Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Nomura Holdings, Inc. is a Japanese financial services company founded in 1925. It is one of the largest integrated financial services companies in the world, offering retail, investment management and wholesale banking services to individuals, corporations, financial institutions, governments and governmental agencies worldwide. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan, and it is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, as well as the New York Stock Exchange.

The company’s Retail segment offers a wide range of financial products and services, including custodial services, asset management, and financial advice. As of March 31, 2022, the Retail segment operated a network of 119 branches. The Investment Management segment provides management services for funds, investment trusts, and investment vehicles, as well as advisory and administrative services. The Wholesale segment engages in the research, sale, trading, and agency execution of fixed income and equity-related products. This segment also offers financial instruments, underwrites securities and other financial instruments, and arranges private placements. In addition, the Wholesale segment provides financial advisory services such as merger and acquisition, capital structuring, and corporate defense activities.

Since its founding, Nomura Holdings has become one of the largest global financial institutions. It is the world’s largest brokerage firm in terms of equities traded and volume of transactions. As of December 2021, it had total assets of ¥40 trillion, total equity of ¥3.5 trillion, and total deposits of ¥15 trillion. In 2020, the company had 3,722 offices in more than 30 countries and regions. In the same year, it had over 36,000 employees, with 12,000 serving as financial advisors. Nomura Holdings also operates a number of subsidiaries in China, the United States, Europe, and other parts of Asia.