‘Maple Eight’ managers see relative value in Tokyo shares
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and La Caisse are Canada’s two biggest pension funds by assets held. (Source photos by Nikkei)
MONTREALÂ — Canadian public pension funds are set to increase holdings of Japanese stocks, sensing opportunity in the country’s economy and corporate governance reforms despite volatility in the Middle East, amid a global trend of institutional investors reducing the weight of U.S. assets in their portfolios.