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BROKERAGES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 24, 2021
Bitcoin bet sparks rally at Japan’s most expensive brokerage
Bitcoin's fivefold jump in the past year has come amid a flood of money pumped into the global financial system during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2021
GameStop's 'Reddit rally' puts scrutiny on social media forums
Social media services restrict discussions about weapons, drugs and other illegal activity, but their rules do not specifically mention another lucrative regulated good: stocks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2021
Trading curbs by Robinhood reverse GameStop rally, angering upstart traders
Investors claimed that the very apps that had democratized trading — Robinhood in particular — were now doing the bidding of Wall Street.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2021
GameStop's ‘French Revolution’ is a crypto-farce
If WallStreetBets is checkmate for old-school finance, then surely they'd want to win fair and square.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2020
Nomura’s China venture is winning more clients than expected
The company's majority-owned securities joint venture in Shanghai has won more than 300 customers for services including wealth management.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2020
Nomura's Asia hiring spree aims to boost wealth and fixed income
'We see the Asia region as becoming more and more important for the global economy,” said the firm's head of global markets for Asia excluding Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2020
Nomura to introduce permanent flexible work for Japan staff
The firm may introduce a minimum 40% of hours to be spent in the office each month, and departments would have discretion within that limit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2020
Nomura seeks M&A bankers as Japan deals surge during pandemic
Japan has driven a global revival in M&A activity in recent months, as the economy shows early signs of a recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2020
MUFG rules out more job cuts at Asia brokerage after restructuring
The move contrasts with those of other major banks such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which are resuming job cuts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2020
Japan plans hub for foreign brokers to file paperwork in English
The one-stop venue could start operating as soon as next spring, with English-language filing to begin before that in early 2021 via the Financial Services Agency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2020
Data on corporate clients was leaked to securities firm, Nomura admits
The revelations come a little over a year after the firm was admonished by the nation's financial regulator for lax controls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2020
Nomura to rethink office space as new CEO seeks deeper cuts
Nomura Holdings Inc.’s use of office space is part of a sweeping review ordered up by its new chief executive as the brokerage looks to shave costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2020
Nomura's new CEO faces tough initiation juggling overhaul and virus
It was supposed to be a smooth transition for Nomura Holdings Inc.'s new boss. Then the coronavirus struck.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 9, 2020
Asia's stuck-at-home millionaires boost trading at private banks
Asia's super rich suddenly have lots of time on their hands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2020
Morgan Stanley charts ambitious course with $13 billion E-Trade deal
Morgan Stanley said Thursday it will buy discount brokerage E-Trade Financial Corp. in a stock deal worth about $13 billion, the biggest acquisition by a Wall Street bank since the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2020
Nomura is finally making money from Asia investment banking
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s investment banking business in Asia is set to return to profit this fiscal year after more than a decade of losses since its Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. acquisition, according to its division chief.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2020
Goldman Sachs poised to enter Japan wealth management business
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to start offering wealth management services in Japan, a person with knowledge of the matter has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020
Nomura pushes ahead with China hiring, says virus outbreak may slow plans
Nomura Holdings Inc. is moving forward with plans to hire wealth managers for its new China operation, though the outbreak of the new coronavirus threatens to slow the expansion, according to an executive overseeing the project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 28, 2020
Price war between online brokerages prompts scrutiny from Japanese regulator
A fierce price war among Japan's online brokerages is starting to draw regulatory attention.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2020
Nomura hiring dozens to expand wealth-management drive to rest of Asia
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire dozens of private bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore in a bid to extend its wealth management push from Japan and mainland China to the rest of Asia.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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