Cash balance plans touted for Japanese pension funds

Shifting sands in Japanese corporate pensions will give cash balance plans their day in the sun, argues Mizuho exec.

Jame DiBiasio

October 21, 2002

Kazuhiko Ishikawa, certified pension actuary at Mizuho Trust & Banking, believes a new hybrid retirement plan scheme will be embraced by most Japanese companies over the coming years.

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