Bloomberg Alternative assets such as infrastructure and real estate have been a popular way for Nordic pension funds to pump up returns. But the latest crisis just exposed how risky many corners of the asset class are, when liquidity suddenly dries up. As the chief investment officer of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co., Mikko Mursula oversees about 46 billion euros ...

Bloomberg Stocks pushed higher in Europe along with US equity futures as investors looked past a worrying increase in coronavirus cases to government and monetary stimulus. The dollar slipped. In the wake of Tuesday’s global rally, gains in real-estate and banking shares brought fresh momentum to the Stoxx Europe 600 Index. S&P 500 futures swung from modest declines to gains, ...

Bloomberg India stocks rose, overcoming early volatility as investors weighed the consequences of a border conflict with China’s military while coronavirus infections continued to rise as the South Asian nation reopens. The S&P BSE Sensex index rose 0.2% to 33,678.43 as of 12:51 pm in Mumbai, after swinging between gains and losses. The NSE Nifty 50 Index was up 0.2%. ...