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NOMURA

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2014
School group Nanzan sues UBS, Nomura over derivatives trading losses
UBS AG and Nomura Holdings Inc. have been sued by a Japanese school operator for ¥8.8 billion in compensation for losses on derivative transactions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2014
Nomura hires 15 senior bankers in U.S. and global push
Nomura Holdings Inc. has hired Jefferies Group LLC's Michael Rintoul and First Reserve Corp.'s Frank Kinney as Japan's largest brokerage seeks to expand U.S. investment banking.
EDITORIALS
Oct 12, 2014
Accounting for political allowance
The hysterical, weeping visage on YouTube of a Hyogo prefectural assemblyman whose hand was caught in the cookie jar in July continues to focus public attention on how local legislators should use a monthly allowance dispensed for the purpose of helping them 'deepen their knowledge in policy matters.'
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2014
Italian police seize $140 million from Nomura in Sicily fraud case
Police in Italy seize $140 million from Nomura Holdings, accusing the giant brokerage of defrauding the region of Sicily with complex financial products in the years leading up to the derivatives crisis.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 15, 2014
Nomura allegedly threatened to press for Espirito loan repayment
Nomura Holdings Inc. threatened to seek the immediate repayment of at least €100 million ($136 million) in loans to Espirito Santo Financial Group SA, prompting Monday's sale by the Portuguese company of a stake in Banco Espirito Santo SA, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 2, 2014
Mizuho beats Nomura in bond sales as spreads sink
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. overtook Nomura Holdings Inc. as the No. 1 underwriter of corporate bonds in the first six months as yield premiums on corporate debt fell to their lowest level in eight years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 2, 2014
GPIF's $200 billion push abroad to boost inflation bid
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's inflation drive may get a boost as Nomura Holdings Inc. forecasts as much as $200 billion in foreign asset purchases by Japan's pension funds will weaken the yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2014
Softbank plans to reload with ¥300 billion bond sale
Softbank Corp., the wireless carrier run by billionaire Masayoshi Son, will raise ¥300 billion ($2.9 billion) in a fresh bond issue to repay past debt, boost liquidity and make investments.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2014
Nomura profits big from Fortress sale
Nomura Holdings Inc., the nation's largest investment bank, said Friday it generated a ¥21 billion profit from selling its stake in U.S. asset manager Fortress Investment Group LLC.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2014
Nomura sees Japanese IPOs doubling to ¥1 trillion in 2014
Nomura Holdings Inc., the nation's top manager of initial public offerings in 2013, expects debut share sales will almost double to ¥1 trillion this year as buyout funds recoup investments amid a stock rally.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 14, 2013
New posting system puts Rakuten in unfavorable position
While the relevant parties have given their blessings to a new posting agreement between Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, there is still no resolution to Masahiro Tanaka's situation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2013
Nomura to hire 20 U.S. bankers for M&A push
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire about 20 bankers in the U.S. to help regain lost share of the world's largest mergers and acquisitions advisory market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 3, 2013
FSA ends insider probe; Nomura targets tipsters
Nomura Holdings Inc. said employees who leaked insider information on client transactions three years ago will be punished as the regulator signals an end to a crackdown that roiled the nation's largest brokerage last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2013
Nomura to raise pay for 4,000 employees in Japan to help spur economy
Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest brokerage, will raise salaries for about 4,000 employees in the country as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urges companies to help defeat deflation and sustain the economic recovery.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2013
Brokers' profit gains, like stocks, may cool
Japan's largest brokerages, whose first-half profits soared more than 10-fold as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic stimulus program bolstered investors' appetite for local stocks, may find that the magic is wearing off.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2013
Nomura to begin Ashikaga exit with ¥21 billion sale
Nomura Holdings Inc. will begin its exit from Ashikaga Holdings Co. by selling about ¥21 billion worth of preferred shares in the regional bank, according to two sources briefed on the matter.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 29, 2013
Japan's love affair with Chekhov
"I have rarely seen a great production of any Chekhov play in Japan. Sometimes, I've even wanted to ask how they managed to make them so tedious."

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