US - The New York State Common Retirement Fund (CRF) has committed an additional $475m to three existing managers, the monthly transaction report shows.

Teacher Retirement System of Texas; The Securities and Exchange Commission; Northern Trust; Cheyne Capital Management; Threadneedle; Wilshire Private Markets; Man Group; Matrix Group.

US - Funded status of US pension plans increased to 80.3% at the end of October, BNY Mellon Asset Management finds.

IRELAND - Pegging defined benefit schemes' liabilities to Irish bonds instead of German and French bonds could significantly ease the burden of underfunding, said Aon Hewitt.

NETHERLANDS - Pension funds failing to meet coverage ratio requirements will be able to postpone the proposed premium increase until 2012, the Dutch central bank said.

NETHERLANDS - Olaf Sleijpen, director of institutional clients at APG is leaving to start a new role at De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) at the start of 2011.

EDHEC; Amundi; Corinthian Cove Consulting; Scottish Widows Investment Partnership; Standard Life Investments; Mercer; CalPERS

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).

NORWAY - Norway's Government Pension Fund Global is to purchase foreign exchange in November equivalent to NOK800m ($135m) a day.

US - Four former San Diego officials have agreed to pay penalties for misleading investors in the city's municipal bond funds about the extent of its pension and retiree healthcare obligations, said the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).