NAGOYA – The Finance Ministry on Friday started investigating claims that Aichi Bank, a second-tier regional bank based in Nagoya, may have forced its employees to buy its shares, sources said.
The Tokai Local Finance Bureau will impose disciplinary measures if it unearths evidence that Aichi Bank coerced its workers or that some bank employees were engaged in insider-trading activities, the sources said.
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