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NOMURA SECURITIES

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2019
Line and Nomura launch zero-commission online brokerage for Japanese stocks
Line Corp. and Nomura Holdings Inc. said they have launched an online brokerage venture that will charge zero commissions for trading in Japanese shares.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 11, 2019
Nomura shares sink as investors flee amid skepticism about revival plans
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s latest attempt to revamp its international business is falling flat with investors, who have never been so downbeat on the stock relative to global peers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2019
Nomura receives Chinese approval to establish majority-controlled brokerage
Nomura Holdings Inc. said Friday it has won approval from Chinese regulators to establish a majority-controlled brokerage, as the world's second-largest economy seeks to open up its financial sector to foreign companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2018
Merrill Lynch Japan at root of Tokyo Stock Exchange system glitch, informed sources say
The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it suffered a trading system glitch Tuesday morning that left some brokerages unable to make orders through the bourse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2017
Nomura said to be in breach of securities law after probe
Nomura Holdings has determined that it breached securities laws in its handling of nonpublic information about a company the firm took public last year and plans to report the issue to regulators, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2017
Nomura bought controversial Venezuelan bonds at discount: WSJ
Japanese investment bank Nomura Securities bought about $100 million worth of Venezuelan government bonds last week as part of the same transaction that has landed Goldman Sachs Group in the middle of a political storm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2016
Nomura suffers net loss in fourth quarter, first in red since 2011
Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest brokerage, said it slid to its first quarterly net loss since 2011 as its wholesale division fell into the red, its retail division weakened and its overseas operations lost money for a sixth straight year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 8, 2016
Nomura, Mizuho see Takata's distressed debt at bargain price
Takata Corp. may be embroiled in the biggest vehicle recall in U.S. history as its air bags have been linked to 11 deaths, but don't count it out as an investment, say credit analysts at Mizuho Securities Co. and Nomura Holdings Inc. who are recommending investors buy its bonds.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2015
Nomura terminates mortgage-bond traders amid market probes
Nomura Holdings Inc. has terminated two New York-based mortgage-bond traders for cause in connection with investigations of the market, according to regulatory records.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2015
Nomura, SMBC Nikko boost graduate hiring as stocks gain
Nomura Holdings Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. accelerated hiring of university graduates this year as the stock market rally brightens prospects for securities firms.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2014
School group Nanzan sues UBS, Nomura over derivatives trading losses
UBS AG and Nomura Holdings Inc. have been sued by a Japanese school operator for ¥8.8 billion in compensation for losses on derivative transactions.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2014
Softbank plans to reload with ¥300 billion bond sale
Softbank Corp., the wireless carrier run by billionaire Masayoshi Son, will raise ¥300 billion ($2.9 billion) in a fresh bond issue to repay past debt, boost liquidity and make investments.

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