Advantest Corp : Regarding Advantest Corporate Pension Funds Placed with AIJ Investment Advisors
In an article in today's Nihon Keizai Shimbun, AIJ
Investment Advisors Co., Ltd, a corporate pension fund advisor,
was reported to have allegedly mishandled investors' funds.
Advantest was listed as having placed corporate pension funds
with AIJ. At present, Advantest is working swiftly to
investigate the situation, but has not yet been able to verify
the facts. As such, any losses or other effects this finding
has caused are not yet clear. Advantest's corporate pension
fund has placed approximately 1.7 billion yen with AIJ,
representing about 8% of total fund assets. Further details
will be announced as soon as available.