CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said it gained over C$11bn (US$10.1bn) in the quarter ending June 30, but assets remain lower than they were last year, the CPPIB said in its quarterly release.

CHILE - Assets in Chilean pension funds grew in the month of July to US$102bn, but remain at a lower level than one year earlier, according to data from Superintendencia de Pensiones, the national pension watchdog.

UK/US - The Bank of New York Mellon will acquire Insight Investment Management from Lloyds Banking Group for £235m (US$387.2m) and aims to make the UK-focused firm a more international player.

CANADA - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is set to restructure its real estate division after it lost C$5.7bn (US$5.2bn) in the first half of the year.

FRANCE - The French pension fund manager Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has hired Crédit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) to run various asset classes when needed.

US - State Street said its US$625m legal reserve may run dry after the Securities and Exchange Commission told the firm it planned to recommend enforcement action against them for violating securities laws.

BRAZIL - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) have teamed up with a Brazilian real estate developer to build a portfolio of commercial real estate properties.

NETHERLANDS - Kempen Capital Management has raked in fiduciary management mandates worth €800m (US$1.1bn) from five different investors, the firm announced.

US - Corporate pension funds outperformed all other institutional investors in the quarter ending June 30, according to data from consulting firm Wilshire Associates.

CANADA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled food maker Kerry Inc. can use the surpluses from its defined benefit (DB) scheme to pay pension expenses and contributions into its defined contribution (DC) scheme.