HUNGARY - Hungary will cancel about 1.5trn forint ($7.5bn) of bonds after taking over the assets of privately managed pension funds to "immediately" cut indebtedness, according to the Debt Management Agency.

AUSTRALIA - The superannuation fund City Super has awarded a A$1.5bn ($1.5bn) custodian and administration mandate to JP Morgan Treasury and Securities Services (TSS).

AUSTRALIA - The median growth superannuation fund gained 1% in January 2011, research by Chant West shows.

GLOBAL - Global pension assets rose about 8% to $31.1trn in 2010, research shows.

MALAYSIA - The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has reported its highest ever dividend payout of RM21.61bn ($7.1bn) for 2010.

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CANADA - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has agreed to buy a 50% stake in Europe's largest retail complex, CentrO near Dusseldorf, Germany, for about €700m ($949m), according to three people with knowledge of the transaction.

NETHERLANDS - Four Dutch pension schemes will be cutting their payments next year if they continue failing to meet their recovery plans, said the Pension Federation.

SWEDEN - The Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3) recorded a net profit of SEK18.3bn ($2.9bn) in 2010, returning 9% for the year.

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