OMERS

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CANADA - Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) saw the value of its assets rise to $53.3bn in 2010, up from $47.8bn a year earlier.

Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have won a bidding war to acquire the £2.1bn high-speed rail link connecting London with the Channel Tunnel.

UK/CANADA - The property arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has joined forces with the British Land Company to develop a £340m ($534m) City of London office block.

CANADA - The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System will increase its contribution rate over the next three years in an attempt to tackle its growing pension deficit.

NETHERLANDS/CANADA - Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (ABP) and Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) have launched an investment programme which will allocate €200m (US$246m) in Dutch and Canadian start-up companies.

CANADA/US - OMERS Private equity has completed its acquisition of United States Infrastructure Corporation (USIC).

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is looking to gain exposure to direct infrastructure assets while building strategic relationships with other investors.

GLOBAL - A group of 14 global pension schemes and institutional investors have launched a study to look at the potential impact of climate change scenarios on strategic asset allocation.

A group of 17 global pension schemes, institutional investors and other organisations have launched a study to look at the potential impact of climate change scenarios on strategic asset allocation.