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Scoring from GPIF’s treasure trove
The world’s largest institutional investor entered a new era last year — and shrank. At the start of the fiscal term on 1 April, the Government Pension Investment Fund had assets of 116 trillion yen,...
View ArticleGPIF Q1 beats benchmarks but yen and rough markets take toll
The world largest institutional investor saw a return of -0.21% during the first quarter of the 2011/12 financial year but performed above its benchmarks in all segments. At 30 June, Japan’s Government...
View ArticleGPIF back to black for third quarter – but not year
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund underformed the benchmarks on two components of its portfolio in the October-December quarter but still scored handsome gains, enabling it to post income for...
View ArticleLooks like government is using GPIF as its piggy bank – again
The deadlock over how Japan’s government will fund its obligations to the nation’s basic pension scheme has dragged on for so long Tokyo is now resorting to IOUs to do the job. According to the...
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Japanese politicians preparing to plunder the post office?
Putting it in or taking it out? Further privatisation of Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance will be delayed until an unknown date under a measure set pass the Diet’s upper house in June after it...
View ArticleGovernment Pension Investment Fund shines with 2.32% return
The Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s largest institutional investor, returned 2.32% in its 2011/12 financial, much of it thanks to a sparkling final (January to March) quarter when it...
View ArticleGPIF down but better than benchmarks
The value of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund fell 1.85% in the first (April to June) quarter of the 2012 financial year which it ended with assets worth 108.17 trillion yen, according to a...
View ArticleProfile: Pension Fund for Local Government Officials
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