AIJ president arrested in £878m Japanese pension scandal

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Four executives of AIJ Investment Advisors have been arrested in an alleged fraud relating to missing pension fund money.

BBC The president of AIJ Investment Advisors and three others have been arrested on suspicion of fraud relating to 109bn yen (£878m) of missing pension funds. AIJ managed money for more than ...

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