Canada

CANADA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has extended a C$100m (US$92.5m) loan to Yellow Pages as part of a program that extends credit to local companies.

CANADA - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Roland Lescure as its new chief investment officer in the latest change following an extensive investment staff reshuffle earlier this year.

Raquel Pichardo-Allison looks at the different approaches that the US, Canada and the Netherlands are taking to improve regulation in light of the economic crisis

CANADA - The shareholders of the Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) have ratified the acquisition offer made by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in March.

CANADA - The Ontario government will allow the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System to provide third-party investment and pension administration services.

CANADA - Canada should reform its pension system by creating a hybrid model which resembles the one in place in the Netherlands, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan president and chief executive says.

CANADA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is still a "solid" institution despite a C$40bn (US$34bn) loss in 2008, executives say.

CANADA - The CAN$11.7bn (US$9.6bn) Canada Post pension plan lost almost 20% during 2008, its annual report reveals.

CANADA - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) and the Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System (OMERS) posted significant losses through 2008, the schemes' annual reports reveal.

CANADA - Newly appointed Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec chief executive Michael Sabia received almost CAN$21m (US$16.8m) in remuneration last year as outgoing chief executive of Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE).