According to reports, Japan aims to increase the proportion of unlisted stocks, real estate, and other alternative investments in its portfolio of the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's largest pension fund. Japan's Finance Minister Katsushin Kato has been trying to boost the weak yen. He said on Friday that the government aims to guide the $1.8 trillion GPIF and other national pension funds to “drastically” increase investment in domestic assets. This statement triggered a sharp rise in the price of yen and Japanese treasury bonds. Alternative investments accounted for 1.7% of GPIF's assets in March, far below the 5% allowable limit. A government team will soon prepare a report stipulating that this ratio will be raised to close to 5%, a move aimed at expanding the scope of pension asset management and reducing overall investment risk.

According to reports, Japan aims to increase the proportion of unlisted stocks, real estate, and other alternative investments in its portfolio of the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's largest pension fund. Japan's Finance Minister Katsushin Kato has been trying to boost the weak yen. He said on Friday that the government aims to guide the $1.8 trillion GPIF and other national pension funds to “drastically” increase investment in domestic assets. This statement triggered a sharp rise in the price of yen and Japanese treasury bonds. Alternative investments accounted for 1.7% of GPIF's assets in March, far below the 5% allowable limit. A government team will soon prepare a report stipulating that this ratio will be raised to close to 5%, a move aimed at expanding the scope of pension asset management and reducing overall investment risk.