BRAZIL - Brazilian state pension funds Funcef, Petrus and Previ will have a stake in the Belo Monte hydropower dam that will be built in the Amazon, an official with the state-run electricity company said.
US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has paid £106m (US$155m) to acquire a 12.7% stake in London Gatwick Airport from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
Pension funds are continuing to diversify into riskier assets, with interest in private markets likely to increase in the short to mid-term, bfinance says.
EUROPE - Pension funds are continuing to diversify into riskier assets, with interest in private markets likely to increase in the short to mid-term, bfinance said.
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