Why GPIF's re-alignment sets benchmark in Japan
The fund's move to repurpose its asset allocation and alter its management structure, as well as commit to improved governance, earns it an Institutional Excellence Award.
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Reasons to get excited by changes at GPIF
The world’s largest pension fund is embarking on significant structural changes that will give global asset managers something to think about, as a model for the wider industry to follow.
Institutional aversion puts Japan rally at risk
Unless Japanese pension funds start investing in the domestic equity market, participants should expect a reversal, says Robeco CIO Arnout van Rijn.
PE firm, mandated by GPIF, seeks help
Brightrust, a Japanese private equity specialist, says it wants outside ideas on helping Japan’s pension giant to handle alternatives.
GPIF in-sources majority of assets
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund is managing the majority of its assets internally, with some fund managers losing ground and others increasing the value of their mandates.
GPIF’s equity gains argue for EM mandates
Japan’s $1.3 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund reports FYQ3 gains from international equities even as it delays moving into emerging markets.
