ＪＩＣ新社長、資金供給に意欲　官民ファンドが活動再開

　官民ファンド「産業革新投資機構（ＪＩＣ）」の新社長に１０日就任した横尾敬介・元みずほ証券社長が東京都内で記者会見し、リスク資金供給をてこに「新しい産業基盤をつくる」と意気込みを語った。ＪＩＣは昨年末、経済産業省と対立した民間出身取締役が全員辞任しており、１年ぶりに活動を再開した。
　ＪＩＣは産業革新機構（ＩＮＣＪ、現ＪＩＣ子会社）が前身。政府保証による調達資金と合わせた２兆円超を元手に、傘下ファンドを通じた投資で「技術革新の促進」や「民間投資拡大」を目指す。横尾氏は会見で「金融業界は事業モデルを見直す局面に入っている」と述べ、製造業に加え金融機関の統合・再編も対象として検討する構えを示した。（2019/12/10-19:06）

Keisuke Yokoo, who became president of state-backed Japan Investment Corp. on Tuesday, expressed his eagerness to provide funds to business areas that are short of private-sector investments.
   "We'll create new industry foundations" by leveraging risk money supply, the former Mizuho Securities Co. president told an inaugural press conference in Tokyo.
   JIC resumed operations with Yokoo after a one-year hiatus caused by the resignation of all the nine private-sector board members in protest against the industry ministry's decision to cut their pay and increase the government's involvement in the fund's investment policies.
   With funds of over 2 trillion yen, including those procured with government guarantee, JIC will aim to promote technological innovations and investments in the private sector.
   At the news conference, Yokoo also showed willingness to consolidate and realign financial institutions in addition to manufacturers, saying, "The financial industry has entered a phase to review its business models."