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INVESTMENT

BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2016
Low investment in G-7 nations clashes with central bank efforts
One big reason the global economy is spinning its wheels: some of the world's richest governments are being tightwads.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2016
Australia tells new lawmakers to take cautious view of Chinese investment
Australia has urged legislators to take a more cautious approach in backing China's pursuit of "legitimate interests" and stay alert to the motives guiding its investments, in a briefing book published by the nonpartisan parliamentary library.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2016
GPIF's stock holdings reveal its hand in nearly everything
Companies across Japan have a new name in their top 10 shareholder lists: the world's largest pension fund.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2016
Japanese AI hedge fund paves way for evolution of trading
Yoshinori Nomura felt like weeping. It was the morning of June 24, Brexit day, and markets were moving against him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 4, 2016
Timing right for $75 billion stock binge after Japan pension whales' losses
There's no time like the present for Japan's pension whales to buy stocks and sell local bonds, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2016
China's robotics industry provides lesson in out-of-control debt
Down a side street bracketed by massage parlors and cheap hotels in this city on the banks of the Yangtze River, a humanoid food service robot trundles around the corner of a table in a cafe, red eyes flashing in tune with synthesized classical music.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 1, 2016
Pension fund's huge ¥5.3 trillion loss tied to management's passive investing
Friday was a big day for the world's largest pension fund, which posted its worst annual loss since the financial crisis and disclosed individual equity holdings for the first time. The two may be connected.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 6, 2016
Leading Japan fund fell 25% after Brexit vote as volatility rose
Investors who put their money in Stratton Street Capital LLP's warrant fund have been on a roller-coaster ride of late.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2016
Line shoots for ¥112 billion IPO amid market tumult
Line Corp., Japan's most popular mobile-messaging service, and its owners are aiming to raise as much as ¥112 billion in what could become the biggest technology initial public offering globally this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2016
Line, biggest tech IPO of year, struggles to show growth plan can work
In delaying its IPO by two years, Japanese messaging app company Line Corp. bought time to correct weak financial reporting controls, work on its business plan, bolster staffing — and left billions of dollars on the table as its valuation shriveled.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2016
Brexit shock may have silver lining for bruised Asian investors
Asia's equity markets were the first to suffer through a Brexit-fueled rout. Old Mutual PLC and Citi Private Bank are betting they may be the first to recover.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2016
Activist short-seller Glaucus ready to take on Japan
Activist short-seller Glaucus Research Group says it's planning to target Japan Inc.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 22, 2016
In reversal of fortunes, Myanmar's Suu Kyi courts Thai junta
Aung San Suu Kyi leaves democratically led Myanmar this week for military-ruled Thailand on an official visit that highlights the changing fortunes of the Southeast Asian neighbors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2016
Bank of Japan buying spree inflates world's priciest real estate investment trusts
Japan's real estate investment trusts have soared in value to become the priciest in the world. More purchases by one of the biggest investors in the landlord business — the Bank of Japan — may help propel prices even higher.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2016
Japan's firms investing more in ASEAN, skipping China
Japanese investment in Southeast Asia continues to grow because of the region's potential and low labor costs and amid simmering tensions that have reduced the appeal of China for some businesses.

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