North America

CANADA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is still a "solid" institution despite a C$40bn (US$34bn) loss in 2008, executives say.

CANADA - The CAN$11.7bn (US$9.6bn) Canada Post pension plan lost almost 20% during 2008, its annual report reveals.

CANADA - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) and the Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System (OMERS) posted significant losses through 2008, the schemes' annual reports reveal.

US - The Colorado Public Employees Retirement System has announced it will not pay bonuses to staff for 2008 results.

CANADA - Newly appointed Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec chief executive Michael Sabia received almost CAN$21m (US$16.8m) in remuneration last year as outgoing chief executive of Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE).

CANADA - The CAN$43bn (US$34.5bn) Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System (OMERS) has taken a majority stake in the Detroit River Tunnel in a renegotiation of terms with its partner Canadian Pacific Railway (CP).

CANADA - The CAN$108.9bn (US$86.8bn) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has made a formal offer to acquire the Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) in a deal worth C$1.16bn (US$0.92bn).

CANADA - Interim loans advanced to General Motors by the governments of Canada and Ontario cannot be used to shore up underfunded pension liabilities.

CANADA - The Canadian Minister of Finance has unveiled regulations to provide temporary solvency funding relief to federally regulated defined benefit pension plans.

CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has announced plans to issue up to CAN$5bn (US$4.04bn) in debt over the next two years to help it fund investments in illiquid assets.