Japan Post Bank hoovers up foreign assets after 2008

Nov 24, 2011

Results show it has increased its holding of foreign securities from scratch in March 2008 to over ¥10 trillion as at September 30, adding ¥3 trillion in the past year alone.

Japan Post Bank hoovers up foreign assets after 2008

Japan Post Bank has increased its proportion of foreign securities to 5.66% of its ¥191.4 trillion ($2.5 trillion) portfolio, from virtually zero in March 2008, notes a Japan Pensions Industry Database blog.

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