Japan

Once again, it is the intervention of foreigners that is causing Japan to open up to the outside world. And a more open corporate sector and fundamental changes in governance could mean an end to the view of Japan as a value trap, explains Joseph Mariathasan...

JAPAN - A record amount of Japanese households said they are worried about retiring because they lack savings, a central bank report showed.

Jenny Blinch travels to Tokyo and finds the corporate DB pensions industry reeling under the effects of the credit crunch

JAPAN - Plans to siphon off Y10trn (US$90bn) from the world's largest pension fund, Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), to form a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) have been put forward this week by a working party from within the country's ruling...

JAPAN - Barclays Global Investors (BGI) reported a 160% increase in the number of pensions mandates last year, rising to 381.

JAPAN - The outlook for the Japanese economy will improve over the next year, according to one of the country's leading economists.

JAPAN - Despite strong inflows to Japanese equities and funds in the past few months, from the likes of AP1 and the Merseyside Pension Fund, experts are still divided over the question of investing in Japan, with no clear consensus emerging.

Emma Oakman examines whether positive economic signs spell the end of the bad times for Japanese markets or merely paint a false picture of optimism

JAPAN - Japan has made a reappearance on pension funds' radars, with asset managers reporting higher inflows to equity funds investing in the country.

JAPAN - Electronics giant Hitachi will contribute stock to a newly established employee retirement benefit trust, in a move to improve its pension financing and increase its utilisation of financial assets.