US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has called for the resignation of CVS/Corporation director Roger Headrick.

THE £2.2BN Cheshire County Council Pension Fund has gone out to tender for a fund manager to run a £330m active bond brief.

THE REGISTRATION process for the 8th annual Professional Pensions Show - to be held at Excel in London on November 21 and 22 - is now open.

INCLUDING: IRELAND - New IAPF chairman, AUSTRALIA - Australian supers push for better value beta, NORWAY - RREEF joins up with Fazenda, ITALY - €1.3bn poured into Italian pensions, KOREA - ING grabs Landmark.

CANADA/AUSTRALIA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is plotting to buy a significant stake in Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL).

KKR close to deal on Boots pensions; Pensions warning to ICI bidder; Funds pile into passive strategies; Pensions overtake wealthy on hedge funds

MEXICO - Laws intended to reign in the defined contribution (DC) pension system and the transfer market were brought in by the government on Friday.

CANADA - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been found guilty of a fundamental breach of trust towards its pension scheme members.

THE TRADES Union Congress has launched a searchable database to allow trustees to find out how fund managers voted at company annual general meetings.

UK - The TUC's online tool letting pension fund managers keep tags on asset managers' votes at AGMs may be largely unnecessary for some larger funds.