Canada

CANADA - The C$2.2bn (US$2.03bn) Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation has hired State Street to provide custody, fund accounting and securities lending services.

It has taken the worst financial crisis in decades, but policymakers are finally taking a long, hard look at exactly what they've offered retirees.

Helen Morrissey speaks to Jim Leech, chief executive officer of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan about changes in asset allocation and how the fund is preparing for the future

CANADA - The Canadian government has proposed a package of pension reforms that will reduce volatility in defined benefit plan contributions and provide stricter standards for wound up schemes.

CANADA ­- Canadian pension fund returns have surged following a strong performance in the third quarter.

CANADA - The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said it will lobby for an overhaul of the Canadian pension system, calling for mandatory pension participation, a national system of pension insurance, and expanding the mandate of the Canada Pension...

CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has partnered with Sterling Partners to acquire the Livingston International Income Fund for C$8 (US$7.65) per unit, Livingston said.

CANADA/US - A unit of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) will take a stake in Simmons, the US-based mattress maker said as it outlined its bankruptcy and restructuring plans.

CANADA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has committed C$39.8m (US$37.2m) to Canadian technology company GLV, as part of an ongoing programme to invest C$1.5bn in Quebec-based firms.

AUSTRALIA: Future Fund invests in UK property; NEW ZEALAND: NZ Superannuation up 6.31%; CANADA: CPPIB