Ontario proposes autonomous governance of OMERS

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CANADA - The Ontario government has proposed new legislation that would hand the governance of the CAN$35.7bn Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) directly to the fund.

Currently, the government is the plan sponsor, appointing board members and having the final say on benefit changes. The Bill, introduced in parliament by John Gerretsen, minister of municipal a...

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