North America

CANADA - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec plans to issue C$8bn (US$7.6bn) worth of bonds in Canada, the US and Europe by the end of 2010 as part of a refinancing plan.

CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Fund reported a 4.6% return in the quarter ending September 30, and a C$7.2bn (US$6.8bn) jump in assets.

AUSTRALIA/CANADA - Transurban Group, Australia's biggest toll road operator, rejected an unsolicited A$6.8bn ($6.2bn) takeover offer from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Bloomberg News reported.

CANADA - The C$2.2bn (US$2.03bn) Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation has hired State Street to provide custody, fund accounting and securities lending services.

It has taken the worst financial crisis in decades, but policymakers are finally taking a long, hard look at exactly what they've offered retirees.

Helen Morrissey speaks to Jim Leech, chief executive officer of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan about changes in asset allocation and how the fund is preparing for the future

CANADA - The Canadian government has proposed a package of pension reforms that will reduce volatility in defined benefit plan contributions and provide stricter standards for wound up schemes.

CANADA ­- Canadian pension fund returns have surged following a strong performance in the third quarter.

US - Morgan Stanley will sell its retail business, including Van Kampen Investments, to Invesco for $1.5bn as the firm increases its focus on the institutional market.

US - Trustees of the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) have proposed increasing employee and employer contribution rates in order to bring the scheme back up to full funding.