The $1.3 trillion pension fund is raising allocations to global equities and bonds. Its director-general of research, Tokihiko Shimizu, discusses its outlook on emerging markets and alternative and private investments.
Tag : asset allocation
The firm is seeking to strengthen its team, reasoning that the great rotation is a reality and that Asia’s aging society requires better income security.
The pension fund will raise exposure to domestic and global equities and alternatives after admitting it maintained fixed income allocations too long, causing it to underperform peers.
Global asset managers are being alerted to potential business opportunities as Japanese corporate pensions reveal a change in planned allocations.
As Australia’s first generation of compulsory savers gets ready to retire, the country’s superannuation funds have a surprisingly heavy allocation to stocks, finds Towers Watson.
