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Japan panel urges government pension fund to diversify

Posted by Editor on May 24, 2008 at 08:05 AM

Thomson Reuters reports that, “A panel under Japan’s top economic advisory council urged the country’s $1.44 trillion state-run pension fund on Friday to diversify its holdings, including investments in alternative assets, to seek higher returns. The panel said in a report that the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) should seek to enhance “international diversification” by taking advantage of various investment tools, such as real estate and commodity futures.”

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