisticated LDI, risk parity and portable alpha strategies.

Sarah RundellJune 22, 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

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

Uncategorised posts

OTPP deals with underfunding

Even the most successful and well run pension plans are facing underfunding challenges. The $129-billion Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is the latest to investigate solutions to solve the mismatch between the pension promise and the funds required to meet that, says Jim Leech, chief executive of the organisation . OTPP has appointed a taskforce – chaired […]

Amanda WhiteJune 7, 2013