Canada

CANADA - Canadian pension funds lost 3.2% in the second quarter, but a weak dollar helped shield against even steeper falls in the international equity markets, according to data by RBC Dexia Investor Services.

CANADA/UK - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Onex, Canada's biggest publicly traded buyout firm, are examining Tomkins' accounts after signalling they may bid about £2.9bn ($4.4bn) for the British maker of auto parts and window frames.

UK - UK private equity firm Candover Investments has confirmed that talks over its sale to a Canadian pension fund have broken down after three months.

AUSTRALIA/CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has bid A$3.5bn (US$3.1bn) for Macquarie-backed Australian toll road operator Intoll Group.

UK/CANADA - The UK's Pensions Regulator has issued a Financial Support Direction against companies in the Canada-based Nortel grou,p requiring them to provide support for the UK scheme, which had a £2.1bn (US$3.1bn) shortfall on a buyout basis.

CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has been criticised by environmentalists for investing C$250m (US$239) in an Alberta tar sands company.

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.

CANADA/UK - A Canadian court has once again prevented UK-based The Pensions Regulator from issuing a warning notice to recover £2.1bn (US$3.1bn) from Nortel Networks in Canada.

GLOBAL - The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) called on G20 leaders gathered in Toronto at the weekend to strengthen shareholder rights in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

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.