Japan News News Japan » Life: Japan life insurers to buy yen bonds, pare FX hedges in FY2022/23
TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Many Japanese life insurers, major investors in global bonds, plan to reduce currency hedging amid the yen's slump, as well as investing more in superlong-dated domestic debt.
News Japan » Life: Japan’s Top Life Insurer Says Unrealized Bond Losses Tripled
Japan’s biggest life insurer said unrealized losses on its domestic bond holdings more than tripled last fiscal year as rising interest rates undercut the value of its portfolio. Nippon Life Insurance ...
News Japan » Life: How Japan’s Bond Selloff Impacts Banks and Insurers
After starting the year strong, stock prices in Japan’s financial services sector faltered slightly amid volatility in Japanese Government Bonds. While concerns over bond prices have pressured ...
News Japan » Life: Forget Silicon Valley – these Japanese life science firms came to San Diego to study startups
For 19 years, Takehito Matsuba worked for two big corporations in Tokyo — Mitsubishi and Google. Like so many others, he reached an inflection point during the pandemic. Tired of working for big ...