INCLUDING - CANADA - Caisse de Dépôt puts in Heathrow bid, US - Probe could lead to criminal charges, CANADA - OTPP junk bond sale.

London lawyer to test new law on ageism; Lessons learned for safeguarding pensions; A matter of principle on SRI code opt-out; Bank in talks to plug £300m gap; Shares predicted to break through the 7000 level

THREE Fidelity fund managers have teamed up with Resolution Asset Management to launch a multi-manager boutique.

THE Financial Services Authority's Retail Distribution Review could be the key to unlocking the annuity market's Open Market Option Process, a financial advisor believes.

UK - Glasgow City Council has tendered a £15m mandate for an absolute return manager on behalf of the Strathclyde Pension Fund Number 3.

UK - The Bank of England (BOE) has reportedly become the latest UK organisation to announce the closure of its final salary pension scheme.

THE department for work and pensions wants the pensions industry to give its views on the draft regulations dealing with the calculations of pension transfer values.

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has admitted it needs to become nimbler and more responsive when responding to market dynamics.

NETHERLANDS - PGGM has awarded its first mandate investing in sustainable managed forestry plantations to US manager GMO.

MEXICO - The National Pension Fund Association has thrown its support behind major reforms heading towards the country's pension fund industry.