GPIF calls for shareholder activism – Japan style
The CIO of the world’s largest pension fund, Hiromichi Mizuno, is pushing hard for more dialogue between investors and issuers in the hope of boosting returns for Japan's retirees.
The chief investment officer of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has urged asset managers to engage local companies’ management in a more vigorous debate about corporate governance.
The world’s largest retirement fund started buying more equities in 2014, marking a dramatic policy shift in search of better performance. It recorded a record quarterly gain in its fiscal third quarter which ended in December.
GPIF has been leading the way domestically in terms of raisin…
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