Source: Reuters
Japanese-based investment funds
hold about $196.6 billion in foreign bonds, data from Thomson
Reuters shows.
This includes bonds issued by governments, companies as well
as supranational institutions. U.S.-domiciled borrowers,
followed by those in Australia and Brazil, account for the bulk
of issuance bought by the funds.
These bonds top the list of vulnerable assets should
Japanese investors start bringing overseas capital home in the
wake of the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear
breakdown. [ID:nLDE72E0XH]
The data is derived from holdings reported late last year,
including debt held by global fund managers based in Japan.
Japanese insurers -- which are believed to hold huge amounts
of foreign assets -- are not included as they are not obliged to
reveal their portfolio holdings.
The following lists the countries alphabetically in which
Japanese funds have the largest debt exposure:
All figures in US$ millions
Argentina 283.7
Australia 31,453.6
Austria 547.5
Belgium 3,070.3
Brazil 20,886.7
Canada 11,363.9
Chile 116.1
Colombia 412.2
Czech 100.4
Denmark 1,133.1
Finland 1,093.9
France 4,882.9
Germany 10,560.5
Greece 390.0
Hungary 383.0
Indonesia 647.6
Ireland 329.1
Italy 8,820.4
Luxembourg 4,000.2
Malaysia 451.8
Mexico 1,761.7
Netherlands 4,379.7
New Zealand 1,876.0
Norway 4,286.1
Peru 343.6
Philippines 687.7
Poland 1,798.7
Portugal 270.5
Russia 493.4
Singapore 272.4
South Korea 331.6
South Africa 1,172.5
Spain 1,826.2
Sweden 3,586.9
Thailand 313.4
Turkey 851.7
Ukraine 112.5
United Kingdom 14,025.3
United States 44,363.0
Venezuela 410.2
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Japanese-based investment funds
hold about $196.6 billion in foreign bonds, data from Thomson
Reuters shows.
This includes bonds issued by governments, companies as well
as supranational institutions. U.S.-domiciled borrowers,
followed by those in Australia and Brazil, account for the bulk
of issuance bought by the funds.
These bonds top the list of vulnerable assets should
Japanese investors start bringing overseas capital home in the
wake of the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear
breakdown. [ID:nLDE72E0XH]
The data is derived from holdings reported late last year,
including debt held by global fund managers based in Japan.
Japanese insurers -- which are believed to hold huge amounts
of foreign assets -- are not included as they are not obliged to
reveal their portfolio holdings.
The following lists the countries alphabetically in which
Japanese funds have the largest debt exposure:
All figures in US$ millions
Argentina 283.7
Australia 31,453.6
Austria 547.5
Belgium 3,070.3
Brazil 20,886.7
Canada 11,363.9
Chile 116.1
Colombia 412.2
Czech 100.4
Denmark 1,133.1
Finland 1,093.9
France 4,882.9
Germany 10,560.5
Greece 390.0
Hungary 383.0
Indonesia 647.6
Ireland 329.1
Italy 8,820.4
Luxembourg 4,000.2
Malaysia 451.8
Mexico 1,761.7
Netherlands 4,379.7
New Zealand 1,876.0
Norway 4,286.1
Peru 343.6
Philippines 687.7
Poland 1,798.7
Portugal 270.5
Russia 493.4
Singapore 272.4
South Korea 331.6
South Africa 1,172.5
Spain 1,826.2
Sweden 3,586.9
Thailand 313.4
Turkey 851.7
Ukraine 112.5
United Kingdom 14,025.3
United States 44,363.0
Venezuela 410.2
