{"id":3047,"date":"2026-07-12T04:39:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3047"},"modified":"2026-07-12T04:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:39:46","slug":"japan-to-push-its-massive-pension-fund-to-boost-alternative-investments-nikkei-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3047","title":{"rendered":"Japan to push its massive pension fund to boost alternative investments, Nikkei says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>TOKYO &#8211; Japan aims to raise the ratio of unlisted shares, real estate and other alternative investments in the portfolio of the Government Pension Investment Fund, the world&#8217;s largest pension fund, the Nikkei said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3045\">One dead, hundreds rescued in devastating Missouri flooding<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, who has been trying to boost the weak yen, sparked a jump in the currency and government bond prices on Friday by saying the government aimed to steer the $1.8 trillion GPIF and other state pension funds to &#8220;substantially&#8221; increase investments in domestic assets.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Alternative investments, as distinct from conventional assets such as listed shares and bonds, accounted for 1.7% of GPIF&#8217;s assets in March, far below the allowed 5% cap.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3043\">Soccer-From Algerian fervour to Oranje march, World Cup transforms Kansas City<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A government panel will soon compile a report stipulating the ratio will be raised towards 5%, a move aimed at broadening the scope of pension asset management and reducing overall investment risks, the business daily reported, without citing the source of the information.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>No one was available to comment on the report outside business hours at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, which oversees GPIF.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3041\">The war driving up gas prices isnt the one you think<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by William Mallard)<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i> Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO &#8211; Japan aims to raise the ratio of unlisted shares, real estate and other alternative investments in the portfolio of the Government Pension Investment Fund, the world&#39;s largest pension fund, the Nikkei said on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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