Global

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

INCLUDING: SWEDEN - Alecta sells property, UK - HSBC appointment, CANADA - New superintendent

GLOBAL - Hedge funds increasing their exposure to the growing catastrophe bond market could spell disaster for pension funds.

UK - Giant global investors are actively integrating SRI practices according to a survey to assess the progress of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) released in Geneva today.

NEWS IN BRIEF

INCLUDING: SWITZERLAND - New index launch, AUSTRALIA - Farmers boost superannuation investments, UK - Legal eagle returns to PPF, UK - Sustainable finance fund launch, FRANCE - Standard Life Investments opens Paris office

GLOBAL - The merger of the Bank of New York Company and Mellon Financial Corporation has completed, creating the financial giant The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

GLOBAL - Société Générale Asset Management Alternative Investments (SGAM AI) has announced it is to launch funds linked to Standard & Poor's (S&P) Shariah indices.

INCLUDING: US - State Street buys Investors Financial Services Corp, UK - Pension funds in £4bn surplus, GLOBAL - Macquarie Goodman rebrands, UK - LaSalle and PRUPIM launch Asia Property fund.

INCLUDING: CHINA - More officials on trial, UK - HSBC appoint Ashmore, US - Supermarket senior on gov board