North America

CANADA/NORWAY - A consortium of investors including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has agreed to acquire a 24.1% stake in Norway's Gassled Joint Venture.

AUSTRALIA/CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has bought a 50% stake in an Australian shopping centre for A$455m ($488m).

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SWEDEN/US - Swedish pension buffer fund AP2 and US pension fund manager TIAA-CREF have formed a joint venture targeting agricultural real estate.

US - BlackRock has lured the trio who launched Merrill Lynch's private equity business to help kick-start direct private equity offerings within BlackRock.

CANADA - A Canadian pension plan has invested $104m in the new version of Acadian Asset Management's managed volatility strategy that mixes developed and emerging equities, the firm said.

Neuberger Berman, SL Investment Management, Standard Life, GESB, Acadian, Pioneer, Russell Investments, Northern Trust

CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) ended the fiscal year with a C$20.6bn ($21bn) increase in assets under management, marking an all-time high for the fund.

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UK/ CANADA - Last week's passage of the Ontario budget gave approval for the Nortel pension plan to put through what could be North America's first pension buyout. Ronald Olsen, vice president at Sibson Consulting, who assisted the plan with its proposal,...