Nomura Holdings

Japanese shares rise on Wall Street gains, oil

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

Japanese shares rose for the third straight session Thursday, lifted by further gains on Wall Street and a continuing slide in oil prices.

RBS sale of Australasian business suffers setback

Banking Times: Daily Banking News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) efforts to raise capital by selling off its non-core businesses have suffered yet another setback. National Australia Bank has announced that it is withdrawing its interest in the Australian and New Zealand operations of ABN Amro, which were acquired by RBS last year. The business employs around 750 staff and specialises in [...]

Nomura To Offer Securities-Backed Loans To Individuals

Nikkei (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Nomura To Offer Securities-Backed Loans To IndividualsTOKYO (Nikkei)--The Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604) group will at the end of the month start extending loans that take retail investors' stocks and other securities holdings as collateral.

NAB ditches ABN AMRO buy

Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Local lender withdraws from the sale process to buy ABN AMRO's Australian and New Zealand businesses. 22 Jul 2008 5:37 PM

Japanese stock broking firms set to invade India

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008

About sixty years ago they brought World War II to our eastern borders. Three decades ago, they brought the people's car to our pot-holed roads.

UPDATE 2-Nomura to launch full-scale operations in India

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008

TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - Japanese brokerage Nomura Holdings said on Friday it would launch full-scale operations in India, expanding into stock trading and asset management to tap demand in the fast-growing country.

Japan's Nikkei up 0.9%

Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008

Exporters up on softer yen, banks gain on JPMorgan announcement. 18 Jul 2008 12:06 PM

ANALYSIS: Nomura, Daiwa Carving Out Ops In Emerging Markets

Nikkei (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

ANALYSIS: Nomura, Daiwa Carving Out Ops In Emerging MarketsTOKYO (Nikkei)--Leading brokerages such as Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604) and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (8601) are expanding into newly emerging markets by establishing operational beachheads or embarking on tie-ups with local financial institutions.

Nomura To Expand Presence In India, Betting On Continued Growth

Nikkei (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

Nomura To Expand Presence In India, Betting On Continued GrowthTOKYO (Nikkei)--Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604) intends to set up full-scale brokerage operations in India that span stock trading, investment banking and asset management services, making it the first Japanese brokerage to do so, The Nikkei learned Thursday.

Daiwa links with Brazilian bank to grow outside of Japan

International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

As a first step in the alliance, Daiwa said it would start a mutual fund investing in Brazilian bonds and another fund targeting regional shares.

• Japan's Daiwa in tie-up with Brazil's Banco Itau - Business Spectator

Instinet Issues Q2 2008 Volume Statistics for U.S. Operations

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, today released Q2 2008 volume figures for its US-based subsidiary,

• Instinet Issues Q2 2008 Volume Statistics For U.S. Operations - Mondo Visione

Public pension fund ends ban on Nomura

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Nomura Holdings Inc. resumed brokering services for Japan's public pension fund, the manager of more than $1 trillion in retirement assets, after a three-month ban following allegations of insider trading at the securities firm. The Government Pension Investment Fund lifted its ban Wednesday after Nomura, Japan's biggest brokerage, submitted a report to regulators detailing how it will improve internal...

Asian markets fall after drop on Wall Street

Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

Most Asian stock markets fell Tuesday, hit with renewed fears over U.S. credit problems and their impact on financial companies after weakness a day earlier on Wall Street. Japanese shares dropped to their lowest level in nearly three months.

Nikkei index slides to nearly 3-month low

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Nikkei slides to nearly 3-month low

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