Japan PM to push funds to boost stock focus.

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reportedly poised to push his country's public pension funds, which manage $2T, to boost their equity allocations and consider alternative investments. The Government Pension Investment Fund has already been reported to be considering more of a focus on stocks. The problem is that the subsequent reduction in the funds' domestic bond holdings could boost interest rates, a consequence the government needs to be wary of given its massive debt.