7th Japan Institutional Investment Forum

Event Highlights

Mar 29, 2018

Big names from some of Japan's leading asset owners gather in Tokyo to debate key investing topics in the country.

Keynote interview: An insight into the world’s largest pension fund

Hiromichi Mizuno, GPIF

Networking on the sidelines

Richard Morrow, AsianInvestor

Takuji Okubo, Japan Macro Advisors

Kosuke Okimori, Kewpie Pension Fund

Seiji Ishii, FTSE Russell

Tsuneo Taguchi, The Pension Fund of JTB

Mitsuhiro Arakawa, Russell Investments Japan

Panel discussion: Japan’s search for value

Justin Bourgette, Eaton Vance Investment Managers

A chance to make new contacts

Hidetoshi Ono, Manulife Life Insurance

Tokihiko Shimizu, Japan Post Bank

Katsuyuki Tokushima, NLI Research Institute

Panel discussion: The alternatives roundtable

Michiyo Morisawa, UNPRI

Tomoaki Iwakura, JIAM

Takahiro Tajiri

Terry Rayner, AsianInvestor

Networking on the sidelines

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Alternatives

Feb 16, 2021

Sara Velezmoro

The chief executive's decision to step down after nearly 17 years ends an era of rapid evolution. New CEO Dilhan Pillay will need to accelerate Temasek's move into modern areas.

Moves

2 days ago

Joe Marsh

The data and analytics specialist is joining asset management consultancy Shoreline to expand the team in Singapore advising on investment operating models.

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Feb 15, 2021

BNY Mellon

BNY Mellon’s new report looks at key drivers shaping the investment industry that buy-side leaders should not miss.

Moves

Feb 11, 2021

Staff Writers

BLF chief steps down; Temasek appoints new CEO; EPF replaces CEO; BlackRock names new Asia Pacific head; CIFM appoints new fund manager; M&G hires HK intermediaries head; Amundi creates OCIO division; Schroders names new Australia CEO; BNY Mellon WM closes HK office; HKEX appoints new CEO and more.

Partner Content

Feb 17, 2021

World Gold Council

Investors in Asia Pacific will likely see the low interest rate environment as an opportunity to add risk assets in the hope that the economic recovery is on the immediate horizon, but the case for owning gold in portfolios remains strong, according to Jaspar Crawley, Head of Distribution, APAC, at The World Gold Council.

Alternatives

Feb 10, 2021

Natalie Koh

Asset owners and managers are being drawn to private credit investments in China and India, but also other areas. However, Asia presents unique risk challenges too.

Partner Content

3 days ago

FactSet

In today’s fast-paced trading environment, there is growing demand for unique data streams to help guide investment decisions. In a recent webinar, AsianInvestor spoke to experts in the field of alternative data to gain a more in-depth understanding of the latest available options, from geotagging to sentiment analysis through natural language processing, and other unique sources of alpha.

Awards

4 days ago

The Editors

AsianInvestor is requesting submissions for its latest Asset Service and Asset Management awards, which will incorporate a panel of industry judges. Read on to learn more.

Partner Content

Feb 21, 2021

PASLA

There is growing investor interest in managing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors inherent in securities lending – especially concerning voting rights – finds a consultation conducted by AsianInvestor and the Pan Asia Securities Lending Association (PASLA).

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Moves

20 hours ago

Staff Writers

Pimco names new Apac head; Hines expanding Japan and Korea teams; T. Rowe Price appoints wholesale and family office head; Odey's Brook AM lures another Newton exec for new EM fund; Complyport HK sees ownership change, renamed S2 Compliance; Rob Lance joins portfolio software startup to run Asia sales; Tokyo Stock Exchange names president.

Fund Managers

1 day ago

Joe Marsh

With asset managers' profit margins increasingly under pressure as fees fall and costs and client expectations rise, more industry consolidation is surely coming. But how quickly?

Partner Content

1 day ago

Credit Suisse

In a recent webinar, AsianInvestor spoke to top experts on emerging market (EM) corporate debt to get a better sense of the opportunities, risks and rewards that investors should be familiar with. To continue the conversation, we followed up with panelists to further explore some key issues.

Asset Owners

1 day ago

Jolie Ho

The Korean pension fund giant is venturing into timberland investment, and more asset owners are expected to follow suit as they seek diversification and sustainable investments.

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