Japan’s Top Pension Fund Likely to Brush Off Political Pressure

Japan’s biggest public pension fund will likely ignore Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama’s call to boost domestic investment, at least in the short run, because of strict rules governing asset allocation and its public mandate. Japan’s biggest public pension fund will likely ignore Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama’s call to boost domestic investment, at least in the short run, because of strict rules governing asset allocation and its public mandate.