GPIF’s foreign investments save blushes after weak Q1
Sizeable exposure to overseas markets has helped the huge Japanese pension fund stave off a rout after a turbulent period, underlining why others are following suit.
International portfolio diversification is helping institutional investors, especially Asian ones, find some respite in a harsh investment environment – and proving increasingly important in their allocation strategies.
Take Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund.
Investments in developed markets, particularly US equities, have helped it counter volatility elsewhere, notably falling share prices in various Asian countries.
The world’s largest pension fund on August 2 repor…
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