Nomura Group

 

Nomura Group

Industry:  Holding Company, Financial services.   Founded: 1925 Headquarters:  1-9-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8645, Japan Website: http://www.nomura.com

About:

The Nomura Group formerly Nomura zaibatsu is a company headquartered in Chuo, Tokyo.Nomura is one of the major industrial and financial conglomerate groupings of Japan. Osaka Nomura bank was founded by Tokushichi Nomura II in 1919 after many successful business ventures; it was established on the Mitsui Zaibatsu model. Like the majority of Japanese conglomerates and zaibatsu, the company origins in Osaka but today operates out of Tokyo. The group is involved in numerous industries, from oil and gas to construction, chemicals and foodstuffs, as well as what it is known for internationally, as a financial powerhouse. Nomura is a leading global financial services group and the pre-eminent Asian-based investment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients through an international network in over 30 countries. With its Investment Banking and Global Markets business headquartered in Hong Kong, Nomura's unique understanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through all of its business divisions. The financial turmoil of 2008 presented company with challenges, but also a unique opportunity. It has made a series of moves aimed to establish itself in a pre-eminent position as a world-class global investment bank. The company has adopted a new client-centric model and made significant enhancements to the investment banking platform, global distribution, structuring expertise and product capabilities. The company also significantly increased its global footprint, thanks to the takeover of a number of aspects of Lehman Brothers. Company possesses a unique combination: an unparalleled perspective and position in Asian markets underpinned by reach across Europe and the Americas. It has been belied that Nomura is poised for great success over the next few years. Join Namura now and you will have a hand in writing Company’s success story.

Mission:

By providing clients with high value-added products and services, it aims to both expand on its leading position in, and contribute to the continued growth of Japan's securities industry. The company extends corporate clients with a wide array of specialized services based on Company’s strong research and solution-delivering capabilities. These include investment management support for institutional investors, M&A financial advisory services for raising company shareholder value, and underwriting stock and bond issues to procure funds from the capital markets.

Business Description:

Nomura leads the Japanese securities market and it has established as a truly international global finance house. In a series of 'firsts' this has been a characteristic of Namura’s business since it was founded in 1925. Nomura was the first Japanese securities company to establish an overseas office in 1927. Realising that the financial community was rapidly becoming a global one, Company restructured its business in 2004 to anticipate the changes that were happened, are happening and will continue to happen. Today, Namura’s services are orchestrated from four main centres of the world: Japan, Hong Kong, London and New York with a web of offices in over 30 countries to ensure clients are offered a seamless service.

Group Companies

The Nomura Group is a financial services group comprising Nomura Holdings and its subsidiaries in Japan and overseas.

Noteworthy group member Nomura Securities, Japan's most well-known stock brokerage firm, is an internationally known conglomerate of financial services. Nomura also has major offices at the World Financial Center in New York City, at the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong, and at Angel Lane in The City of London. Other large group members are Resona Bank and Osaka Gas.

Nomura's Securities Company was originally a bond trading firm that was spun off from Osaka Nomura Bank in 1925, It gained the authority to trade stock in 1938, and went public in 1961. It also has a number of international offices of its own. Nomura Securities has recently taken over the European and Asian operations of bankrupt Lehman Brothers.

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) plays the central role in the Group's core securities business. As the leading securities and investment banking company in Japan, It provides individual investors and corporate clients with a broad range of services, including investment advisory services and securities underwriting.

It also provides individual clients with wealth management services meeting their individual long-term needs and risk tolerance. Company’s clients also enjoy access to a variety of services through Nomura Home Trade, the Nomura Call Center, and other IT-related customer services.

Nomura Holdings, Inc. is the holding company of the Nomura Group. As a keiretsu, it does not directly run member companies, rather it keeps cross shareholdings and manages financial assistance among member companies which help to deflect hostile takeovers.

In 2008, Nomura Group was crowned Deal of the Year - Equity Market Deal of the Year at the 2008 ALB Japan Law Awards

Nomura Holdings

Nomura Holdings, is a holding company with controlling stakes in companies that conduct investment and financial services business with an emphasis on securities businesses.

Nomura Holdings has formed a Executive Management Board, Group Integrated Risk Management Committee, and Internal Controls Committee to ensure that executive officers make business decisions smoothly and in an appropriate manner.

In order to further enhance our business execution structure in response to the increasing need for sophisticated expertise in the financial services industry, the company has appointed senior managing directors who are responsible for business and operations in their respective areas under the partial delegation of authority by executive managing directors.

Operations of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors makes decisions on items specified by the Companies Act of Japan. The members of the Board of Directors receive operating reports from the executive officers and, at least once every three months, receive reports on items discussed in the Executive Management Board and other management meetings. Moreover, the directors receive financial reports on a monthly basis.

Three Committees

The Nomination Committee, Audit Committee, and Compensation Committee have been given the authority to make decisions on issues including candidates for the Board of Directors, audits concerning the business execution of directors and executive officers, and compensation for directors and executive officers, as such, management oversight is conducted by the Board of Directors.

Executive Management Board

Chaired by the CEO, the Executive Management Board includes the COO, the business division CEOs, and other person(s) designated by the CEO. The Executive Management Board is responsible for deliberating and making decisions related to important management issues for Nomura Group, such as management strategies, business plans, and budgets as well as the allocation of management resources.

Group Integrated Risk Management Committee

The Group Integrated Risk Management Committee is chaired by the CEO and includes the COO, the business division CEOs, Chief Risk Officer(CRO) and other person(s) designated by the CEO. Under the delegation of the Executive Management Board, the Group Integrated Risk Management Committee is responsible for deliberating and deciding on important risk management issues for Nomura Group, such as the Group's response to requirements under Basel II. The Global Risk Management Committee has been established under the Group Integrated Risk Management Committee to make assessments and decisions regarding positions and important risk management issues.

Internal Controls Committee

The Internal Controls Committee is chaired by the CEO and is comprised of person(s) designated by the CEO, Audit Committee member(s) designated by the Audit Committee, and Director(s) (Audit Mission Director(s)) designated by the Board of Directors. The Internal Controls Committee is responsible for establishing and evaluating internal controls concerning Nomura Group operations as well as for deliberations and decisions to delegation promote proper corporate behavior.

SERVICES OF NOMURA:

Retail: Delivers a broad range of financial services to its individual and corporate clients through its branch offices, call centers, and online services.

Asset Management: Manages investment trusts for retail investors and provides investment advisory for institutional investors.

Wholesale: Wholesale includes Company’s  Global Markets and Investment Banking businesses and offers a broad range of sophisticated solutions to corporate and institutional clients around the world.

Global Research: Company’s researchers collaborate closely across regions and disciplines to track changes and spot future trends.

Nomura Group in Asia Pacific

Nomura's Asia headquarters are located in Hong Kong. The Asia network operates under Tokyo's strategic guidance, and co-operates with other geographical regions.

Wealth Management

The wealth management environment in Asia and the Middle East has evolved rapidly and the needs of affluent clients are becoming more diverse and complex.

Nomura's Wealth Management team works closely with our high-net-worth clients in these regions to help them invest, grow, manage and preserve their wealth. Backed by Nomura's 80 years of rich heritage, a strong footprint in Asia and an international network of around 26,000 people in over 30 countries, it provides a wide variety of products and services that meet Company’s clients' financial planning needs. As one of Company’s founder's principles at Nomura, The company always place its clients' interests before Company’s own. With this customer-centric approach, Company’s Wealth Managers focus on understanding the needs of Company’s clients, and developing customized solutions based on their financial goals and risk appetite. Company’s clients can also expect from us quality services that the Japanese are known for.

With close collaboration with Nomura's various business groups including Equity, Fixed Income, Investment Banking, and Company’s strong research team across the regions, Company’s Wealth Management team is able to offer a suite of services to meet the increasingly complex requirements of Company’s clients'.

A global perspective on capital markets

Nomura's global services originate, trade and sell debt and equity instruments on both primary and secondary markets. It offers access to these markets at a level you would expect from a worldwide organisation operating in over 30 countries and employing around 26,000 people worldwide. Nomura enjoys a reputation for providing innovative solutions based on meticulous research, a thorough knowledge of best practice and emerging trends. The company’s activities are structured to provide supranationals, governments, corporates, financial institutions and other clients with a responsive, seamless service, continuous coverage of the markets, and financial solutions that are recognized as world-class. Not only it offers a vital gateway to investors in Japan and the Far East, it also continues to build similar influential positions elsewhere in the world's financial community.

A vast network in Asia

Asia is a region whose reform developments have come under the spotlight. Japanese companies, as well as companies around the world, are showing renewed interest in business development in Asia, especially China. Nomura provides a full range of corporate advisory services in nine major regions, including Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and India.

Meeting the challenges of any situation the company has been working with derivatives for many years, giving us extensive experience of developing OTC options, forwards and swaps as well as listed futures and options transactions. The Group’s teams have successfully delivered various securitized products such as exchangeable bonds and covered warrants. Recent work on equity derivatives in Europe has opened up new developments to meet the particular needs of the Asian investor. More information is available on company’s approach to Structured Derivative products as well as Swaps and Debt derivatives. This background provides insights into the way it makes use of local and global expertise.

Exceptional research leads to informed investment decisions Nomura's extensive research capabilities are recognized as authoritative resources not only for the Japanese and Asian markets, but for the insights they provide on a global level. In many respects, company’s research drives many of the new and innovative approaches Nomura brings to the markets.

Unrivalled access to Japan

Nomura provides clients with unrivalled access to the Company’s retail and institutional network in Japan, and a strong global platform from which they can benefit.

Trading across the world

The Company’s trading operations work seamlessly with Tokyo, London and New York to ensure clients receive access to 24-hour coverage globally. It has a number of client-focused trading teams with particular expertise in trading government bonds, credit products, futures, and, on the equity side, Japanese and Asian equities.

Merchant Banking

More corporates across Asia are looking into raising funds for business expansion on the back of Asia's economic growth. Nomura's Asia Merchant Banking team engages in private equity investments in Asia using Nomura's own capital to invest in companies with prospects for future growth and improved earnings. The Group targets companies in different stages across different sectors in Asia. With expertise in merchant banking gained from Company’s  experience in Japan, Europe and the United States, an extensive network that spans Asia, and the financial strengths of Nomura Group, it is well positioned to deliver principal finance solutions tailored to the specific needs of Asian companies.

Nomura Asset Management in Asia

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Career:

The graduates Company takes on today are set to enjoy great success. If you're ready to become one of them, get an overview of Nomura’s business areas and choose the one that suits you.

Then consider whether you should apply to the Analyst or Associate program. If you're a recent university graduate with no or limited work experience you should apply for the Analyst program. If you have, or are currently studying for an MBA and have at least three years' relevant work experience, you should apply for the Associate program.

Contact:

Nomura Holdings, Inc.
1-9-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8645, Japan
TEL: 81 (0)3-5255-1000

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
(Nihonbashi Head Office)
1-9-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8011, Japan
TEL: 81 (0)3-3211-1811

India

Nomura Fixed Income Securities Private Limited
Ceejay House, Level 11, Plot F
Shivsagar Estate, Dr. Annie Besant Road
Worli, Mumbai 400 018, India
Tel: 91 22 4037 4037
Fax: 91 22 4037 4111

Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) Private Limited
Ceejay House, Level 11, Plot F
Shivsagar Estate, Dr. Annie Besant Road
Worli, Mumbai 400 018, India
Tel: 91 22 4037 4037
Fax: 91 22 4037 4111

Nomura Services India Private Limited
Nomura Bldg. Off High Street
Hiranandani Business Park, Powai
India
Tel: +91 22 3053 4626
Fax: +91 22 3053 2111

Nomura Structured Finance Services Private Limited
Nomura Bldg. Off High Street
Hiranandani Business Park, Powai
India
Tel : 91 22 3053 4626
Fax: 91 22 3053 2111

Nomura Fin Services (India) Private Limited
Nomura Bldg. Off High Street
Hiranandani Business Park, Powai
India
Tel : 91 22 3053 4626
Fax: 91 22 3053 2111