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NOMURA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2021
Nomura tightens hedge fund financing after Archegos collapse
The restrictions include curbing leverage for some clients previously granted exceptions to margin financing limits, one person familiar with the situation said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2021
Japanese regulators heightening scrutiny over high-risk trades after Archegos collapse
The Financial Services Agency and the Bank of Japan will scrutinize how financial institutions that incurred losses had been managing transaction risks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2021
Seduced by Archegos' growth, Nomura took a chance on Sung Kook Hwang comeback
Hwang's appetite for huge bets on technology, media and other company stocks in the United States and Asia proved too lucrative for Nomura to resist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2021
Nomura CEO Kentaro Okuda’s honeymoon ends with $2 billion Archegos losses
The $2 billion claim on a single client risks largely erasing Nomura's pretax profits for the second half of the year, according to a Jefferies Financial Group report.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 29, 2021
Nomura’s loss warning said to be tied to Archegos selloff
Nomura said in a statement on Monday that the estimated amount of the claim against the U.S. client was about $2 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2021
Nomura to expand structured finance in private markets push
A new team will look beyond stock offerings, corporate debt issuance and other more conventional areas of corporate finance to drive growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2020
Nomura’s China venture is winning more clients than expected
The company's majority-owned securities joint venture in Shanghai has won more than 300 customers for services including wealth management.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2020
Nomura's Asia hiring spree aims to boost wealth and fixed income
'We see the Asia region as becoming more and more important for the global economy,” said the firm's head of global markets for Asia excluding Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2020
Nomura to introduce permanent flexible work for Japan staff
The firm may introduce a minimum 40% of hours to be spent in the office each month, and departments would have discretion within that limit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2020
Nomura seeks M&A bankers as Japan deals surge during pandemic
Japan has driven a global revival in M&A activity in recent months, as the economy shows early signs of a recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2020
Data on corporate clients was leaked to securities firm, Nomura admits
The revelations come a little over a year after the firm was admonished by the nation's financial regulator for lax controls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020
Nomura cuts dozens of jobs at U.S. investment-banking unit
The firm has also said it will look at cutting office space in a move to stave off the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 21, 2020
Nomura launches drive to tempt retail customers from commission to fees
'A lot of people say we could face resistance in Japan because many may prefer transaction-based payment,” said Chie Toriumi, a senior managing director.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2020
Nomura to rethink office space as new CEO seeks deeper cuts
Nomura Holdings Inc.’s use of office space is part of a sweeping review ordered up by its new chief executive as the brokerage looks to shave costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2020
Nomura's new CEO faces tough initiation juggling overhaul and virus
It was supposed to be a smooth transition for Nomura Holdings Inc.'s new boss. Then the coronavirus struck.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2020
Nomura is finally making money from Asia investment banking
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s investment banking business in Asia is set to return to profit this fiscal year after more than a decade of losses since its Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. acquisition, according to its division chief.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020
Nomura pushes ahead with China hiring, says virus outbreak may slow plans
Nomura Holdings Inc. is moving forward with plans to hire wealth managers for its new China operation, though the outbreak of the new coronavirus threatens to slow the expansion, according to an executive overseeing the project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2020
Nomura hiring dozens to expand wealth-management drive to rest of Asia
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire dozens of private bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore in a bid to extend its wealth management push from Japan and mainland China to the rest of Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2019
Nomura's next CEO stresses 'urgency' in cementing overhaul
Nomura Holdings Inc. named Kentaro Okuda as its new chief executive officer, turning to a 32-year company veteran to help cement a sweeping overhaul of its global operations and reverse a slump at home.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2019
CEO of Japan's Nomura unexpectedly steps down as restructuring bears fruit
Nomura Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Koji Nagai is resigning after seven years in the post, handing over to his deputy at a time when an overseas restructuring is starting to bear fruit.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

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