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NOMURA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 8, 2018
Nomura apologizes to investors burned in bet against VIX ‘fear index’
Nomura Holdings Inc. issued an apology after investors in a $300 million product betting on low volatility were all but wiped out during this week's stock market turmoil.
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2017
Nomura unit told to end abuse of work system that forced hundreds to engage in unpaid overtime
The Tokyo Labor Bureau has advised Nomura Real Estate Development Co. to take corrective measures against its abuse of a discretionary work system that forced hundreds of employees to work unpaid overtime, the bureau and other sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2017
Nomura's India fund approaches ¥400 billion as Japan bets on Modi
The land of Abenomics is betting on "Modinomics."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2017
Nomura looks to bolster compliance after breaching Japanese law, sources say
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to bolster internal controls after finding that it breached securities laws in its handling of nonpublic information about a company it took public last year, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2016
Mizuho seeks to challenge Nomura as nation's biggest equity firm
Mizuho Financial Group Inc., the mega-bank that added dozens of stock analysts and salesmen in the past year, is seeking to loosen Nomura Holdings Inc.'s stranglehold on the nation's potentially lucrative yet elusive retail brokerage business.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2016
Nomura hunting investment bankers in U.S. after streamlining push
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire bankers in the United States, resuming a push to boost investment banking in a market that remains a priority for Japan's biggest brokerage following a round of cost cuts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2016
Nomura-Keio fund boosts investment target for domestic startups
Keio University and Nomura Holdings Inc. increased the fundraising goal for their venture-capital partnership by 50 percent to ¥15 billion after demand from Japanese financial firms during the first phase of financing exceeded expectations.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2016
Nomura eliminates 32 jobs in Big Apple
Nomura Holdings Inc., the nation's biggest brokerage, has cut 32 jobs in New York City.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 21, 2015
Nomura to buy stake in American Century Investments
Nomura Holdings Inc., the nation's biggest brokerage, plans to pay about $1 billion for a stake of about 40 percent in U.S. money manager American Century Investments, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2015
Nomura, RBS conducted 'enormous' deception over risky financial product: U.S. judge
Nomura Holdings Inc. and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. may face $500 million in damages for what a judge called an "enormous" deception in the sale of defective mortgage-backed securities, a ruling that may spur other banks to settle similar claims tied to the 2008 financial crisis.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2015
SMBC Nikko targets Nomura with global investment banker hiring
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is hiring staff at its investment banking unit as it competes with more established names such as Nomura Holdings Inc. for bond and share deals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 18, 2015
Number of IPOs in Japan projected to hit 17-year high
Nomura Holdings Inc. expects initial public offerings to double to their highest level in 17 years as the resurgent stock market attracts investors to entrants, including Japan Post Holdings Co.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2015
Nomura said to shrink U.S. high-grade debt unit
Nomura Holdings Inc. is retreating from U.S. investment-grade corporate credit trading after last year's bout of volatility in fixed-income markets, two people with knowledge of the decision said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2015
Nomura surprises with profit surge on banking, asset management
Upending analysts' estimates for a decline, Nomura Holdings Inc.'s third-quarter profit surged unexpectedly, led by fees from investment banking and asset management.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2015
Nomura to raise pay for 3,700 workers at brokerage unit
Nomura Holdings Inc. on Tuesday said it will raise pay for about 3,700 employees at its domestic brokerage unit to attract and retain staff, and to support the economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2014
Nomura's European CEO, Jeremy Bennett, resigns after less than two years
Jeremy Bennett, Nomura Holdings Inc.'s chief executive officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has resigned after less than two years in the job.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2014
Nomura sees four years of overseas losses nearing an end
Nomura Holdings Inc. says its four years of losing money abroad may soon be over as it rebuilds businesses outside of Japan after cutting costs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2014
Nomura hires 15 senior bankers in U.S. and global push
Nomura Holdings Inc. has hired Jefferies Group LLC's Michael Rintoul and First Reserve Corp.'s Frank Kinney as Japan's largest brokerage seeks to expand U.S. investment banking.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2014
Italian police seize $140 million from Nomura in Sicily fraud case
Police in Italy seize $140 million from Nomura Holdings, accusing the giant brokerage of defrauding the region of Sicily with complex financial products in the years leading up to the derivatives crisis.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 15, 2014
Nomura allegedly threatened to press for Espirito loan repayment
Nomura Holdings Inc. threatened to seek the immediate repayment of at least €100 million ($136 million) in loans to Espirito Santo Financial Group SA, prompting Monday's sale by the Portuguese company of a stake in Banco Espirito Santo SA, sources said.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Tropical Storm Peipah forms off southwestern Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah, which formed off southeastern Japan, is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region.
What we know about the supplements scandal linked to Suntory’s ex-CEO
Takeshi Niinami, the former chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings, at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of Joint 3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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