- The world’s largest pension fund, Japan’s GPIF, is exploring Bitcoin as an investment.
- GPIF is exploring diversifying its portfolio beyond traditional holdings like stocks.
- GPIF clarified that this is a preliminary step, and investment targets will hinge on its research findings.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest pension fund boasting $1.5 trillion in assets under management, has announced its intention to explore diverse investment avenues, including Bitcoin, gold, forests, and farmland.
This development was captured in a recent report by Bloomberg Japan, which revealed the GPIF’s decision to seek information on expanding its investment horizon. GPIF manages a colossal sum of approximately 225 trillion yen as of December 2023. However, the Japanese pension fund is now looking to diversify further by considering previously untapped assets like Bitcoin alongside traditional holdings in stocks and bonds.
The fund’s current portfolio already includes a mix of domestic and foreign equities, bonds, and alternative assets such as infrastructure and real estate. Accordingly, the move to seek more information about Bitcoin si…
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