Corporate Moves
Japan’s GPIF Seeking Active and Passive Managers for Foreign Bonds
The giant pension fund seeks to diversify away from low-yield Japanese bonds.
Tag: Japan
Asset Management Culture
Tesla Recruits Former CIO of $1.5 Trillion Japanese Pension Fund GPIF
Hiromichi Mizuno joins Tesla to serve the board as an independent director and on its audit committee.
Market Moves
World’s Largest Pension Fund Ups Scrutiny of Index Investments
Japan’s $1.5 trillion retirement program wants to improve its passive management strategy.
Corporate Moves
Goldman Sachs Veteran Tapped as Japan’s GPIF CIO
Eiji Ueda will take over the $1.5 trillion plan as it pushes into foreign assets.
Manager Selection
World’s Largest Pension Fund’s CIO Hiromichi Mizuno Exits
Japan’s $1.6 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund will see its investment chief depart soon after five years in the job.
Pensions
Japan’s Government Pension Fund Returns 4.61% in Fiscal Q3
World’s largest pension fund’s asset value rises to $1.54 trillion.
Market Moves
Japan, European Development Bank Launch Social Bond Initiative
Partnership will promote and develop bonds that focus on ESG.
Market Moves
Japanese Pension Giant GPIF Suspends Stock Lending for Short Selling
World’s largest retirement fund says practice is ‘inconsistent’ with stewardship duties.
Newsmakers
Japan GPIF’s ESG Portfolio Outperforms Market
Fund reports that four out of five ESG investments outperformed their benchmarks.
Newsmakers
GPIF CIO: Global Synchronicity is Killing Diversification
CIO of world’s largest fund says no place for investors to hide in downturn.
Newsmakers
Japan’s GPIF Shows Small Gain, Recovering from Prior Losses
In June-ending quarter, foreign stocks helped overcome weakness at home.
Newsmakers
Japan’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Surpasses Norway’s as World’s Largest
A 1.5% return for fiscal 2018 raises the fund’s total asset value to $1.46 trillion.
Research
Japan’s Elderly Will Need More Pension Money
Nation’s Financial Service Agency commissioner addresses aging issues, potential investment solutions.
Market Moves
Stocks Hurt the World’s Largest Pension Fund Last Quarter
Japan’s GPIF lost a staggering $136 billion due to Q4’s rout in equities.
Risk
GPIF Returns 3.42% in Second Fiscal Quarter
Stocks drive most of the Japanese mega-fund’s gains.