- CEO
- Kentaro Okuda
- Full Time Employees
- 26,850
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Capital Markets
- Address
- 13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome Tokyo Japan 103-8645
- IPO Date
- Oct 15, 2010
- Business
- Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NRSCF) operates as a leading global financial services group, providing investment, financing, and related services to individuals, institutions, corporates, governments, and public sector entities worldwide through its four primary business divisions: Wealth Management; Investment Management; Wholesale, encompassing Global Markets and Investment Banking; and Banking. The company offers comprehensive wealth management solutions, including traditional investment products such as stocks and bonds, alongside tailor-made consulting for estate planning, real estate, asset succession, and M&A services, delivered via a nationwide network of 104 branches in Japan and digital platforms; investment management across diverse asset classes from equities and fixed income to alternative assets like private equity; global markets sales and trading in bonds, equities, foreign exchange, and derivatives for institutional investors; investment banking underwriting, M&A advisory, and risk solutions; and banking services focused on private markets, bespoke products, asset building, and estate planning through subsidiaries Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. and Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. Nomura maintains a strong presence in Japan, where it manages 162.3 trillion yen in wealth management client assets, holds 15% of securities accounts, and ranks as the largest asset manager by assets under management at 101.2 trillion yen, while operating across over 30 countries with key regional hubs in the Americas (15 locations), EMEA (13 countries, headquartered in London), and Asia ex-Japan (15 cities including Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dubai). Founded in 1925 and headquartered at 1-9-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, the firm employs approximately 27,900 people from 90 nationalities and emphasizes disciplined entrepreneurship, client-centric innovation, and deep Asia expertise to connect markets East and West. In recent developments, Nomura completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management's U.S. and European public asset management businesses in late 2025, adding approximately $166-180 billion in assets under management and forming a new $770 billion platform integrating public equities, fixed income, private credit, leveraged loans, and high-yield strategies under Nomura Asset Management International, headquartered in New York and Philadelphia; established strategic alliances with Macquarie for U.S. private fund distribution to high-net-worth clients and family offices, joint investment strategy development, and seed capital commitments; expanded international wealth management hubs in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dubai to capture Asian and Middle Eastern high-net-worth demand, driving 10% year-over-year revenue growth; and accelerated private markets initiatives, including new capabilities via Nomura Capital Management (launched 2024) and plans for 2026-2027 deposit sweep services in Japan.