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JX HOLDINGS INC

BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2018
Nomura hires bankers from Bank of America, UBS and Jefferies in U.S. expansion
Nomura Holdings Inc. has hired 15 investment bankers in the U.S. from firms including Credit Suisse Group AG, Bank of America Corp. and Jefferies Group LLC as the trading house builds out its North American business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2018
Bible of Japanese stocks gets hot, suggesting nation's brokerages will prosper
Things are looking up for Japan's biggest brokerages, if demand for a well-known stock handbook is any guide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2017
Nomura CEO targets U.S. in push that could include acquisitions, and puts European ranks on notice
Nomura Holdings Inc. is getting serious about shedding its perennial underdog status in the U.S.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2017
Third time lucky? ANA seeks Myanmar venture despite two failed attempts since 2014
ANA Holdings Inc. is attempting to set up a venture in Myanmar for the third time after previous efforts collapsed, as Japan's largest carrier seeks to capture demand in one of Asia's fastest-growing economies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2017
Nomura expected to shut London proprietary trading unit and lose four top managers: sources
Having struggled recently to make money from overseas trading, Nomura Holdings Inc. will shut a loss-making proprietary unit in London and four of the group's top managers may leave, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2017
Nomura may charge ¥15 million research premium amid EU regulatory change
As the European ban on bundling research with brokerage services looms, Nomura Holdings Inc. has proposed that clients pay as much as 120,000 euros (about ¥15 million) a year to access their favorite analysts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2017
Nomura hires former Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones for leadership lessons
Nomura, Japan's top investment bank, has hired England rugby union coach Eddie Jones to impart his wisdom on leadership and teamwork to its clients in Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2017
Oil experts huddle in Tokyo to seek refuge from China fuel flood
Huddled deep within Tokyo's government district, nearly two dozen of Japan's top oil experts pore over a problem plaguing their industry: How can they stop China from pushing its crude refiners into a corner?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2017
Nomura bets on startup to help Japan's smokers kick the habit
Nomura Holdings Inc. and Keio University are investing in a startup that's seeking to revolutionize how smokers quit the habit.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 28, 2016
Nomura exec sees Trump presidency extending Japan's stock rally next year
Policy pledges by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are bullish for Japanese share prices, which will build on their recent gains in 2017, according to Norikazu Akedo, a senior managing director at Nomura Holdings Inc.'s brokerage unit.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2016
SoFi expands into life insurance through deal with Protective Life
Social Finance Inc., a fast-growing online lender that focuses on high-earning millennials, is broadening its offerings to include life insurance.

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