GPIF poised to use ESG indices, seeks more staff
The world's largest pension fund is conducting due diligence on environmental, social and governance indices and plans to expand its team by 10%, said president Norihiro Takahashi.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s biggest retirement institution by assets, will start investing in environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices by early April and plans to add another 10 employees to its 100-strong workforce.
Speaking at the Asia Financial Forum (AFF) in Hong Kong this week, GPIF president Norihiro Takahashi said the fund had hired 30 executives during 2015 and 2016. He told AsianInvestor the fund was likely to appoint more fron…
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