Japan

Joanne Warner, manager of the First State Global Resources fund, discusses the long-term outlook for the global resources sector

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is committing $6bn to buying ETFs as part of its recently sanctioned quantitative easing plan, Standard Life Investments says.

Global currency wars pose "a real threat" to economic recovery, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, warns.

The Bank of Japan has cut interest rates to virtually zero in an effort to revive the ailing economy.

UBS Global Asset Management has launched a set of ETFs aimed at the Swedish marketplace.

Japanese officials say deaths of the elderly are going unreported whilst families continue to draw their deceased relatives' pensions.

Rathbone's Chillingworth says while Japan represents a ‘how not to’ of economic mismanagement, investors may want to take another look

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The cost of transferring pension risk could rocket if the economy continues to ape Japan's, a partner at Pension Corporation has said.

BlackRock has made changes to its fund range including the planned closure of its Japan vehicle and alterations to the investment strategy and name of its High Income Bond portfolio.