Tag Archives: financial turmoil
Japan pension funds cut domestic stock holdings
Reuters – Japanese corporate pension funds have been cutting their domestic stock holdings and buying more domestic bonds to avoid risky bets amid financial turmoil, a JP Morgan Asset Management survey showed on Tuesday. Pension funds on average lost about […]
Yen Swap Spreads Near Record as Hedge Funds Stay Away, RBS Says
Bloomberg – Japan’s attempts to end financial turmoil failed to lure hedge funds back to its swap markets, leaving premiums paid by domestic borrowers near a record, RBS Securities Japan Ltd. said. Hedge funds, which lost more than $400 billion […]
J-Power Seeks Long-Term Investors to Replace Hedge Fund TCI
Bloomberg – The head of J-Power, Japan’s largest electricity wholesaler, wants to attract long-term investors to replace its biggest stakeholder, hedge fund TCI, which exited after seeking his ouster in a feud over corporate management. “Investors such as pension funds, […]
