Asset Allocation
Japan’s GPIF Loses $28 Billion in First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022
The $1.43 trillion pension giant posts back-to-back quarterly losses for the first time in six years.
Tag: Government Pension Investment Fund
Newsmakers
Japan’s GPIF Seeks Data on Effect of Securities-Lending Suspension
The $1.73 trillion pension giant has issued a request for information regarding its 2019 decision to stop lending securities to short sellers.
Asset Allocation
Domestic Equities Weigh Down Japan’s Pension Giant
GPIF’s $1.7 trillion portfolio cools off to start fiscal 2021 after a historic 2020.
Pensions
Japan’s GPIF Finds Portfolio Firms Proactive on ESG Disclosure
A report from the pension giant reveals a ‘virtuous cycle’ of providing non-financial information.
Pensions
Japan’s $1.7 Trillion Pension Giant Breaks Record, Returns 25% in 2020
Red hot equities help the world’s largest pension fund rake in $339 billion in investment gains.
Pensions
Japan’s GPIF Wants to Minimize the Drawbacks of Investing in Alts
Research indicates replicating alternatives’ performance using ETFs could mitigate their shortcomings.
Asset Allocation
GPIF Invests $12.5 Billion in Morningstar, MSCI ESG Benchmarks
The Japanese pension giant has already started passively investing with the two US index providers.
Market Moves
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund Returns 3.05% in Q2
World’s largest pension fund grows to $1.62 trillion with $47.64 billion quarterly gain and is on pace for its best year ever.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Japanese Pension Fund Loses $77 Billion in Fiscal 2019
The world’s largest retirement system is the lowest it’s been valued in roughly three years.
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.
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.
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.