Nomura Securities
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Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (野村證券株式会社, Nomura Shōken Kabushiki-gaisha, NSC) is a Japanese
Established December 25, 1925 in Osaka, it is the oldest brokerage firm in Japan. It is named after its founder Tokushichi Nomura II, a wealthy Japanese businessman and investor.
History
Background (before 1925)
Nomura was founded by Tokushichi Nomura, father of Nomura Securities founder
By 1906 Nomura had founded an in-house research department headed up by former Osaka newspaper journalist Kisaku Hashimoto.
Origins to 2001
On December 25, 1925, the Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) was established in
By 1927, Nomura had opened a New York office. NSC gained the authority to trade stock in 1938, and went public in 1961. In 1981, the company became a member of the New York Stock Exchange, followed five years later by its membership in the London Stock Exchange.[8]
2001 to present
On October 1, 2001 Nomura adopt a
In February 2007 it purchased the US based broker and trading technology provider Instinet. In October 2008 Nomura acquired Lehman Brothers' business in the Asia Pacific region including Japan, Hong Kong and Australia;[11] together with Lehman Brothers investment banking and equities business in Europe[12] and the Middle East[13] and hired a number of people from Lehman's fixed-income business. In 2007, Lehman international businesses were responsible for half of the bank's total revenue.[14] The acquisition made Nomura the world's largest independent investment bank with Y20,300bn (£138bn) assets under management according to the Financial Times. According to Bloomberg, in the wake of the financial crisis, Nomura did not take any government bail-out money[15] In 2010 Nomura acquired a stake in Bank of Ireland according to publicly available data.[16]
In a bid to move the company's focus from Japan to global markets, the global headquarters for investment banking was moved out of Tokyo to London in April 2009 as part of a stated aim by Hiromi Yamaji, Nomura's chief executive of global investment banking to move the company's focus from Japan to global markets.
On July 27, 2009 the
On 15 June 2021, a colony of small-flowered tongue-orchids were found growing in the rooftop garden of Nomura's London HQ. The species, which is native to the Mediterranean Basin and Atlantic coast of Western Europe, was thought extinct in the UK, as no sightings of the plant had been recorded since 1989 prior to the discovery of the colony.[22]
Operations
Nomura provides a range of services through the capital markets including equities and fixed income trading, brokerage, underwriting, offering, secondary offering and private placement of securities. The investment banking arm provides corporate and leveraged financing.
Nomura previously made most of its profits in the Japanese retail banking market but has expanded its international investment banking capabilities.
Nomura divides its operations up into three regional areas, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). The American operations are predominantly focused on offices in the New York and New Jersey areas with additional offices in Toronto, Canada and Bermuda,
Nomura's four business lines (global markets,
Presidents
Presidents | |||
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From | To | ||
Otogo Kataoka | 1 December 1925 | 25 September 1941 | |
Seizo Iida | 30 September 1941 | 13 August 1947 | |
Tsunao Okumura | 15 April 1948 | 1 June 1959 | |
Minoru Segawa | 1 June 1959 | 21 November 1968 | |
Kiichiro Kitaura | 21 November 1968 | 18 October 1978 | |
Setsuya Tabuchi | 18 October 1978 | 19 December 1985 | |
Yoshihisa Tabuchi | 20 December 1985 | 27 June 1991 | |
Hideo Sakamaki | 27 June 1991 | 14 March 1997 | |
Masashi Suzuki | 14 March 1997 | 30 April 1997 | |
Junichi Ujiie | 1 May 1997 | 1 April 2003 | |
Nobuyuki Koga | 1 April 2003 | 1 April 2008 | |
Kenichi Watanabe | 1 April 2008 | 1 August 2012 | |
Koji Nagai | 1 August 2012 | Present |
References
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- ^ "Nomura Europe : About Nomura : Our story". Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Nomura Group Company history on Nomura Asia Pacific Webpage". Archived from the original on 2012-01-02. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
- ^ "Nomura Group Company history on Nomura Holdings Inc. Webpage". Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
- ^ "History of Nomura Securities Company, Limited from fundinguniverse.com". Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
- ^ "Nomura's founder, Tokushichi Nomura II from Nomura website" (PDF). Retrieved 19 Jan 2012.
- ^ "Nomura Holdings - History - NOMURA". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Company info in LinkedIn". Retrieved 19 Jan 2012.
- ^ "Nomura Company info in LinkedIn". Retrieved 19 Jan 2012.
- ^ "NOMURA - Nomura to acquire Lehman Brothers' Asia Pacific franchise". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "The architect of a rebuilt Nomura". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "NOMURA - Nomura to close acquisition of Lehman Brothers' Europe and Middle East investment banking and equities businesses on October 13". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Lehman Brothers
- ^ "Nomura, Barclays Lure Bankers as Rivals Cut Jobs, Cap Bonuses". Bloomberg. 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Stock quotes, financial tools, news and analysis - MSN Money". Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Primary Dealers List". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Fed Names Nomura as Third Additional Primary Dealer This Year - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. 2012-10-25. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "NOMURA - Nomura to acquire Tricorn". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- Wall Street Journal. New York City, New York. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Nomura Chooses Frankfurt as EU Base After Brexit". Bloomberg.com. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Rare orchids found in City of London bank's rooftop garden". BBC News. 2021-06-15.
- ^ "Offices - About Nomura - NOMURA Americas". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ a b Or, Amy (11 January 2010). "Nomura Appoints Americas Investment Banking Chief". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Offices - About Nomura - NOMURA Asia". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Nomura Europe : About Nomura : At a glance". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Leadership Team - NOMURA". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Nomura: can meet global capital requirements". Reuters. 8 December 2009.
External links
- Nomura Securities Co. (official site)
- Reuters profile for Nomura
- FT.com - Nomura shifts focus overseas by Michiyo Nakamoto (April 12, 2009)
- Nomura & acquired Lehman Bros operations moving to joint building in City of London - 6-year rent holiday (Financial Times article)
- Overview of Nomura Securities European operation[permanent dead link] (The Banker article)
- Answers.com information on Nomura
- Funding Universe: Nomura Securities Company, Limited (history of Nomura Securities)