Canada

CANADA/GERMANY - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has teamed up with LaSalle Investment Management to buy Germany's Hürth Park shopping centre for €157.3m ($219.2m).

CANADA - Canadian pension funds saw assets rise 7.3% over the third quarter, buoyed by rallying global markets, research by RBC Dexia Investor Services shows.

UK/CANADA - The property arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has joined forces with the British Land Company to develop a £340m ($534m) City of London office block.

CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has purchased a 10% stake in a Toronto toll road, and its holding could increase to 40% if CPPIB's planned acquisition of Intoll Group goes through.

CANADA - The Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Canada's biggest pension fund manager, isn't ruling out selling more bonds after completing an C$8bn ($7.8bn) borrowing programme three months ago, chief executive officer Michael Sabia said.

UK - Two overseas firms have teamed up to challenge the powers of the UK's pension regulator to require they provide financial support to their UK pension funds.

CANADA - Brookfield Asset Management has closed its $2.7bn Americas Infrastructure fund after almost doubling its target.

CANADA - The Canadian Pacific Railway Company is to raise $350m through a debt offering and put the proceeds towards a C$650m ($630.6m) pension payment.

CANADA - Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has decided to sell its 25% stake of CTVglobemedia to BCE (Bell), the parent company of Bell Canada and Bell Aliant.

CANADA/UK - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Onex Corp. have garnered sufficient shareholder support for their £2.89bn ($4.4bn) purchase of Tomkins Plc.