Noritz pension cautiously timing bigger push into alternatives

Even as Japanese corporate pension funds are increasing their allocations to private markets or alternatives, the Noritz Corporate Pension Fund is still wary of moving further into sectors like private equity or real estate. Kiyoshi Iwashina, Noritz Corporate Pension Fund Kiyoshi Iwashina, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at the fund, has observed peers venture into alternatives over the last few years, starting with private equity, then infrastruct…