Kokusai

A 10-year-old Japanese mutual fund called Kokusai Global Sovereign Open Fund has become one of the world's biggest bond funds, with $52 billion in assets, by investing in government bonds from the U.S. and other developed nations.

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The latest example is Kokusai Asset Management Co., which has sold all the Spanish and Belgian government bonds in Japan's largest investment trust.

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Kokusai Asset Management Co. said it has sold all the Spanish and Belgian government bonds held by its Global Sovereign Open fund, the largest investment trust in Japan.

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In addition to life insurers, Kokusai Asset Management Co. this week said it had sold all the Spanish and Belgian government bonds held in its ¥2 trillion Global Sovereign Open fund, Japan's largest investment trust and what is similar to a mutual fund.

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Cerberus, which has assets under management of roughly $23 billion, obtained the Kyo-ya resorts in its 2004 purchase of a majority interest in Japanese holding company Kokusai Kogyo K.K. In 2006, Cerberus put roughly $1.8 billion of debt on the resorts.

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And the biggest bond fund in Asia, the Global Sovereign fund run by Kokusai Asset Management, announced that it was slashing its euro holdings.

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He's currently a director of a Kokusai unit that Cerberus owns 55% of, and is being sued along with two former members of that company's board.

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Kokusai is alleging that the actions of the three led to $560 million in losses for the company.

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I remember sitting in the Kokusai theater in L.A. waiting for a Zato Ichi movie, and there was a coming attraction for a film set during WW2.

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"In the current set-up, intensifying competition in terms of pricing and liquidity means that foreign investors will be moving their orders to Hong Kong or Singapore," Kokusai's Yamauchi said.

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