Japan's GPIF opts to hold back information on allocations, portfolio

Japan's GPIF opts to hold back information on allocations, portfolio

Signage is displayed at the entrance to the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, July 29, 2016. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund’s decision to not disclose details of its quarterly allocation breakdown has some analysts saying that the world’s biggest pension fund is backtracking on transparency.