Japan encourages GPIF to boost domestic investment

JGB Yields Fall For The First Time In 2 Weeks, And Yen Bounces

US dollar is softer against most currencies today. The main feature is the recovery of the yen, on the finance minister's call for Japanese pension funds to invest more in domestic assets.

Japan Urges Its Pension Funds to Invest More at Home, Boosting Yen

Japan’s finance minister called for the nation’s massive pension funds to increase investments in domestic assets, boosting the yen from near four-decade lows and spurring a rally in bonds.

Morning Bid: Japan calling capital home - Regional Media News

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Japanese markets got a shot in the arm after the government indicated it wants the country's state pension funds to increase investments in domestic assets, an eagerly awaited move to spur repatriation that had been mooted for years. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Japan wanted to encourage pension funds, including the giant Government Pension Investment Fund, to m…

Japan encourages GPIF to boost domestic investment

July 10 (Reuters) - Japan is seeking to encourage its Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's biggest pension fund, to boost investment in Japanese assets, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday. The fund owned 293.4 trillion yen ($1....

Yen rises as Japan lures pension funds into domestic assets

Markets largely unfazed by renewed Middle East tensions for now