Government Pension Investment Fund

Welcome to the weekend, everybody! Here are some of the top stories from the past week for your reading enjoyment.
Fast-growing pension funds and mutual funds are increasing their equity allocations and providing stability amid global volatility.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has drawn up a list of 11 money managers for its emerging markets equity investments, of which half may be picked eventually.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund witnessed a $33 billion decline in its assets in the second quarter.
Japan’s public pension fund Government Pension Investment Fund raised about $59 billion through the sale of domestic bonds and foreign equities in the financial year 2010-11.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund is expecting the amount of asset sales to cover pension payout deficits in the next financial year to be similar to the current year’s estimate.
Principal Global Investors (PGI) has rolled out a high-yield, limited-duration debt fund.