CANADA - The long running bid by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) to acquire Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) has met with final regulatory approval.
US - The Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan (MERS) has appointed State Street Corporation as custodian for its $6bn in assets.
Bank of England faces tough decision on interest rates; IMF forecast of slowing growth damps mood
US - The Change to Win (CtW) coalition has failed in its bid to block the reappointment of Morgan Stanley directors at the company's AGM.
Plans to merge the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries are being challenged by a group of Scottish-qualified actuaries.
UK - The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has appointed members to its benefits and investment councils.
THE National Association of Pension Funds has announced the results of elections to its benefits and investment councils.
DENMARK - Industriens Pension produced a 0.6% return over 2007, but lowered its member costs by 10%.
BNY Mellon Asset Management has launched its first global 130/30 strategy.
GOODMAN Property Investors has launched an Asia Pacific fund of funds in a bid to target pension scheme demand.