Japan Post Insurance is shifting its approach to sustainable investing by picking companies with a technological edge for solving global problems, its investment chief said, in a move away from typical ESG selection criteria. With total assets of ¥74.5 trillion ($670 billion), the life insurer ...
To mark the ascension of the new Emperor, the government has declared an unprecedented 10-day Golden Week holiday from late April to early May, worrying investors who say a market shutdown could cause disruption and unsettle the yen. With Crown Prince Naruhito scheduled to be ...
Since the central bank isn’t propping up the stock market with ETF purchases on every dip anymore, many traders think the BOJ’s exit strategy is underway.
For decades, economists have tried to guess central bank policy direction by studying subtle changes in official language — now, researchers are finding new clues on policy, not in the words of central bankers but in their faces. In Japan, two artificial intelligence researchers, one ...
Japan's financial regulator is trying a new tack in its fight with asset managers by bringing in bloggers to shame an industry it says provides retail investors with poor service. The Financial Services Agency has accused the nation's toshin (investment funds) of charging high fees, ...
