Meiji Yasuda, Nippon  Life to add $33bn in credit assets

Mar 27, 2017

Two of Japan's huge life insurers plan to heavily boost their local and foreign corporate bond allocations. This will increase the risk and reduce the duration of their portfolios, says Moody's.

Meiji Yasuda, Nippon  Life to add $33bn in credit assets

More warning bells are being sounded about Japanese insurance firms' growing hunger for higher-yielding assets. This time it is two of the country's – and indeed Asia's – biggest players sparking concerns.

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