Japan govt said to be considering allowing its pension fund to invest directly in stocks in efforts to reduce fees - Japan press
- The GPIF doubled its target allocations for equities in October 2014 under PM Abe's push to promote risk-taking and foster confidence in financial markets Fund made a historical shift last year, abandoning its stance to stack up its portfolio predominantly with domestic government bonds
- In Oct 2014: GPIF confirmed that it would cut JGB allocation to 35%; raise foreign stock allocation to 25%; raise foreign bond allocation to 15%; raise domestic stock allocation to 25%.