Those institutional investors tired of the Eurozone volatilityare looking to Japan as a sovereign investment. Foreign holdingshave risen to a record high, where ownership of Japanese governmentbonds stood at 8.3% of the total, according to the Bank of Japan.Foreign flows continue to clime higher, with Finance Ministry datashowing net foreign flows in to medium and long-term JGBs totaledroughly $28 billion since early April. Accounting forvolatility, Japan's debt maturing in more than a year has returned1 per cent so far this year, which is higher than either U.S. bondsor German bunds.
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Ginger Szala
Ginger Szala is executive managing editor of Investment Advisor magazine. She covered the financial business and alternatives industry for 30 years while editor of Futures Magazine Group. MSJ Northwestern, BA University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is based in Chicago. Go Blackhawks!
