Nomura Holdings, Inc. is a global financial services group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with origins dating back to 1925 when Tokushichi Nomura II established the firm as a securities business. Over the decades Nomura has grown from a domestic securities house into a multinational financial services firm by expanding its product offerings and international footprint. The company is publicly listed and operates through a network of subsidiaries and branches to serve a broad client base.
Nomura’s principal businesses encompass retail brokerage, wholesale (investment banking and global markets), and asset management. In retail, the firm provides brokerage, wealth management and financial planning services to individual investors primarily in Japan. Its wholesale operations deliver corporate and investment banking services, including M&A advisory, underwriting, capital markets activities, and sales and trading across equities, fixed income, and derivatives. Nomura Asset Management and other asset-management affiliates offer investment products and institutional portfolio management services across a range of strategies and asset classes.
The firm serves clients across Asia, Europe, the Americas and other regions through an international network of offices and strategic business units. Nomura has pursued international expansion at key inflection points in its history to broaden capabilities and client reach. Its client base includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, institutional investors and individual investors. Nomura is governed by a board of directors and an executive management team responsible for setting strategy, risk management and operations as it balances domestic strengths with global ambitions.
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