AIJ head at lower house committee

AIJ head at lower house committee

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiko Asakawa, president of AIJ Investment Advisors Co., speaks in Tokyo on March 27, 2012, at a session of the House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Affairs. The session addressed the asset management firm's loss of pension funds it was entrusted to manage. Only 8.1 bil. yen remains of the 145.8 bil. yen entrusted to AIJ.

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