2008 Reports

The Japanese Government as a Portfolio Manager: Managing the Nation's Wealth

Center on Japanese Economy and Business

The Program on Alternative Investments of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) at Columbia Business School hosted a conference in Tokyo, Japan, titled "The Japanese Government as a Portfolio Manager: Managing the Nation's Wealth." One hundred sixty-seven people attended the conference to hear the views of seventeen distinguished speakers on the topic of a Japanese sovereign wealth fund (SWF). This report summarizes the presentations of the conference.