As the LGPS funds embark on the challenging process of pooling, there is much to be learned from the experience of their peers across the globe, writes Stephanie Baxter.
The BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have formed a 50:50 property joint venture.
CANADA - Canadian pension funds kept mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the country afloat in the third quarter, according to PwC.
CANADA/JAPAN - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Global Logistic Properties (GLP) have formed a joint venture to invest in the country's logistics network.
CANADA/US - Apax Partners, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board have teamed up to purchase Kinetic Concepts in a $6.3bn deal.
AUSTRALIA/CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has bought a 50% stake in an Australian shopping centre for A$455m ($488m).
CANADA - Quebec has become the first Canadian province to introduce a new pension programme for workers who don't have their own retirement savings.
IRELAND/CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and other investors will give airline leasing company AWAS an additional $529m to help it expand its fleet.
CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board reached C$140.1bn ($141bn) in the quarter ended December 31 after a return on investments of 3%.
CANADA/UK - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Onex, Canada's biggest publicly traded buyout firm, are examining Tomkins' accounts after signalling they may bid about £2.9bn ($4.4bn) for the British maker of auto parts and window frames.