The $1.2 trillion state pension fund hires eight firms to manage overseas stocks, and is finalising domestic equity mandates. It comes after record losses in domestic bonds.
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Japan largely escaped major market losses amid last month's severe volatility, but it is not out of the woods yet, says Tokyo-based hedge fund firm United Managers Japan.
Unless Japanese pension funds start investing in the domestic equity market, participants should expect a reversal, says Robeco CIO Arnout van Rijn.
While many welcome the planned reduction in tick sizes by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, SBI Japannext warns such a move could lead to a "tick-size war".
Investors, consultants, fund managers and academia mingled at AsianInvestor's 2nd Annual Japan Institutional Investment Forum in Tokyo on June 6. Here we present a photo gallery.
Sources point to a change of atmosphere amid renewed interest from domestic and international investors. Almost all surviving funds are understood to be in fundraising mode.
Much-increased market volatility and a more flexible short-selling regime are combining to boost interest in high-frequency trading in Japan.
Panelists at AsianInvestor's Japan Institutional Investor Forum say it's time for corporations to put their cash to work and that rising interest rates should be welcomed, not feared.
Charles Beazley, CEO of the Japanese fund house, explains the reasons behind the move and remains positive on the prospects for an IPO down the line.
Many Asian life firms missed Japan’s stock rally, but are mulling boosting exposure now with embedded downside protection, and fund houses are also eyeing capital protection, says Société Générale.
This conclusion emerged from Franklin Templeton’s annual global survey, which found that Indians were the most upbeat, as of late January.
Global asset managers are being alerted to potential business opportunities as Japanese corporate pensions reveal a change in planned allocations.
