Investing for the retirement security of Ontario’s healthcare workers

At HOOPP, we have experienced investment teams in Toronto and London committed to delivering retirement security to our members. We encourage diversity of thought and collaboration across asset classes within capital and private markets because our focus is the overall health of the Fund.

A total portfolio approach

HOOPP takes a total portfolio approach that focuses on the Fund’s overall funded status so we can continue to pay pensions now and in the future. Practically speaking, this means that we allocate capital and manage risk across a variety of asset classes and investment strategies in response to changing market conditions.

Members of our investment team across different asset classes work together to find the best opportunities, regardless of where they come from. We place the most importance on our funded status, rather than the return of individual asset classes.

Our total portfolio group

To deliver on our total portfolio approach, we have a dedicated Total Portfolio Group responsible for guiding the Fund’s overall investment portfolio and providing strategic advice to our CIO, CEO and Board of Trustees on the orientation of the policy portfolio: the targeted mix of asset classes for the investment portfolio. That portfolio represents the longer-term asset allocation strategy that reflects how the mix of asset classes are expected to respond to different economic conditions.

Sustainable investing

At HOOPP, we are committed to sustainable investing and we leverage insights from environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors to inform our investment approach. Our investment teams integrate ESG factors into their analysis and decision-making process for each new investment opportunity.

Risk management

Our investment risk teams provide insight, guidance and oversight to asset class leaders on the identification, measurement, monitoring, reporting and mitigation of investment risks. This ensures investment decisions are backed by a breadth of information and research to optimize the return on risk taken.

As a large global investor operating in an increasingly interconnected world, we also aim to diversify investments across geography, investment time horizons and economic outcomes to mitigate risk and enhance returns.

Capital Markets

HOOPP has a multi-asset class investment strategy in capital markets including stock and bond markets. Capital markets are financial markets that bring buyers and sellers together to trade stocks, bonds, currencies, and other financial assets.

Private Markets

HOOPP has a multi-asset class investment strategy in private markets that includes infrastructure, private credit, private equity and real estate. Private markets invest in assets not traded on a public exchange or stock market.