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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Korea Teachers' Credit Union appoints new CIO; AIA Singapore hired ESG head from UOB; Ping An confirms appointment of Benjamin Deng as CIO; Australian Unity hires first head of responsible investment; AMP has new head of portfolio management for multi-assets, Robeco hires Asia fixed income head; Haitong makes three new appointments for institutional clients business; and more.

Asset Owners

Jan 18, 2022

Richard Newell

Nature loss across Asia will profoundly damage economic activities that rely on natural capital, according to several recent studies. Investors need to act.

Asset Owners

Jan 17, 2022

Karen Ng

Signatories are advocating for a robust policy on plastic pollution amid concerns that states would support a less ambitious mandate.

Asset Owners

Jan 18, 2022

Shusi He

One of Hong Kong's biggest family firms, New World Development, plans to beef up its ESG vision, leading the way for other family offices and family firms in the region.

Fund Managers

Jan 22, 2022

Twinkle Zhou

Omicron may have put the bite into the property sector, but commercial property in Asia Pacific is defying the odds in a challenging sector, says a CBRE report.

Asset Owners

2 days ago

Hugo Cox

The German insurer has plans for the property sector in Australia and China too.

Asset Owners

Jan 12, 2022

Sara Velezmoro

Asset owners can boost returns through alternative allocation, the head of alternatives at the Brunei Investment Agency says, as she takes on an expanded role.

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2 hours ago

Staff Reporters

Brunei Investment Agency names head of real estate; Former Temasek CEO Ho Ching joins EQT Future's mission board; APG managing director for global real assets relocates to Hong Kong; Manulife Hong Kong appoints chief financial officer and chief product officer; Wayne Swan commences as Cbus chair; AXA IM appoints head of client group alts Asia; and more.

Fund Managers

18 hours ago

Shusi He

Census experts say China's population will start to decline at least five years earlier than expected - investors are being warned to keep a weather eye on inflation and structural shifts.

Family Offices

23 hours ago

Lucas Cacioli

Family offices in Hong Kong want to do more impact investing, but the paucity of ESG talent and the lack of uniform reporting standards are real issues for them.

Fund Managers

1 day ago

Twinkle Zhou

An impending series of interest rate increases and the deterioration in relations between Russia and the West over Ukraine have worried investors in recent weeks, hence the volatility in US equities in particular.

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