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NOMURA Report 2012

 
 
NOMURA Report 2012



NOMURA Report 2012

The NOMURA Report represents an integrated version 

of our annual and citizenship reports to help foster 

broader understanding of our business activities.

Our Founder’s Principles have been an integral part of Nomura’s culture for over 

80 years. Everything we do is focused on our clients, an approach that reflects 

our founder’s philosophy of prospering with our clients. With greater economic 

globalization  taking  place  and  following  the  financial  crisis,  the  importance  of 

companies  engaging  in  corporate  social  responsibility  (CSR)  as  well  as 

environment, society and governance (ESG) activities has become clear and the 

expectation for the business increased. In the midst of this, we recognize the 

value  of  responding  to  a  changing  society  while  in  turn  meeting  our  clients’ 

needs. As a result of this perspective, and beginning with the fiscal year under 

review, we have decided to publish the NOMURA Report, which represents an 

integrated  version  of  our  annual  and  citizenship  reports  detailing  our  CSR 

initiatives.  In  this  manner,  we  will  more  actively  disclose  information  to  our 

stakeholders.  Through  this  report,  we  hope  that  readers  can  gain  a  broader 

understanding  of  our  efforts  as  Asia’s  global  investment  bank  to  help  society 

develop sustainably, and about our business activities that grow together with 

our stakeholders.

Contents

Nomura Group Highlights

Global Network

Message from the Group CEO

Message from the Group COO

Chapter I 

Business for Sustainability 

Stakeholder Dialog: Creating a New Business Model to Drive Regional Revitalization

At a Glance

Retail

Asset Management

Wholesale

Global Research

Message from CFO

Chapter II  Responsible Business

Corporate Governance

CSR Management

Risk Management

Compliance

Restoring Trust and Credibility

Chapter III Citizenship

Stakeholder Dialog: Responding to the Voice of Society

Our Community

Our People

Our Environment

Data Section

Five-Year Financial Summary

Key Facts related to CSR

Independent Assurance on Environmental Reporting/External Assessment related to CSR

Board of Directors/Executive Management Structure

Nomura Securities Domestic Network

Corporate Data

Website Information

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Report Period 

Previous Report 
Next Report 
Entities Covered 

Reference Guidelines 

April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 
(although some content may be outside this timeframe)
September 2011
August 2013
 Nomura  Holdings,  Inc.  and  its  major  subsidiaries  and  affiliates. 
Numerical  data  are  presented  alongside  information  on  the  scope  of 
companies covered.
 •   Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (G3.1) of Global Reporting Initiative 
(The GRI Guidelines Index is published on our corporate website at 
the following address. http://www.nomuraholdings.com/csr/)

 •   Environmental  Reporting  Guidelines  (2012  Version)  of  Japan’s 

Ministry of the Environment

 •   Charter of Corporate Behavior of Nippon Keidanren

Forward-Looking Statements
This  report  contains  forward-looking  statements  about  the  future 
plans,  strategies,  beliefs,  and  performance  of  the  Nomura  Group. 
These forward-looking statements are not historical facts. They are 
expectations,  estimates,  forecasts,  and  projections  based  on 
information currently available to the Company and are subject to a 
number  of  risks,  uncertainties,  and  assumptions,  which,  without 
limitation,  include  market  trends,  economic  trends,  competition  in 
the financial industry, laws and regulations, and the tax system. As 
such, actual results may differ materially from those projected.

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Nomura Group Highlights

Business Domains 

Retail

Nomura  delivers  a  wide  array  of 
financial  services  to  individual  and 
corporate 
a 
nationwide  network  of  178  branch 
offices, call centers and online.

through 

clients 

Asset 
Management

Nomura  offers  asset  management 
services  globally 
retail  and 
institutional investors.

to 

Retail client assets

Total assets under management

¥72.0 trillion

(As of March 31, 2012)

¥24.6 trillion

(As of March 31, 2012)

Wholesale

Fixed Income

Equities

Investment 
Banking

Nomura provides research and distribution, 
structuring and trading of global securities.

The Tokyo Stock 
Exchange overall 
ranking: 

1st

The London Stock 
Exchange customer 
ranking: 

1st

Nomura provides equity and debt financing, 
risk  solutions  and  advisory  services  to  a 
broad range of international clients. 

Japan-related ECM, 
DCM and M&A league 
tables*: 

1st

Global ECM league 
table*: 

10 th

* Source: Thomson Reuters (January 2011 – December 2011) for ECM and M&A, and Thomson DealWatch (April 2011 – March 2012) for Japan-related DCM.

Net revenue by business segment

(Billions of yen)
1,500

Other

Wholesale

Asset 
Management

Retail

1,000

500

0

–500

Income (loss) before income taxes by 
business segment

(Billions of yen)

400

200

0

–200

–800

Other

Asset 
Management

Retail

Wholesale

Number of employees by region

(People)
40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

0

Asia-Pacific

Americas

Europe

Japan

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

(Fiscal year)

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

(Fiscal year)

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

(Fiscal year)



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External Assessment

Nomura’s CSR initiatives have won strong commendations. We 

have been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, the 

FTSE4Good Index and the MS-SRI Index (as of January 2012).

FTSE4Good ESG Ratings: Nomura recognized as a 

Supersector leader 

Nomura  Holdings  was  recognized  as  Supersector 

leader for the second consecutive year in FTSE4Good 

ESG Ratings*. In fiscal 2011, Nomura was recognized 

as first in the financial services sector and first among 

Japanese companies. (as of March 2012)   

*  FTSE4Good ESG Ratings: An assessment of 2,300 companies around the 
world conducted by FTSE, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange, and 
EIRIS, a socially responsible investing research firm.

Memberships

Nomura belongs to and is an active member of numerous business and trade associations, including:

•  Nippon Keidanren

•  Principles for Financial Action towards a 

•  British Bankers Association

•  Japan Securities Dealers Association

•  The Investment Trusts Association, Japan

•  Japan Securities Investment Advisers 

Association

•  The Financial Futures Association of Japan

•  KEIZAI DOYUKAI (Japan Association of 

Corporate Executives)

Sustainable Society (Principles for 
Financial Action for the 21st Century)

•  World Economic Forum

•  Confederation of British Industry

•  Institute of International Finance

•  Opportunity Now (Gender equality 

•  UN PRI (Principles for Responsible 

organization)

Investment)

•  Banking Environment Initiative

•  Association of Financial Markets Europe

•  Employer’s Forum on Disability

•  The Japan Society

Total risk-weighted assets and Tier 1 ratio

Total assets

Short-term and long-term unsecured debt

(Billions of yen)
15,000

12,000

9,000

6,000

3,000

0

(%)
20

16

12

Tier 1 ratio

Total 
risk-weighted 
assets
8

4

0

(Trillions of yen)
40

(Billions of yen)
10,000

30

20

10

0

Short-term 
unsecured 
debt

Long-term 
unsecured 
debt

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

(Fiscal year)

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

(Fiscal year)

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

(Fiscal year)

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Global Network

276 sites in 39 countries (consolidated subsidiaries and companies accounted for by the equity method)

London

Major 
Subsidiaries 
and Affiliates

Retail

Asset
Management

Wholesale

Others

Tokyo

New York

Hong Kong

Singapore

Europe & Middle East

Asia Pacific

Americas

Capital Nomura Securities Public Company Limited *

Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd.
  Head and branch offices and business offices: 
  Hong Kong, Shanghai
Nomura Asset Management Singapore Ltd.
Nomura Asset Management Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Nomura Islamic Asset Management Sdn. Bhd.
Nomura Asset Management Australia Pty Limited

Nomura Asia Holding N.V. 
Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited
  Head and branch offices and business offices: 
  Hong Kong, Taipei, Hanoi
Nomura Singapore Limited

Other affiliated company locations
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Manila, Jakarta, Seoul, 
Bangkok, Shanghai, Powai, Mumbai

Nomura Asset Management U.K. Limited
Nomura Asset Management Deutschland KAG mbH

Nomura Europe Holdings PLC
Nomura International PLC
  Head and branch offices and business offices: London, Madrid, Vienna, 
  Dubai, Qatar
Nomura Bank International PLC
  Head and branch offices and business offices: London, Italy, Labuan
Nomura Principal Investment PLC
Nomura Capital Markets PLC

Other affiliated company locations
Amsterdam, Paris, Luxembourg, Zurich, Milan, Warsaw, 
Moscow, Bahrain, Dublin

Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A.

Other affiliated company locations
Powai

Japan

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

Nomura Healthcare Co., Ltd.

Nomura Agri Planning & Advisory Co., Ltd.

Nomura Farm Co., Ltd.

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

Nomura Capital Investment Co., Ltd.

Nomura Principal Finance Co., Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Nomura Funds Research and Technologies Co., Ltd.

Nomura Private Equity Capital Co., Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management USA Inc.

Nomura Global Alpha LLC

Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc.

Nomura Funds Research and Technologies America, Inc.

Nomura Holding America Inc.

  Head and branch offices and business offices: New York, Washington, D.C. 

Nomura Securities International, Inc. 

  Head and branch offices and business offices: New York, Atlanta, São Paulo, 

  San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles

INSTINET INCORPORATED

Other affiliated company locations

Toronto

The Nomura Trust & Banking 

Nomura Babcock & Brown Co., Ltd.

Co., Ltd.

Nomura Pension Support & Service 

Nomura Facilities, Inc.

Co., Ltd.

Nomura Land and Building Co., Ltd.

Nomura Research & Advisory Co., Ltd.

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. *

Nomura Investor Relations Co., Ltd.

JAFCO Co., Ltd. *

Nomura Business Services Co., Ltd.

Nomura Institute of Capital 

Markets Research



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* Affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method

London

Major 

Subsidiaries 

and Affiliates

Retail

Asset

Management

Others

Tokyo

New York

Hong Kong

Singapore

Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd.

  Head and branch offices and business offices: 

  Hong Kong, Shanghai

Nomura Asset Management Singapore Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Nomura Islamic Asset Management Sdn. Bhd.

Nomura Asset Management Australia Pty Limited

Nomura Asia Holding N.V. 

Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited

  Hong Kong, Taipei, Hanoi

Nomura Singapore Limited

Other affiliated company locations

Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Manila, Jakarta, Seoul, 

Bangkok, Shanghai, Powai, Mumbai

Wholesale

  Head and branch offices and business offices: London, Italy, Labuan

Nomura Europe Holdings PLC

Nomura International PLC

  Dubai, Qatar

Nomura Bank International PLC

Nomura Principal Investment PLC

Nomura Capital Markets PLC

Other affiliated company locations

Amsterdam, Paris, Luxembourg, Zurich, Milan, Warsaw, 

Moscow, Bahrain, Dublin

Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A.

Other affiliated company locations

Powai

Europe & Middle East

Asia Pacific

Capital Nomura Securities Public Company Limited *

Japan

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Nomura Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Nomura Agri Planning & Advisory Co., Ltd.
Nomura Farm Co., Ltd.

Americas

Nomura Asset Management U.K. Limited

Nomura Asset Management Deutschland KAG mbH

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Nomura Funds Research and Technologies Co., Ltd.
Nomura Private Equity Capital Co., Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management USA Inc.
Nomura Global Alpha LLC
Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc.
Nomura Funds Research and Technologies America, Inc.

  Head and branch offices and business offices: London, Madrid, Vienna, 

  Head and branch offices and business offices: 

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Nomura Capital Investment Co., Ltd.
Nomura Principal Finance Co., Ltd.

Nomura Holding America Inc.
  Head and branch offices and business offices: New York, Washington, D.C. 
Nomura Securities International, Inc. 
  Head and branch offices and business offices: New York, Atlanta, São Paulo, 
  San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles
INSTINET INCORPORATED

Other affiliated company locations
Toronto

* Affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method

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The Nomura Trust & Banking 
Co., Ltd.
Nomura Facilities, Inc.
Nomura Land and Building Co., Ltd.
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.
Nomura Investor Relations Co., Ltd.
Nomura Business Services Co., Ltd.
Nomura Institute of Capital 
Markets Research

Nomura Babcock & Brown Co., Ltd.
Nomura Pension Support & Service 
Co., Ltd.
Nomura Research & Advisory Co., Ltd.
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. *
JAFCO Co., Ltd. *

Message from the Group CEO
Placing clients at the heart of everything we do and ensuring 
Nomura is fit for the future

Rebuilding trust

In August 2012, Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., a core Nomura Group company 

in Japan, was subject to a business improvement order by Japan’s Financial 

Services  Agency.  We  take  this  matter  very  seriously  and  deeply  regret  the 

trouble caused. I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to all of our 

stakeholders.

We are currently enhancing our internal controls across the entire group. 

We  are  conducting  training  sessions  for  executives  and  employees  and 

implementing a series of improvement measures to prevent similar incidents 
from occurring in the future.

To monitor progress, Nomura Securities has established an Improvement 

Measures Implementation Committee, which is under my direct control and 

includes  our  Internal  Control  Supervisory  Manager  and  relevant  executive 

officers and department heads.

Koji Nagai
Group CEO



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A new Nomura

As  we  work  to  rebuild  trust,  Nomura  is  committed  to  realizing  the  social 

mission  of  the  securities  business  of  contributing  to  economic  growth  and 

sustainable social development. I intend to create a new Nomura by reaffirming 

our responsibility to society as a leading company in the capital markets and 

by encouraging a change in the mindset of all Nomura people through revising 

our organizational structure, including our personnel systems.

Meeting the needs of our clients and society

The global economy currently faces significant challenges that are leading to 

transformational changes in society. In order to remain a trusted partner to our 

clients and a responsible corporate citizen, we must tailor our services to the 

increasingly diverse and sophisticated needs of our clients and adjust to the 

ongoing changes in the communities where we live and work. In other words, 

we have to ensure we are fit for the future by changing ourselves to adapt to 

social  change  and  our  clients’  needs.  We  aim  to  deliver  high  value-added 

financial services by placing our clients at the heart of everything we do.

Asia’s global investment bank

Nomura remains committed to being Asia’s global investment bank. We are 

closely  analyzing  the  current  market  environment,  including  the  economic 

situation in Europe and the global shift to tighter regulations. We will allocate 

management resources to areas where we can leverage our strengths.

Asia is poised to drive the global economy over the coming years and 

we believe Nomura is well placed to play a leading role in the region’s growth. 
As such, we will further develop our global business model centering on our 
home market of Asia including Japan. We have set a medium-term target of 
achieving earnings per share of ¥50 by the end of March 2016. In terms of 
pretax income, that translates to around ¥250 billion, which we expect to be 
made  up  of  ¥125  billion  from  Wholesale,  ¥100  billion  from  Retail,  and  ¥25 
billion yen from Asset Management.  

In  Wholesale,  we  will  leverage  our  global  platform  and  focus  on  cross-
border businesses that connect Asia with Europe and the Americas. Our highest 
priority in Retail is to listen closely to our clients and provide consulting based 

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services to meet their individual needs. Asset Management aims to establish 

itself  as  a  distinct  Asian  asset  manager  by  offering  clients  a  diverse  range  of 

investment opportunities. These initiatives will increase the ability of both Retail 

and Asset Management to provide the firm with a stable earnings base. 

This year we have combined the financial information from our annual report 

and  the  corporate  social  responsibility  and  environmental,  social,  and 

corporate governance initiatives outlined in our citizenship report into a single 

report. With this new Nomura Report we hope to provide all of our stakeholders 

with  a  detailed  view  of  the  direction  we  are  moving  in  as  we  navigate  the 

changing environment to take the firm the next level.

To  further  integrate  our  business  activities  and  corporate  citizenship 

initiatives, I have taken over as chairman of the firm’s CSR Committee. Nomura 

is  committed  to  contributing  to  sustainable  development  through  our  core 

business and corporate activities in order to make the world a better place for 

future generations.

We will focus everything we do on our clients, transforming Nomura into a 

corporate citizen that works closely with the communities in which we operate 

and listens intently to our clients and other stakeholders.

Koji Nagai
Group CEO

Message from the Group CEO

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Message from the Group COO

Asia advantage

Nomura’s competitive advantage lies in our roots in Asia, a region expected 

to enjoy strong growth in the years ahead and the location of a deep pool of 

funds looking for investment opportunities. 

As  Asia’s  global  investment  bank,  Nomura  has  a  formidable  client 

franchise across all our businesses in Japan and we have built up a global 

platform tailored to regional strategies in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia ex-

Japan. This allows us to work with our clients on local businesses in each 

region and on cross-border opportunities that bridge East and West. 

A  strong  commitment  to  collaboration  across  regions  and  divisions 

within the firm means we are well placed to deliver best-in-class solutions that 

meet the diverse needs of our global client base.

Wholesale profitability

The challenges faced by our industry are underscored by the current global 

economic slowdown, precipitated by the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, and 

the ongoing move to tighter financial regulations around the world. Given that 

we expect this environment to continue, our immediate priority is to improve 

the profitability of our Wholesale division.

We have positioned Asia including Japan as our home market and we 

are shifting to a global business model centered on Asia. We are focusing on 

businesses in each region that offer synergies with other regions and divisions 

or are profitable on a stand-alone basis. At the same time, we are working to 

lower our break-even point to ensure Wholesale is profitable without relying 

on a market recovery.

Nomura has a long history in Asia. Over the years we have forged close 

relationships with a broad range of clients in the region. Combined with our 

dominant client franchise in Japan, this forms a solid base to connect with our 

operations in EMEA and the Americas for a globally linked business platform 

to drive earnings growth.

Looking ahead, we aim to further enhance our presence as a trusted 

financial services group focused on our global client base.

Atsushi Yoshikawa
Group COO

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Chapter I

Business for Sustainability

Business for

Sustainability

Responsible

Business

Citizenship



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Business for
Sustainability

Responsible
Business

Citizenship

Stakeholder Dialog
Creating a New Business Model to Drive Regional Revitalization

Case 1

Establishing an Agribusiness Model for Future Generations

Nomura Agri Planning & Advisory is helping to industrialize agriculture by utilizing local 
information obtained from the Nomura Group’s nationwide network of 178 head and branch 
offices and wealth of financial expertise. The company’s subsidiary Nomura Farm is working 
together with agricultural producers’ co-operative corporation “wagoen” in Chiba Prefecture, 
Japan, to build expertise on farm management through growing tomatoes.

Views from Stakeholders

Building a food 
manufacturing industry in a 
speedy manner

Hirokazu Kiuchi

President
Agricultural producers’ co-operative corporation “wagoen”

in  the 

Defining agriculture as a ‘food manufacturing industry’ can help 
people gain a business management perspective that is lacking 
today,  generate  employment  opportunities 
local 
community,  and  develop  the  industry  for  future  generations. 
The strength of Japan’s agriculture is forward-looking, exciting 
products that capture consumer demand. Once it can utilize 
the  expertise  of  other  industries  and  establish  an  integrated 
service  combining  production,  processing  and  distribution, 
Japan’s agribusiness will be able to accommodate domestic 
demand even better and also capture foreign currency through 
international  demand,  and  it  will  be  able  to  contribute  to  the 
benefit of the country.  

I  expect  the  Nomura  Group  to  serve  as  a  facilitator 
between  a  wide  range  of  industries,  provide  information  on 
international markets, and offer financing support, which is the 
‘blood’ flowing through the veins of industry. On the other hand, 
the food industry experiences fast-paced trend cycles, meaning 
that strategies will face a quick expiration date. This is why I’d 
like  Nomura  to  help  us  quickly  come  up  with  a  successful 
business model. 

Helping to industrialize agribusiness 
by utilizing experience in agriculture 
as a management resource

Yuuki Takagi
President (former Administrative Vice-Minister for MAFF)
Japan Professional Agriculture Total Support Organization

In  order  to  sustain  agriculture  as  an  industry,  we  need  to 
increase the number of people who engage in agriculture with 
an  eye  on  business  management,  or  so-called  ‘sustainable 
agribusiness entities.’ The Japan Professional Agriculture Total 
Support  Organization  (J-PAO)  engages  in  activities  aimed  at 
this goal. I believe many of Japan’s technologies and its know-
how from other industries can and should be widely applied to 
agriculture. In order to attract the technologies and know-how 
of  various  sectors  and  companies  to  agriculture,  it  will  be 
important  to  promote  a  greater  interest  in  agriculture  from 
people throughout Japan.

I would like the Nomura Group to connect agriculture 
with a wide range of industries by utilizing its broad business 
network and the agribusiness know-how it has accumulated 
through partnerships in tomato cultivation with producers. I 
anticipate that Nomura’s unique management resources will 
play a key role in establishing a new agribusiness model and 
speeding up the industrialization process.  

Response to Stakeholder Dialog

Supporting agriculture’s industrialization while recognizing regional revitalization as a business opportunity

Agriculture is an industry deeply rooted in the local community. Revitalizing this important industry will not 
only enhance local economies and provide demand for financing, but also can become a solution for 
many of the challenges facing society today, such as Japan’s declining birthrate and aging population, 
economic  disparities  between  regions,  food  security  and  environmental  issues.  Although  agriculture 
faces many challenges, Nomura believes that this means there are also many opportunities to revitalize 
regional  economies.  Regional  revitalization  and  the  international  expansion  of  Japan’s  agribusiness 
represent  major  business  opportunities  for  Nomura.  I  hope  to  contribute  to  the  industrialization  of 
agriculture more quickly by leveraging the financial expertise from our core business, our domestic and 
international network and the know-how gained from our business experiences in agriculture.     

Takashi Nishizawa
President 
Nomura Agri Planning & 
Advisory Co., Ltd.

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Business for
Sustainability

Responsible
Business

Citizenship

Stakeholder Dialog
Creating a New Business Model to Drive Regional Revitalization

Case 2

Supporting Regional Economic Revitalization in Mie Prefecture

Nomura Securities is helping to support regional economic revitalization in Mie Prefecture through 
its involvement in Mie University’s Regional Area Strategy Center together with local regional banks 
and other parties. The center is a think tank that works to resolve regional issues by leveraging the 
university’s intellectual assets and private-sector network. The center has also begun to provide 
support to companies from Mie Prefecture looking to expand into the ASEAN market. Going 
forward, we stand at the ready to provide a wide range of support to the regional revitalization of 
Mie Prefecture by capitalizing on the strengths of the Nomura Group.

Views from Stakeholders

Developing a local think tank 
that can help revitalize the 
regional economy

Atsumasa Uchida 

President
Mie University 

Mie University’s Regional Area Strategy Center is a local think 
tank  established  to  tackle  the  challenges  faced  by  the 
prefecture’s local economy. 

Although  we  are  one  of  Japan’s  leading  universities  in 
terms of joint research conducted with local companies, we still 
need  to  capitalize  on  the  knowledge  accumulated  by  the 
university  to  play  a  role  as  a  coordinator  that  connects  local 
residents,  companies,  municipalities  and 
the  national 
government. This is why we decided to welcome the involvement 
of the Nomura Group to take full advantage of its vast network.
The center has already launched several projects, including 
one aimed at commercializing citrus fruit production in the southern 
part  of  the  prefecture  to  help  promote  regional  revitalization. 
Conventionally, such projects were the domain of the prefectural 
government, but the center won a mandate for implementation, 
making it one of Japan’s forerunners in terms of regional revitalization 
through  business–academia  collaboration.  Moving  forward,  I 
anticipate that we will be able to make greater progress with regional 
collaboration thanks to our newfound knowledge of Japan and the 
world through our partnership with the Nomura Group.    

Response to Stakeholder Dialog

Using ‘collaborative innovation’ to 
revitalize Mie’s economy and
generate employment opportunities

Susumu Yamakawa 
General Manager
Economics and Employment Department 
Mie Prefectural Government

Today,  Mie  Prefecture’s  economy  is  supported  by  mid-
stream  industries  that  serve  as  materials  processing 
suppliers  to  major  manufacturers.  Our  challenge  will  be 
making these industries stronger and capable of generating 
more employment opportunities. 

With  more  of  these  companies  expanding  operations 
overseas,  it  has  become  increasingly  important  to  focus  on 
capturing global demand by reviewing the role of Japan and 
Mie Prefecture from the perspective of international markets. 
As  a  result,  Mie  Prefecture  has  established  a  Sales  and 
Marketing  Division 
the  prefecture’s 
manufacturing base once again into key export industries. 

transform 

to  help 

Mie  Prefecture  has  positioned 

the  concept  of 
‘collaborative innovation’ with private sector companies and 
local  communities  as  an  important  pillar  in  its  vision  for  the 
prefecture. I have high expectations that the Nomura Group 
will  be  able  to  provide  support  as  a  globally  minded 
professional  organization  with  financing  solutions  and  the 
capabilities  needed  to  help  build  the  overseas  presence  of 
Mie Prefecture companies. 

Contributing to the revitalization of regional industries through initiatives directly related to our core business

We are providing a wide range of support aimed at regional economic revitalization in Mie Prefecture. 
This includes support to the prefecture’s only national university through our involvement in the Regional 
Area Strategy Center and to its government by helping companies in the prefecture to expand into the 
ASEAN market. We believe that assisting regional initiatives and helping to revitalize the local economy 
are integral to the growth of our own core business as well as to fulfilling our social responsibility. While 
this process is expected to require some time, we expect that our competitiveness will also be enhanced 
over the long term as a result. Using our nationwide network of 178 head and branch offices, we will 
continually  identify  the  needs  of  our  clients  locally  and  provide  solutions  to  key  issues  by  combining 
information obtained through these ventures with our group’s vast global network. 

Masamichi Niisato
Managing Director,  
Tsu Branch Office 
Nomura Securities



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Case 3

Helping Rebuild in the Aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake

In April 2012, Nomura Securities concluded an agreement with Fukushima University to 
support the reconstruction effort following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck 
in 2011. Fukushima University has been working diligently on reconstruction initiatives in 
Fukushima Prefecture, which suffered extensive damage from the earthquake, tsunami and 
nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Through this agreement, 
Nomura Securities is committed to assisting not only Fukushima University, but also the 
reconstruction effort across the whole of Fukushima Prefecture as well. 

Views from Stakeholders

I would like to combine our 
university’s knowledge with 
Nomura’s broad network 

Osamu Nittono

President
 Fukushima University 

As a university in the region, Fukushima University established 
the Fukushima Future Center for Regional Revitalization in April 
2011 in order to promote an organized, long-term approach to 
the reconstruction effort together with Fukushima Prefecture, 
municipalities, various organizations and NPOs. However, the 
university  lacks  the  information  and  intellectual  properties 
needed to push forward with the real reconstruction effort today 
and beyond. This is why we decided to conclude an agreement 
with the Nomura Group, to capitalize on its wealth of information 
and broad network.  

For  us,  the  Nomura  Group’s  truly  extensive  network 
caught our eye, as did its involvement in small-scale hydroelectric 
power, energy conservation and smart grids, which will form an 
important part of the reconstruction effort. In addition, we will 
be conducting surveys on the disaster-affected areas together 
with the Nomura Group, including surveys on harmful rumors. 
By aptly combining one another’s strengths and perspectives, 
I believe that together we will be able to successfully establish 
a foundation for the reconstruction effort.

Response to Stakeholder Dialog

I welcome the frank feedback 
and advice provided by the 
private sector

Youichi Nozaki 
General Manager
Planning and Coordination Department
Fukushima Prefectural Government 

Following the earthquake, Fukushima Prefecture has seen an 
exodus of its population. Therefore, we are taking prefecture-
wide efforts to address this issue by focusing on employment 
and  healthcare.  We  have  developed  mechanisms  to  attract 
private sector companies and generate employment, in order 
to develop an environment where the young generation can live 
with  peace  of  mind.  I  believe  the  reconstruction  effort  in 
Fukushima  Prefecture  will  not  be  a  success  without  a 
local  government,  private  sector, 
partnership 
companies, NPOs and local residents.  

involving 

The Nomura Group has many tools at its disposal that 
can  help  supplant  any  shortfalls  in  the  government  or  local 
communities. I believe that Fukushima University will be able to 
leverage  these  tools  in  the  reconstruction  effort  and  thereby 
provide more effective support to municipalities throughout the 
prefecture.  I  would  also  like  the  Nomura  Group  to  share  its 
perspective as a private sector company to point out shortfalls 
and what needs to be done by the government.

Contributing to the reconstruction of Fukushima Prefecture and creating a new future as a corporate citizen 
intertwined with the local economy

Our nationwide network of 178 head and branch offices shows that we are a company truly rooted in 
the local economy. We cannot grow as a company without regional economic growth. As a result, we 
are committed more than ever before to helping local economies grow, as evidenced by our regional 
revitalization initiatives implemented in tandem with universities and local governments across Japan. 
We have three branch offices located in Fukushima Prefecture, which is in the process of recovering from 
the  Great  East  Japan  Earthquake  of  2011.  Over  the  years  we  have  provided  information  to  and  held 
discussions  with  Fukushima  University  and  Fukushima  Prefectural  Government.  Our  agreement  with 
Fukushima University will enable us to leverage our network for the benefit of reconstruction assistance 
initiatives, which in turn will help Fukushima recover quicker and enable us to create a new future together. 

Masaru Omori
Managing Director 
Institutional Clients 
Consulting Department 
Nomura Securities 

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Sustainability

Responsible
Business

Citizenship

At a Glance

Retail

Nomura’s Retail business in Japan delivers a wide array of financial services to individual and 

corporate clients through a nationwide network of 178 branch offices (as of March 31, 2012), call 

centers, and online.

Our  branch  offices  provide  in-depth,  consulting-based  services  tailored  to  our  clients’ 

individual needs. This is backed by a range of services, investment insights, and financial products 

available through our call centers and online platforms.

p.17

Asset Management

Asset Management operates as a global business with ¥25.0 trillion of assets under management 

from both retail and institutional investors. (as of March 31, 2012)

Our  investment  trust  business  in  Japan  delivers  a  diverse  range  of  products  through 

distribution channels such as securities firms including Nomura Securities Company, banks, 

Japan Post Bank, and branches of Japan Post.

We  also  run  a  global  investment  advisory  business  that  offers  a  high  level  of  service  to 

pension  funds,  governments  and  central  banks,  commercial  banks,  insurers,  and  other 

institutional investors around the world.

p. 21

Wholesale

Consists  of  Fixed  Income,  Equities,  Investment  Banking  and  serves  a  broad  range  of  global 

corporations, governments and financial institutions.

The  Fixed  Income  and  Equities  focus  on  institutional  investment  research  and  the 

distribution, structuring and trading of global securities. Investment Banking provides equity and 

debt financing, risk solutions and advisory services to a broad range of international clients.

Note: Wholesale results do not reflect reclassifications due to a reorganization in April 2012.



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Net revenue
2011/2012

¥350.3 billion 

Down 10.7% year on year

Non-interest expenses
2011/2012

¥287.1billion

Down 1.4% year on year

Net income before income taxes
2011/2012

¥63.1billion 

Down 37.6% year on year

(Billions of yen)
500

(Billions of yen)
300

(Billions of yen)
150

400

300

200

100

0

200

100

0

100

50

0

2007/08 08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

(Fiscal year)

2007/08 08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

(Fiscal year)

2007/08 08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

(Fiscal year)

Net revenue
2011/2012

¥65.8 billion 

Down 1.1% year on year

(Billions of yen)
100

80

60

40

20

0

Non-interest expenses
2011/2012

¥45.3 billion

Down 2.6% year on year

Net income before income taxes
2011/2012

¥20.5 billion

Up 2.5% year on year

(Billions of yen)

(Billions of yen)

60

40

20

0

40

30

20

10

0

2007/08 08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

(Fiscal year)

2007/08 08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

(Fiscal year)

2007/08 08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

(Fiscal year)

Net revenue
2011/2012

¥555.9 billion

Down 11.8% year on year

Non-interest expenses
2011/2012

¥593.5 billion

Down 4.9% year on year

Net income (loss) before income taxes
2011/2012

¥-37.6 billion 

(Billions of yen)
800

(Billions of yen)
800

(Billions of yen)
200

600

400

200

0

-200

600

400

200

0

100

0

-100

-200

-800

2007/08 08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

(Fiscal year)

2007/08 08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

(Fiscal year)

2007/08 08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

(Fiscal year)

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Sustainability

Responsible
Business

Citizenship

Retail

The  Retail  Division  delivers  a  wide  range  of  financial  products  and  high  quality 
investment advice, consistently enhancing its services in order to respond to the diverse 
and increasingly sophisticated needs of clients. These services are provided through 
several channels including a nationwide network of 178 branch offices (as of March 31, 
2012) and Nomura Net & Call, which commenced services in October 2011.
We seek to strengthen our consulting-based sales, and deliver top-quality products 
and services tailored to the needs of each client, so that the Nomura Group can 
remain a trusted partner to our clients. 

Financial Review

environment.  As  a  result,  our  clients  are 

concerned about how they should design their 

investments  for  the  future,  in  order  to  prepare 

for the likely risks that lie ahead and safely pass 

on their assets to future generations.

Market Environment
Retail  investors  in  Japan  face  an  increasingly 

Meanwhile, 

the  evolution  of  digital 

information  devices  and  the  growth  of  global 

uncertain  environment  both  at  home  and 

communication  networks  have  reduced  the 

abroad.  Domestically,  more  than  a  year  and  a 

disparity 

that  once  existed 

in  accessing 

half  have  passed  since  the  earthquake  and 

information.  These  have  enabled  anyone  to 

tsunami  disaster,  but  Japan  continues  to  face 

keep abreast of the latest information, and as a 

many 

issues 

including  serious  structural 

result,  clients’  engagement  with  the  market  is 

challenges  that  were  present  prior  to  the 

changing at an accelerated pace.

disaster, such as the country’s fiscal problem, a 

Given  this  environment,  clients’  financial 

dwindling  birthrate  and  an  aging  population. 

needs  are  becoming  increasingly  diverse  and 

Internationally, 

the 

prolonged  European 

sophisticated. This requires financial institutions 

sovereign debt crisis and other geopolitical risks 

to provide even greater levels of service, tailored 

are deepening. 

to the needs of each individual client.

With  uncertainty  growing  due  to  this 

Over  half  of  Japan’s  personal  financial 

complicated mixture of social factors, it has also 

assets continue to remain in savings and deposit 

become  difficult to predict the emerging market 

accounts.  As  a  result,  the  role  of  financial 

Retail client assets

(Trillions of yen)

72.2

73.5

70.6

72.0

59.3

80

60

40

20

0

institutions continues to be essential in ensuring 

a  smooth  flow  of  funds  into  the  economy. 

Moreover, 

through 

their  services,  financial 

institutions are expected to make contributions 

to the development of the economy and society.

With  a  nationwide  network  of  branch 

offices,  call  centers  and  Internet  services,  we 
will  continue  to  provide  world-class  products 
and  services  centered  on  consulting-based 

sales,  and  implement  a  series  of  strategic 

initiatives to ensure we remain a trusted partner 

to our clients.

Other
Overseas Mutual Funds

Bond Investment Trusts

Stock Investment Trusts
Domestic Bonds

Foreign Currency Bonds

Equities

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

(Fiscal year)



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Financial Results for FY2011/12
Despite  the  extremely  challenging  economic 

services, we have set up special desks staffed 

with highly knowledgeable financial professionals 

environment,  net  revenue  for  FY2011/12  was 

at our nationwide network of branch offices. In 

¥350.3  billion,  non-interest  expenses  were 

FY2011/12,  an  additional  four  branches  were 

¥287.1 billion, and income before income taxes 

opened in Tottori, Imabari, Shonai and Kamiooka 

was  ¥63.1  billion.  These  results  helped  drive 

in order to broaden interaction with our clients. 

company-wide profits for the year.

We launched Nomura Net & Call last October to 

At the end of March 2012, we had 4.985 

provide  non 

face-to-face  services  via  the 

million  client  accounts,  an  increase  of  about 

Internet  and  call  centers.  We  will  continue  to 

49,000 accounts from March 2011. We steadily 

enhance our service offerings with the hope of 

expanded  our  client  franchise  during  the  year 

laying the groundwork for addressing the needs 

with net asset inflows of ¥2.4 trillion.

of an increasing number of clients going forward. 

Retail  client  assets  increased  by  ¥1.4 

For  clients  with  Japanese-style  ESOPs  and 

trillion  to  ¥72.0  trillion  as  of  March  31,  2012. 

defined  contribution  pension  funds,  we  also 

Retail  maintained  a  high  level  of  total  sales, 

continue to provide convenient services.

driven primarily by a wide variety of investment 

In addition to these structural improvements, 

trusts  tailored  to  the  needs  of  our  clients,  and 

Retail recognizes the importance of enhancing 

selected foreign denominated bonds.

client  satisfaction  by  delivering  top  quality 

Looking Forward
The challenging business environment will likely 

services that meet the various needs of clients 

better than ever before. We offer our people on-

the-job  training  to  help  them  increase  their 

persist  in  FY2012/13.  Nevertheless,  Retail  will 

consulting  skills.  This  practical 

training 

is 

seek ways to expand profitability by promoting 

reinforced  by  head  office  support  given  to 

a thorough approach to consulting-based sales, 

branch offices. Moreover, we continue to expand 

while also growing client assets. We will continue 

our  lineup  of  products  and  services  that 

to  focus  on  strategic  initiatives  around  our 

accommodate  client  needs,  streamline  our 

distribution  channels,  marketing,  network  of 

operations using IT technologies and focus on 

branches,  human  resources,  products  and  IT 

enhancing our level of client service. As we build 

technologies,  and  we  will  implement  various 

up  our  capabilities,  we  remain  committed  to 

tactical  measures  aimed  at  making  further 

taking our Retail operations to the next level and 

strides forward.

creating an organization that contributes to our 

In  catering  to  the  diverse  needs  of  both 

clients, our regional economies, and our society.

retail  and  corporate  clients  with  face-to  face 

Business results

(Billions of yen)

Accounts with balance

FY2007
/08

FY2008
/09

FY2009
/10

FY2010
/11

FY2011
/12

Net revenue

402.0 

291.9 

388.3 

392.4 

350.3 

Non-interest expenses

279.7 

273.6 

274.9 

291.2 

287.1 

Income before  
income taxes

122.3 

  18.2 

113.4 

101.2 

  63.1 

(Thousands)
5,000

4,000

3,000

0

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

(Fiscal year)

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Responsible
Business

Citizenship

Retail

Responding to Clients’ 
Needs/Feedback from 
Clients

Promoting Consulting-based Services to 
Enhance Customer Satisfaction
Retail capitalizes on a diverse array of tools to 

visit the Nomura Securities website. 

http://www.nomura.co.jp/support/voice/index.html

Customer Questionnaire
In  order  to  ascertain  customer  satisfaction 

levels,  since  January  2011  we  have  regularly 

conducted  a  Customer  Questionnaire,  which 

covers  our  customer  services  and  product 

provide consulting-based services that fulfill the 

explanations.  Results  of  this  questionnaire  are 

needs of its clients. The Asset Design Service is 

shared  with  management,  head  office  and 

a  tool  that  uses  interviews  with  clients  to 

branch  offices,  and  as  a  result  improvement 

ascertain and analyze their current asset situation 

measures  are  examined  by  Retail  to  provide 

and deliver an optimal investment management 

better overall service.

plan customized to their life goals. 

NOMURA i-port is a system that enhances 

the  risk  management  of  corporate  clients  by 

centrally managing information on their securities 

portfolios,  including  balances,  profit  and  loss, 

and  risk.  Retail  is  committed  to  leveraging  the 

various  services  and  tools  at  its  disposal  to 

improve customer satisfaction.

Business for 
Sustainability

Lineup of Products Tailored to the Diverse 
Needs of an Aging Society 

Older clients need to set aside funds for  living 

Customer Satisfaction Improvement Committee
Since FY2010/11, Retail has organized the once 

expenses later in life as well as make preparations 

for leaving an inheritance for their dependants. 

monthly CS (Customer Satisfaction) Improvement 

To meet these needs, Nomura is taking steps to 

Liaison Meeting chaired by the Retail CEO and 

enhance its product lineup by offering annuities 

consisting  of  Managing  Directors  from  key 

that provide regular income, whole life insurance 

departments.  The 

liaison  meeting 

reviews 

for  those  clients  thinking  about  their  legacy, 

complaints, 

feedback  and 

requests  made 

comparatively  low-risk  investment  trusts,  and 

through  customer  service  centers,  call  centers 

reconstruction  bonds  In  addition  to  these 

and  our  website,  and  based  on  these  reviews, 
works to improve the systems and rules so as to 

products, we also offer a full lineup of services 
that meets the diverse needs of an aging society, 

enhance the products and services offered and 

such  as  seminars  on  inheritance  matters  and 

standards of customer service. For more details, 

“My Life Note,” a message written by the client 

Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire*

Other
2.6%

Dissatisfied
15.9%

Neither
30.9%



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* Conducted in January 2012 using postcards

Satisfied
50.6%

to their family members.

Working together with Local Governments, 
Universities and Companies

Industry-academia-government  collaborations 

which  leverage  the  knowledge  of  the  local  

universities  are  essential  for  revitalizing  the 

Japanese  region’s  –  the  driving  force  behind 

Japan’s  national  economy.  Nomura  Securities 

works  closely  in  such  partnerships  all  over 

Japan, focusing on helping to ‘jump start’ these 

regional economies. In Mie Prefecture, Nomura 

Securities collaborated with Mie University and 

businesses.  NAPA  works  with  25  financial 

Hyakugo Bank to establish a regional think tank 

institutions  across  Japan  to  share  information 

at Mie University that serves local governments 

and  promote  the  agricultural  industry,  with 

and regional industries and also helps to develop 

regional revitalization its main objective. NAPA’s 

venture  businesses  in  the  region.  Nomura 

affiliate  works  with  local  farmers  in  Chiba 

Securities also works with Utsunomiya University 

and  Hokkaido  to  produce  both  outdoor  and 

and Fukushima University to help revitalize local 

indoor  grown  agricultural  crops.  Production 

economies and provide support for earthquake 

technologies  and  farm  management  expertise 

reconstruction initiatives.

are in turn used in NAPA’s consulting business.

Donations of ¥8 Million Made to Fukushima 
University Thanks to Reduced Use of Paper 
from E-statements

In  April  2012,  Nomura  Securities  concluded  a 

comprehensive  partnership  agreement  with 

Fukushima  University’s  Fukushima  Future 

Center  for  Regional  Revitalization,  which  is 

assisting earthquake reconstruction activities in 

High  sugar-content  tomatoes 
—the  first  crop  harvested  by 
Nomura Wago Farm

Helping Revitalize Regional Medicine 
through Efforts in Healthcare

the  prefecture.  This  marks  the  first  time  that 

The healthcare industry in Japan is expected to 

Nomura Securities has concluded a partnership 

grow  on  the  back  of  the  country’s  slowing 

agreement  with  a  national  university  to  assist 

birthrate and aging population, but the industry 

the earthquake reconstruction effort. As part of 

is  also  faced  with  serious  challenges,  such  as 

its  support,  Nomura  Securities  initiated  the 

how  to  strengthen  its  management  structure 

Paper Reduction Project where it donated ¥100 

and  improve  its  financial  standing.  Nomura  is 

to  the  Center  for  every  client  that  agreed  to 

helping  to  secure  the  safety  of  regional 

receive their statements in electronic format. As 

medicine,  revitalize  regional  economies  and 

a  result,  thanks  to  the  shared  commitment  of 

generate  employment  opportunities  through 

our clients, Nomura Securities was able to make 

healthcare and nursing care consulting and the 

a  donation  of  ¥8,063,400.  Nomura  Securities 

provision  of  financial  solutions  by  Nomura 

stands  committed  to  this  accord  and  will 

Healthcare Co., Ltd. 

to  proactively  assist  earthquake 
continue 
reconstruction  efforts  led  by  universities  and 

Nomura Securities also supports hospitals 
that  provide  helicopter  emergency  medical 

local governments.

Helping Revitalize Regional Economies 
through Agribusiness

With 

lower 

industrialization  but 

increasing 

demand for new and innovative food products, 

agribusiness offers a significant opportunity for 

the revitalization of regional economies. Nomura 

is  supporting  the  growth  of  community  based 

agricultural industries through the Nomura Agri 

Planning  &  Advisory  Co.  Ltd.  (NAPA).  This 

leverages the financial services know how and 

information gathering abilities of Nomura’s 178 

nationwide  branch  offices 

to  help  grow 

services  to  help  build-up  the  capabilities  of 

regional medicine. By the end of June 2012, it 

had donated ¥1 million to each of 11 hospitals 

with a helicopter emergency medical service.

Helicopter emergency medical services play a key role on the frontlines 
of regional medicine in Japan.

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Responsible
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Citizenship

Asset Management

FY2011/12 saw a challenging environment amid sluggish market conditions caused 
by  the  European  sovereign  debt  crisis  and  concerns  over  a  global  economic 
slowdown. Nevertheless, Asset Management reported higher income in FY2011/12 
on the back of inflows of funds into various products, including actively managed 
funds, and cost reduction efforts. We will continue to build on this momentum and 
remain  focused  on  winning  greater  trust  from  retail  and  institutional  investors  in 
Japan and abroad, and on delivering on our strategy to build a world-class asset 
management firm with a strong competitive edge in Asia.

Financial Review

Market Environment and Financial Results 
for FY2011/12

assets under management. In addition we focused 

on  ensuring  compliance  with  investment  trust 
regulation.  Consequently,  Nomura  Asset 

Management’s share (net asset basis) of Japan’s 

publicly  offered  investment  trust  market  stood 

at 22.1% as of the end of March 2012.

Despite the challenging environment, our 

Japan’s publicly offered investment trust market 

investment advisory business steadily increased 

declined 5.0% in FY2011/12 to ¥62 trillion due 

mandates from institutional investors, including 

to  sluggish  market  conditions  caused  by  the 

pension funds in Japan and abroad and global 

European  sovereign  debt  crisis  and  concerns 

sovereign  wealth  funds,  by  responding  to  the 

over  a  global  economic  slowdown.  However, 

specific  set  of  needs  that  exist  in  each  region 

we did see positive inflows of funds from retail 

and differing fund management objectives.

investors during the year.

Assets under management totaled ¥24.6 

Our investment trust business was able to 

trillion at the end of March 2012 on the back of 

overcome market price drops thanks to an inflow 

inflows of funds into various products including 

of funds into a wide range of investment trusts. 

actively managed funds.

These include trusts focused on Japanese equities 

As a result, Asset Management reported 

and  overseas  bonds.  Funds  managed  by  an 

net revenue of ¥65.8 billion, down 1.0% year on 

investment  strategy  tailored  for  the  changing 

year, and income before income taxes of ¥20.5 

economic climate in FY2011/12 helped us expand 

billion, an increase of 2.0% year on year.

Total assets under management

Share of public investment trust market in Japan

(As of March 31, 2012)

(Trillions of yen)
30

20

10

0

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

(Fiscal year)

Note: The sum for asset management companies that belong to the 
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Other
26.9%

#9
2.9%

#8
3.0%

#7
3.4%

#6
4.1%

Nomura
 Asset Management
22.1%

#2
14.7%
#3
10.6%
#4
6.9%
#5
5.4%

Looking Forward
Asset  Management  is  committed  to  earning 

further enhancing our product and our service 

offering, and providing educational opportunities 

even  greater  trust  from  investors  around  the 

for  participants  on  how  to  manage  their 

world  and  growing  its  business  by  providing 

investments within the schemes.

competitive  performance  of  equity  and  bond 

In  the  investment  advisory  business,  we 

funds not only in Japan and other parts of Asia, 

will  strive  to  deliver  products  that  reflect  the 

but globally. 

diverse  needs  of  our  clients.  In  Japan,  we  will 

We will further strengthen our management 

fulfill  our  fiduciary  duty  and  address  changes 

capabilities for Japanese and Asian equity funds 

taking place in the employees’ pension plan. In 

where we offer superior experience and results, 

terms of product strategy, overall we will aim to 

expand 

fund  management  services  and 

deliver  return  while  reducing  total  risk  in  the 

research in Emerging Markets, and strengthen 

emerging  equity  funds  where  we  anticipate 

strong returns. 

portfolio.  We  will  increase  the  availability  of 
absolute return, high alpha and RAFI® products*, 
enabling clients to enhance yield and returns in 

We  will  provide  unique  fixed  income 

the context of a balanced portfolio. Outside of 

products  like  global  bond  (where  we  have  an 

Japan,  we  will  strive  to  provide  competitive, 

established  track  record)  and  high-yield  bond 

actively  managed  funds,  including  Japanese 

funds managed by Nomura Corporate Research 

equity, Asian equity and global bond funds, to 

and Asset Management Inc., high alpha funds 

institutional  investors  like  pension  funds  in 

by  Nomura  Global  Alpha,  and  inflation-linked 

Europe and North America as well as sovereign 

bond  funds  by  Nomura  Asset  Management 

wealth funds in Asia and the Middle East.

Deutschland KAG mbH.

In addition to growing revenues, we will 

In  the  investment  trust  business,  we  will 

continue 

to  closely  manage  costs  and  

establish an even stronger presence in Japan’s 

effectively make use of our limited headcount 

investment  trust  market.  Along  with  delivering 

and resources.

diverse  investment  opportunities  to  meet  the 

Capitalizing on the above initiatives, Asset 

broad  range  of  retail  investor  needs,  we  will 

Management will achieve stable and sustainable 

strive to grow the overall market by expanding 

growth as an asset management company that 

the  scale  of  our  existing  products  while 

is trusted by investors around the world and will 

complying with investment trust regulations. 

contribute to an increase in earnings by expanding 

The  defined  contribution  pension  plan 

the client franchise of the Nomura Group.

segment represents an important growth driver 

for the investment trust market. We will focus on 

Investment advisory assets under management

*  RAFI® products: Products that 
use a portfolio building method 
where weight is assigned to a 
stock  based  on  fundamental 
indicators  rather  than  stock 
price. 

Business results

FY2007
/08

FY2008
/09

FY2009
/10

FY2010
/11

FY2011
/12

(Trillions of yen)
10

(Billions of yen)

Net revenue

81.1

51.9

62.1

66.5

65.8

Non-interest expenses

50.0

47.8

46.8

46.5

45.3

Income before  
income taxes

31.1

  4.1

15.2

20.0

20.5

Notes: 1)  The defined contribution pension plan business in Asset Management was integrated to Other business 
in the second quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. Certain reclassifications of previously 
reported amounts have been made to conform to the current presentation.

  2)  Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. in Asset Management was integrated to Other business in April 2011. 
Certain  reclassifications  of  previously  reported  amounts  have  been  made  to  conform  to  the  current 
presentation. 

8

6

4

2

0

Overseas

Domestic

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

(Fiscal year)

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Responsible
Business

Citizenship

Asset Management

Responding to Clients’ 
Needs/Feedback from 
Clients

Survey on Investment Trusts
Since 2005, we have conducted the Investment 

Trust  Survey  once  per  annum.  This  survey 

interviews people who have already invested in 

or are thinking of investing in investment trusts 

Client Feedback 
Inquiries from retail investors and distributors of 

in  order  to  study  investment  trust  ownership, 

future  ownership  plans,  and  customer 

investment  trusts  such  as  securities  firms, 

satisfaction.  Survey  results  are  published  on 

banks,  Japan  Post  Bank,  and  Japan  Post  are 

Nomura Asset Management’s corporate website 

handled at a dedicated toll free customer service 

and utilized to find ways to broaden the range of 

center.  Client  feedback  and  requests  received 

investment trust ownership. 

here  are  shared  with  related  departments  and 

reflected  in  product  development  and  service 

enhancements where possible. 

Study Sessions for Distributors and 
Investor Seminars  

http://www.nomura-am.co.jp/ishiki-chosa/

Awards Received by Our Managed Funds
Investment  trusts  managed  by  Nomura  Asset 

Management  have  received  countless  awards 

from  ratings  agencies.  Lipper  Fund  Awards 

Every year we hold a total of about 8,000 study 

Japan  2012  recognized  10  Nomura  funds, 

sessions  for  investment  trust  sales  staff  and 

including 

the  Rainbow 

Fund 

(Earthly 

seminars  for  retail  investors  at  branches  of 

Environment  Fund)  with  a  best  funds  award 

Nomura  Securities,  and  other  securities  firms, 

based  on  an  evaluation  of  their  mid-  to  long-

banks, Japan Post Bank and Japan Post. These 

term  performance.  In  addition,  four  Nomura 

seminars are used to deliver easy-to-understand 

funds received awards from Morningstar’s Fund 

information that helps broaden both sales staff 

of the Year 2011, and Nomura managed funds 

and  retail  investor  understanding  of  the  risks 

were also presented with awards in five divisions 

and  characteristics  of  investment  trusts.  We 

of the R&I Fund Award 2012. 

also utilize these meetings as an opportunity to 

deepen our understanding of investors’ needs.  

Major awards received by Nomura Asset Management managed funds (year ended March 2012)

Lipper Fund Awards Japan 2012 Best Funds

Evaluation Period

3 years 

5 years 

10 years 

3 including Nomura US High Yield Corporate Bond Fund Course A
5 including High Yield Corporate Bond Open Yen Hedged
2 including Rainbow Fund (Earthly Environment Fund)

Morningstar Fund of the Year 2011

Best Awarded Fund in the Balanced Fund Division 
Nomura Global Six Assets Diversified Fund (Stability Type) 

Excellent Awarded Fund in the Domestic Stock Fund Division 
3 including Strategic Value Open "Shinka-ron"

R&I Fund Award 2012

Best Fund 

Best Awarded Fund 

Excellent Awarded Fund 

Investment Trusts / Foreign Bond fund Aggregate 
2 including J-REIT Open (J-REIT type)
2 including Global REIT Open (foreign REIT type)



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Nomura’s Pledge toward a Sustainable Society 
Reflecting  Nomura  Securities  and  Nomura 

Nomura’s East Japan Revival Support Bond 
Fund Receives a 2011 Nikkei Superior 
Products & Services Awards 

In  May  2011,  Nomura  Asset  Management 

launched the East Japan Revival Support Bond 

Fund  1105  with  the  goal  of  providing  disaster 

relief  assistance  to  those  areas  affected  by 

Asset  Management  signed  the  Principles  for 

Japan’s earthquake and tsunami disaster. 

Financial Action towards a Sustainable Society 

The  fund  is  structured  so  that  it  provides 

(Principles  for  Financial  Action  for  the  21st 

donations (about 0.2% annually on the total daily 

Century)  in  January  2012.  The  principles  are 

net  assets  of  the  fund)  once  every  six-month 

intended  to  provide  guidelines  for  financial 

settlement period. Thus far, the fund has donated 

institutions to fulfill their roles and responsibilities 

a  portion  of  its  custodian  fee  from  the  first 

in shaping a sustainable society.

settlement  period  to  Aomori  Prefecture,  Iwate 

Nomura  Asset  Management  is  also  a 

Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, 

signatory of the United Nations-backed Principles 

Ibaraki Prefecture and Sendai City to be used for 

for  Responsible  Investment  (UN  PRI),  and  has 

reconstruction projects. In addition to these local 

established the ESG Committee, which is chaired 

governments, the recipients of the donation from 

by  its  CIO  and  consists  of  responsible  officers 

the second settlement period also included charitable 

from  Investment  Management  and  Research, 

funds  providing  educational  and  living  support  for 

Client  Services  and  the  Corporate  Office.  ESG 

children orphaned in the earthquake and tsunami. 

stands for environment, social and governance. 

The  fund  was  recognized  with  the  Great 

In this regard, Nomura recognizes that continually 

East  Japan  Earthquake  Response  Special 

taking initiatives to fulfill its responsibilities toward 

Award during the 2011 Nikkei Superior Products 

society will lead to the long-term enhancement 

& Services Awards. The fund was selected for 

of corporate value. As such, it incorporates this 

this honor based on a comprehensive evaluation 

perspective  into  its  corporate  management, 

of  its  concept  of  investing  in  bonds  that 

which focuses both on shareholder returns and 

contribute  to  the  relief  effort,  its  scheme  of 

urging  the  same  responsible  approach  in  the 

providing continual donations from the custodian 

businesses it invests in.

Examples of financial products offered by 
Nomura Asset Management that contribute to 
sustainability  

Rainbow Fund 
(Earthly Environment Fund)

Nomura Global SRI 100 
(also known as Nomura Global Social Responsibility Investment)

Nomura High Yield Supranational Bond Fund 
Monthly Dividend 
(also known as Global Assist)

Nomura Japan Smart City Stock Fund
(also known as Nippon no Mirai)

fee, and Nomura Asset Management’s ability to 

quickly plan and arrange such a novel financial 

product in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Similar  donations  as  those  noted  above 

will  be  provided  a  total  of  10  times  over  the 

fund’s five-year term.

Status of donations from the East Japan Revival 
Support Bond Fund

Settlement 
Period

First
(November 
2011)

Second
(May 2012)

Recipient

Amount

Aomori Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, 
Miyagi Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, 
Ibaraki Prefecture, and Sendai City

¥45 
million

In addition to the above local 
governments, the Iwate Learning Hope 
Fund, the Funds for the benefit of 
Miyagi Children after the Great East 
Japan Earthquake, and the Fukushima 
Donation for Orphans affected by the 
Great East Japan Earthquake 

¥49 
million

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Citizenship

Wholesale

The Wholesale division provides capital raising and advisory services, structuring, 
sales  and  trading  of  global  securities,  and  distinctive  investment  research  to 
global corporations, governments and financial institutions.
Wholesale’s mission is to be Asia’s global investment bank, with depth at home 
complemented by a solid global platform.
Our  business  is  client-centric  and  focused  on  markets  and  segments  where  we 
know we can add value. We aim to be globally competitive, delivering sustainable 
profits in those areas in which we choose to compete. Our offering is innovation- 
and knowledge-led, delivered in a “one firm” manner.

Financial Review

of reductions were implemented with only limited 

impact on our underlying revenue momentum. 

We  also  simplified  management  structure  and 

upgraded talent in a number of areas.

Market Environment and Financial Results 
for FY2011/12

Looking Forward
While we expect the overall wholesale market to 

Net revenue for the fiscal year was ¥555.9 billion, 

remain suppressed this year driven by continuing 

a fall of 12% from the previous year. Loss before 

macro  economic  uncertainty,  there  are  several 

income  taxes  was  ¥37.6  billion,  compared  to  a 

pockets of potential upside, such as in the fixed 

profit  of  ¥6.7  billion  the  year  before,  reflecting  a 

income  and  equity  electronic  trading  segment 

very challenging business environment.

and in providing sophisticated risk solutions to 

Despite  the  challenges,  our  underlying 

our clients. We expect to take advantage of any 

business momentum continued. Client penetration 

emerging opportunities.

increased across our Fixed Income and Equities 

Moving 

forward,  we  will  continue 

businesses,  and  we  engaged  in  some  of  the 

strengthening  our  global  footprint,  including 

year’s  most  significant  Investment  Banking 

further  expansion  of  local  market  businesses. 

transactions.  Our  expansion  into  the  Americas 

Specific investments will be focused on products 

continued, with the region becoming profitable 

where  we  have  an  edge,  such  as  those 

in the final quarter of the year.

businesses  that  depend  on  innovation  and 

Reacting 

to 

the  continuing  market 

intellectual  capital.  Combined  with  our 

deterioration,  we  announced  wholesale  level 

organizational  agility,  this  will  ensure  strong 

cost reductions of over $1 billion, substantially 

market positioning and sustainable economics 

lowering our breakeven point. At year’s end, 81% 

for Wholesale.

Business results

(Billions of yen)

FY2007/08

FY2008/09

FY2009/10

FY2010/11

FY2011/12

Net revenue

243.5

(163.6)

789.5

630.5

555.9

Non-interest expenses

393.6

 553.7 

614.3

623.8

593.5

Income (Loss)  before  
income taxes

(150.1)

(717.3)

175.2

    6.7

  (37.6)

Note: Wholesale results do not reflect reclassifications due to a reorganization in April 2012.



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Fixed Income

Market Environment and Financial Results 
for FY2011/12

Looking Forward
We  expect  Fixed  Income  markets  to  remain 

FY2011/12  was  another  challenging  year  for 

subdued  given  low  interest  rate  expectation, 

the 

industry,  with  a 

trading  environment 

continued  macro  uncertainty  and  regulatory 

characterized by high levels of volatility, shallow 

pressure.  We  also  expect  to  see  greater 

liquidity  and  depressed  client  volumes  as  the 

emphasis  on  central  clearing  and  electronic 

Eurozone  continued  to  dominate  the  Macro 

trading throughout the course of the year. 

agenda. Spread products suffered as basis risk 

The nimbleness of our franchise is one of 

widened while, in Macro products, a decline in 

our key advantages in  these  markets and  we 

the  Rates  business  was  partially  offset  by 

continue  to  align  our  business  portfolio  to 

increased client activity in FX. With the traditional 

compete and grow through an evolving market 

funding  markets  under  significant  stress  and 

environment. Going forward, our emphasis will 

regulatory changes imminent, investor demand 

be 

to 

further  strengthen  our  core  flow 

for  structured  funding  and  solutions  saw  an 

businesses and infrastructure, and deploy our 

uptick during the year. 

resources  in  markets  where  we  have  a  clear 

Nomura Fixed Income franchise remained 

competitive advantage. 

resilient despite difficult markets, and delivered 

We  aim  to  reinforce  our  position  as  the 

stronger performance versus the previous fiscal 

“gateway to/from Asia” and be at the center of 

year. Revenues increased by 4% year on year, 

flows to and from the region. We are among the 

and  we  gained  market  share  despite  intense 

few  banks  less  affected  by  the  changing 

competition in a shrinking revenue pool. Growth 

regulatory landscape, but nonetheless,  we  are 

in  flow  business  was  driven  by  resilient  client 

focused on rebalancing our portfolio toward the 

flows  and  robust  risk  management,  while 

businesses with highest potential return.

structured  business  increased  on  strong  deal 

flow and continued product innovation. 

We continued to be a leader in Research 

in Japan as reflected in our #1 rank in the Nikkei 

Veritas  poll,  while  making  significant  strides  in 

other regions, including attaining a #2 position 

in FinanceAsia’s Fixed Income Research ranking 

for Asia, and #5 and #7 ranks in the most recent 

Research  surveys  by  Institutional  Investor  for 

EMEA and the Americas, respectively.

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Equities

Market Environment and Financial Results 
for FY2011/12

Looking Forward
Despite the market challenges, we are expecting 

FY2011/12 was a very difficult year for equities 

client confidence and activity to gradually resume 

globally, especially in the second quarter of the 

as  the  global  economy  stabilizes.  Our  global 

year, as markets declined and exchange volumes 

trading  capabilities  will  help  provide  liquidity  to 

waned.  Execution  Services  performed  in-line 

our  clients  as  the  markets  recover,  while  the 

with the market volume declines, while Derivatives 

change  in  global  market  structure  provides 

was particularly challenging in certain products, 

Nomura the opportunity to offer state of the art, 

Derivatives  did,  however,  show  resilience  with 

best execution tools and services to our clients. 

innovative products in Japan along with tailored 

The  derivatives  market  still 

remains 

solutions  for  corporates  globally.  Year-on-year 

challenging  with  regulation  looming  on  the 

revenue  declined  20%,  although  performance 

horizon. However, with the build-up of our global 

improved  in  each  subsequent  quarter  after  the 

derivatives platform, we look to provide clients 

market lows of the second quarter. 

with more global and innovative solutions across 

Equities remains a key liquidity provider in 

different asset classes, tailored to client needs.

the market with #1 market share on the Tokyo 

and  London  stock  exchanges.  While  EMEA 

continues to present a tough market environment, 

our  expansion  in  the  Americas  and  market 

penetration in AEJ are increasing our diversified 

revenue  streams.  We  remained  focused  on 

providing  a  full  service  globally  in  our  key 

markets and product areas.

Equities

TSE market share

1st

Total rank
(%)

LSE market share

1st

Customer rank
(%)

14%

14%

14%

13%

13%

12%

15%

14%

14% 14%

13%

13%

13%

12%

12%

12%

15

10

5

0

10%

9%

9%

9%

9%

9%

9%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8% 8% 8%

7%

7%

10

5

0

Feb. Mar.

Apr.

Jan.
2011

May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
2012

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

Jan.
2011

Feb. Mar.

Apr.

May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct.

Nov. Dec. Jan.
2012

Feb. Mar.

Apr.



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Market Environment and Financial Results 
for FY2011/12

transactions.

In Asia ex-Japan, we successfully executed 

Investment  Banking  continued 

to  build 

ECM deals including the offer for sale of Oil and 

momentum globally, reporting gross revenue of 

Natural  Gas  Corporation  Limited  (ONGC)  in 

¥141.7  billion  for  the  fiscal  year  ended  March 

India, the real estate fund IPO of Tesco Lotus, a 

31, 2012. The environment proved challenging 

retailer  in  Thailand,  and  the  CB*3  offering  of 

for  many  of  our  clients  and  businesses, 

Lotte  Shopping.  We  also  played  an  important 

especially in equity capital markets, due to the 

role in a number of cross-border deals between 

lingering effects of the European sovereign debt 

Asia and other regions including Japan.

crisis and the natural disaster in Japan. However, 

In the Americas, we book-ran the LBO 

Solutions  businesses,  such  as  non-traditional 

financing*4  for  Apollo  Global  Management’s 

financing,  interest  rate  and  FX  risk  hedging, 

acquisition  of  Belgian  chemical  manufacturer 

expanded, benefiting from financial institutions, 

Taminco,  and  debt  issuances  for  a  corporate 

particularly in Europe, actively raising capital on 

client in Brazil. We also executed several deals 

the  back  of  tighter  regulation.  This  helped  to 

for  financial  institutions  clients  and  solutions 

diversify our revenue sources globally.

transactions,  steadily  increasing  revenues  in 

In  Japan,  equity 

issuance  declined 

the region.

significantly  compared  to  FY2010/11,  but  the 

number  of  cross-border  M&A  deals  involving 

Japanese 

companies, 

seeking 

growth 

Looking forward
We  will  drive  profitable  growth  by  focusing  on 

opportunities  abroad,  continued  to  increase. 

areas where Nomura can win, with clients and 

We  advised  on  several  major  M&A  deals, 

on opportunities where we can truly differentiate. 

including  Asahi  Group  Holdings’  acquisition  of 

We are focused globally on key sectors such as 

Independent Liquor, a major manufacturer and 

Financial Institutions, Natural Resources/Power, 

distributor  of  alcoholic  beverages 

in  New 

Consumer/Retail  and  Sponsors,  and  value-

Zealand,  and  Tonen  General’s  acquisition  of 

added  products  including  cross-border  M&A 

Exxon  Mobil’s  Japanese  subsidiary.  We  book-

and Solution services, while delivering results in 

ran  a  selection  of  significant  equity  offerings, 

Asia  to  enable  our  clients  to  access  dynamic 

including  Nexon’s  IPO.  We  also  underwrote  a 

growth markets.

number  of  debt  issuances  from  domestic  and 

-  In  Japan,  maintain  dominance  in  traditional 

foreign  issuers  in  a  relatively  stable  Japanese 

businesses and grow our Solutions business.

bond  market.  This  enabled  us  to  maintain  our 

-  In AEJ, focus on large fee pools, high-growth 

leading market share in each product.

countries  and  on  enhancing  cross-border 

In EMEA, we executed a number of capital 

collaboration with other regions.

raising 

transactions 

for  European  financial 

-  In  EMEA, 

focus  on  strengthening  core 

institutions, including the rights issue*1 of Banco 

geographic  markets  and  key  products 

de  Sabadell  in  Spain  and  Tier  1  capital 

including  structured solutions.

securities*2  of  Rabobank  in  the  Netherlands, 

-  In  the  Americas,  pursue  a  multi-year  phased 

and  also  advised  on  several  high-profile  M&A 

growth strategy.

deals,  including  the  merger  of  major  Swiss 

mining  company  Xstrata  with  Glencore 

International. We executed innovative solutions 

for our clients’ financing needs relating to M&A, 
as  well  as  FX  and  interest  rate  risk  hedging 

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increasing 
*1  A  method  of 
capital 
existing 
where 
shareholders  are  allotted, 
without 
consideration, 
warrants that can be used to 
purchase the stock at a price 
below the market price

*2  Securities  that  have  both  a 
debt  and  equity  component 
that are considered as capital 
for ratings purposes

*3  Convertible bond (bond with 
share warrant attached)

*4  Financing  provided  to  an 
acquirer in an M&A deal that 
is  secured  by  the  assets  or 
cash flow of the target

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Wholesale

Responding to Clients’ 
Needs/Feedback from 
Clients

Fixed Income
Enhancing Service Quality to Respond to 
Clients’ Needs

and  analyst 

reports  and  meetings.  We 

continuously  strive  to  improve  our  services 

based  on  these  qualitative  and  quantitative 

assessments.  We  are  also  focusing  efforts  on 

providing  the  latest,  most  advanced  trading 

services  with  optimized  order  placement  and 

execution via order systems using sophisticated 

algorithms  and  high-speed  order  placement 

Nomura’s  Fixed  Income  is  working  to  enhance 

systems  directly  connected  to  exchanges. 

its  services  in  order  to  respond  to  the  diverse 

These  efforts  to  improve  our  services  have 

needs of its extensive global client base, which 

helped us capture a large share of the market in 

spans from institutional investors to retail clients. 

major  exchanges  around  the  world,  including 

We  currently  serve  as  a  primary  dealer  in  16 

Tokyo and London.

countries,  which  enables  us  to  easily  trade 

various 

types  of  debt  securities, 

including 

government  bonds.  Through  these  activities, 

Nomura’s  Fixed  Income  is  striving  to  expand  its 

presence and supply greater liquidity to markets. 

Investment Banking
Providing Financial Solutions to Meet the 
Diversified and Sophisticated Needs of 
Our Clients

We are also providing more opportunities 

The  business  environment  has  become  more 

in  cross-border  transactions  by  means  of  our 

complex  and  the  needs  of  our  clients  have 

diversified  capabilities  in  foreign  currencies. 

grown more diverse, requiring more innovative 

Furthermore,  we  are  expanding  customized 

bespoke solutions. We continue to leverage our 

solutions  using  financial 

technologies 

like 

global  client  coverage  and  structured  product 

derivatives,  in  order  to  respond  to  the  unique 

capabilities  to  provide  an  extensive  range  of 

needs of each and every client.  

financial solutions.

Our  clients  have  recognized  our  ongoing 

As tighter capital regulations are imposed 

and  worldwide  efforts,  and  service  quality 

globally,  many  financial  institutions,  particularly 

surveys  have  shown  that  our  ranking  among 

in Europe, are seeking to raise capital or divest 

peers is on the rise in markets around the world. 

assets.  Given 

this  environment,  we  are 

Equities
Capturing even Higher Market Share by 
Enhancing Service Quality Based on 
Customer Feedback 

supporting such clients in order to improve their 

capital  adequacy 

ratio 

through 

various 

instruments, such as rights issues, CB and Tier 

1 capital securities.

Nomura’s  Equities  is  structured  on  a  global 

League Table Ranking (CY2011)

scale to respond quickly and accurately to the 

sophisticated needs of its clients and is able to 

consistently  provide  high  quality  products  and 

services.  Our  clients  can  be  found  in  every 

Japan-related
ECM, DCM, M&A:

corner of the world and include major institutional 

Global ECM:

investors  and  asset  managers  that  manage 

investment trusts and pension assets. We gain 

an  understanding  of  these  clients  and  their 

needs  through  daily  communication.  We  also 

ask clients to regularly provide feedback on the 

services  we  provide,  including  sales,  trading, 



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Note: 

Japan-related DCM represents ranking for fiscal year ended 
March 2012

Source: Thomson  Reuters  for  ECM  and  M&A,  Thomson  DealWatch 

for DCM

1
10
13

st

th

th

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Supporting Our Clients to Play a Greater 
Role in Resolving Social Issues with 
Financial Services

These include JBIC, DBJ and JICA in Japan as 

well  as  Kommunalbanken  and  Kommuninvest 

internationally. In addition, we also served as a 

financial advisor as part of our initiative to help 

public 

institutions  support  private  sector 

companies in improving and redeveloping social 

infrastructure.

Nomura supports clients to solve social issues 

through  their  business  in  areas  such  as  clean 

Sustainable Investing
The  benefits  of  Sustainable  Investing  are  to 

technology and healthcare sectors, by providing 

both  help  find  solutions  for  social  challenges 

financial services globally.

and earn returns commensurate with the risk of 

In 

the  clean 

technology  sector,  we 

the  broader  issue.  Nomura  acts  as  a  bridge 

supported  the  financing  for  new  eco-friendly 

between investors who want their investments 

products  and 

technological  developments, 

to  benefit  society,  and  the  financing  needs  of 

which included capital raising for Ceramic Fuel 

our clients to fund socially responsible projects 

Cells  in  Australia  and  TMO  Renewables  in  the 

around the world.

UK.  We  also  hosted  the  8th  Nomura  Global 

In February, April and September of 2011 

Environment  Technology  Conference  2012 

Nomura underwrote the Green Bonds issued by 

where  we  helped  to  promote  collaboration 

IFC  and  distributed  them  to  investors  through 

among companies, universities, public agencies, 

our  retail  network  in  which  proceeds  are  set 

municipalities and financial institutions with the 

aside  for  investing  exclusively  in  renewable 

theme of venture capital support.

energy,  energy  efficiency  and  other  climate-

In  the  healthcare  sector,  we  supported 

friendly projects in developing countries. In May 

the financing for new products and technological 

2012  we  also  supported  the  issuance  of  ADB 

developments  aimed  at  people’s  health  and 

Clean Energy Bonds, which are used to invest 

advancements  in  the  medical  field,  which 

in a variety of clean energy projects in developing 

included capital raising for MDxHealth in Belgium 

countries in Asia. Going forward, we will continue 

and  Vernalis  in  the  UK.  We  also  acted  as  a 

to actively promote financial products that help 

financial  advisor 

for  Japanese  healthcare 

resolve social issues.

companies  looking  to  expand  into  emerging 

countries 

that  have  strong  demand 

for 

pharmaceuticals. These include the acquisition 

of a Swiss pharmaceutical company Nycomed 

by  Takeda  Pharmaceutical  and  the  acquisition 

of shares in C&O Pharmaceutical Technology of 

China by Shionogi & Co.

Helping Build Social Infrastructure by 
Meeting the Financing and M&A Needs of 
Public Institutions

Nomura  helped  public  institutions  around  the 

world in their fund raising to lend money to or 

make investments in private sector companies, 

with  the  purpose  of  promoting  economic 

development,  industrial  growth  and  exports. 

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Business

Citizenship

Global Research 

Nomura: A force in global research 

The Nomura name has been synonymous with research since our founding. We remain 
dedicated to offering insightful research and analysis, which is ever more important in 
today’s  uncertain  investment  environment.  With  research  hubs  in  key  Asia-Pacific 
markets, including Tokyo and Hong Kong, and in London and New York, we currently 
have  almost  600  researchers  in  15  countries  and  regions  globally.  Our  researchers 
collaborate  closely  across  regions  and  disciplines  to  track  changes  and  spot  future 
trends  in  politics,  economics,  foreign  exchange,  interest  rates,  equities,  credit  and 
quantitative analysis. This extensive network of intellectual capital provides our clients 
with timely, actionable information. 

Broad Equity Research Coverage
Our  research  offering  is  our  distinctively  broad 

Award-winning Research 
Our research consistently receives high industry 

coverage in equity research. We launched our US 

recognition. In the 2012 equity research rankings 

coverage in earnest in October 2010 and have 

announced  by  Institutional  Investor,  we  again 

extended  coverage  there  to  key  sectors,  which 

ranked  number  one  overall  in  Japan,  while  in 

include  financial  services,  telecommunications, 

overseas regions we ranked first or second in a 

technology,  and  retail.  In  Southeast  Asia,  we 

range  of  sectors  and  disciplines  including,  in 

have broadened our scope to include Indonesia, 

Asia  ex-Japan,  telecommunications,  financial 

Malaysia,  and  the  Philippines  in  tandem  with 

services  and  fixed  income  strategy.  In  Japan, 

growing business needs. At of the end of March 

we topped the Nikkei Veritas rankings for bond 

2012,  our  global  equity  research  coverage 

analysts and economists and Japanese equity 

extended  to  about  2,000  companies  across 

analysts,  while  in  FinanceAsia’s  fixed  income 

Japan, Europe, Asia and the US. 

poll, we jumped to second place overall. 

In foreign exchange research, our teams 

have won high marks around the world, placing 

top  in  the  Institutional  Investor  rankings  in  the 

US, second in Europe, and third in Asia.

Growth of equity research coverage

Research coverage in Asia

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0

1,520

394

545

581

1,029

130

296

603

1,940

120
561

1,761

594

581

659

1,958

203

414

765

586

600

576

Americas

Europe

Asia 
(Excluding 
 Japan)

Japan

Philippines
0.4%
New Zealand
0.7%
Thailand
1.3%
Malaysia
4.7%

Singapore
6.3%

Indonesia
6.3%

Taiwan
10.3%

9/2008

3/2009

3/2010

3/2011

3/2012

Note: Excluding Japan (As of March 31, 2012)



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China
28.0%

India
16.5%

South Korea
13.3%
Australia
12.3%

High-quality, Timely Research with a Focus 
on Global Trends  

We offer timely, clearly presented evaluations of 

global trends and anticipated developments in 

reports  covering  such  themes  as  the  risk  of  a 

collapse in the euro, the practical application of 

renewable  energy,  and  corporate  governance. 

Our top-level teams in such specialist fields as 

geopolitics,  economics,  interest  rates,  equities 

and  credit  work 

together 

to  coordinate 

investment  opinions  and  offer  investors  high-

value-added investment ideas. 

We  observe  that  the  sustainability  of 

companies  being  considered  for  investment  is 

increasingly  being  evaluated  in  three  non-

financial  areas—environmental,  social,  and 

governance 

(ESG). 

In  North  America  and 

Europe, such evaluation is not only a requirement 

for “responsible investment,” but some investors 

consider  ESG  to  be  a  standard  for  valuing  a 

company’s long-term performance. 

At  Nomura,  we  have  started 

listing 

companies’  ESG 

ratings  along  with  our 

fundamental analysts’ ratings in research reports 

with  strong  environmental  themes,  such  as 

ones  on  geothermal  power  and  power  grid 

stabilization  measures.  We  intend  to  increase 

the  number  of  ESG-oriented  reports  and  also 

develop indexes based on ESG information to 

meet client needs.

ESG rating

Information for 
evaluating 
companies

Environmental

Nonfinancial 
information

Social

ESG
rating

Governance

Financial 
information

Fundamental 
analysts’ 
ratings

Examples of reports

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Message from CFO
We aim to achieve sustainable profitability and growth as Asia’s global 

investment bank by leveraging our robust financial position and allocating 

resources more efficiently.

Financial  institutions  currently  face  a  constantly  changing  operating  environment.  The 

sovereign debt problems in Europe continue to heighten market volatility, while the shift to 

Basel III and other tougher regulations and oversight is gathering pace.

Amid this environment, global financial institutions face three challenges: maintaining a 

healthy balance sheet, enhancing capital to satisfy regulatory requirements, and structuring 

costs in line with current market opportunities. We anticipated the changing environment and 

regulatory  reforms,  and  acted  swiftly  to  address  the  first  two  challenges.  As  a  result,  our 

financial position is now one of the healthiest and most robust among our global peers. And 

Last year, we started addressing the third challenge by optimizing our cost structure.

Healthy balance sheet
We have built a structurally stable balance sheet. As of the end of March 2012, total assets 

stood at ¥35.7 trillion, shareholders’ equity was ¥2.1 trillion, and our gross leverage was 16.9 

times. Highly liquid trading assets that are marked to market on a daily basis accounted for 

78% of our total assets. The remainder consists of long-term debt with an average maturity 

of over six years and equity.

We maintain a liquidity portfolio of ¥5.4 trillion, which represents 15% of total assets. We 

believe this provides us with ample liquidity to respond to changes in the operating environment.

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Sufficient capital
The most significant regulatory reform for Nomura is the requirements for Tier 1 common capital 

that will be phased in from 2013 under Basel III. To ensure we achieve sustainable growth in the 

new regulatory environment, we have reduced private equity assets and other capital intensive 

assets. At the end of March 2012, our Tier 1 common ratio under Basel 2.5 was 12.2%, which 

is more than sufficient to meet the requirements under Basel III next year. 

We believe our robust financial position is a distinct competitive advantage for Nomura. It 

allows us to provide liquidity to our clients and offer the products and services they require.

Profitability in a changing environment
Driven by the shifting market landscape and regulatory reforms, overall industry fee pools are 

trending down. In response, we started reviewing our cost structure last year and have been 

working to lower our breakeven point.

Although  our  FY2011/12  return  on  equity  was  0.6%  due  primarily  to  the  effects  of  the 

sovereign debt crisis in Europe during the first half of the year, profits improved in the third and 

fourth quarters on the back of stronger business momentum and stringent expense management. 

Fourth  quarter  net  income  attributable  to  Nomura  Holdings  shareholders  was  ¥22.1 

billion. On an annualized basis, this equates to a return on equity of 4.2%.

Shareholder returns
Our  underlying  approach  to  shareholder  returns  centers  on  continually  raising  shareholder 

value  while  also  paying  dividends.  We  aim  to  deliver  stable  dividends  using  a  consolidated 

payout ratio of 30% as a key indicator. In determining dividend payments, we take into account 

a  comprehensive  range  of  factors  including  global  regulatory  reforms  and  our  consolidated 

financial performance. Our annual dividend for FY2011/12 was ¥6 per share.

With an eye to raising shareholder value, retained earnings are put to use not only for 

regulatory requirements, but also to invest in our infrastructure and business areas that offer 

prospects of high profitability and strong growth. 

Asia’s global investment bank
Looking ahead, we expect the environment to remain challenging. As such, we will focus on 

maintaining  our  robust  financial  position,  ensuring  disciplined  cost  control,  and  allocating 

resources  optimally  across  regions.  In  doing  so,  we  aim  to  deliver  growth  coupled  with 

sustainable profits as Asia’s global investment bank. 

We are also taking on new initiatives in areas such as agriculture, the environment, and 

healthcare that fully leverage our extensive network. We believe these efforts to solve social 

issues through our core business will prove to be a source of competitiveness and earnings 

over the longer term and will allow us to support the sustainable development of society. 

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Responsible Business

Business for

Sustainability

Responsible

Business

Citizenship



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Business

Citizenship

Corporate Governance

Underlying Concept

We  have  determined  the  Committee 

System to be the most suitable form of corporate 

governance  for  the  Company.  By  separating 

management oversight functions from the day-to-

Nomura  Holdings  strives  for  transparency  and 

day execution of business, we have strengthened 

speed  in  the  management  of  its  operations  and 

oversight and transparency of our management. 

while aiming to enhance the corporate value of the 

At  the  same  time,  to  manage  the  Company’s 

group in the medium to long term, we place our 

consolidated operations with speed, the Board of 

highest importance on strengthening and further 

Directors has delegated to the Executive Officers 

enhancing our corporate governance system.

a wide scope of authority for business execution. 

Upon becoming a holding company and 

We  also  believe  that,  among  various 

our  listing  on  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange 

organizational  structures  applicable  in  Japan, 

(NYSE)  both  in  2001,  we  appointed  outside 

the Committee System is most compatible with 

directors, 

established 

the 

Executive 

the corporate governance system stipulated in 

Management Committee (currently the Internal 

the NYSE Listed Company Manual.

Controls  Committee), 

a 

compensation 

committee  (consisting  of  a  majority  of  Outside 

Directors)  as  well  as  the  Advisory  Board 

(consisting  of  outside  experts)  and  also  took 

measures  to  further  enhance  our  disclosure. 

Further,  in  2003,  we  adopted  a  committee–

based 

corporate 

governance 

system 

(Committee System) and set up the Nomination, 

Audit  and  Compensation  committees,  each 

comprised of a majority of outside directors.

Board of directors

(As of August 1, 2012)

Outside directors

64 % (7 of 11)

Non-Japanese directors 27 % (3 of 11) 

Female directors

9 % (1 of 11)

Management structure

Shareholders’ Meeting

Board of Directors

Nomination Committee

Audit Committee

Compensation Committee

•  Three directors, including two outside directors
•  Determines the details of proposals on the election and dismissal of directors for 

submission to a meeting of shareholders in accordance with a set criteria for character, 
insight, experience, and independence  

•  Directors concurrently serving as executive officers are not members

•  Three directors, including two outside directors
•  Audits the execution of duties by the Directors and Executive Officers, prepares audit 

reports, and determines details of proposals regarding the election, dismissal, and non-
reelection of the Independent Auditor for submission to a meeting of shareholders.

•  All committee members are acknowledged as an independent director as stipulated by 

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

•  Three directors, including two outside directors
•  Determines policy with respect to the particulars of compensation to be paid to 

directors and executive officers, as well as the individual compensation 

•  Directors concurrently serving as executive officers are not members

Group CEO

Executive Management Board

Deliberates on and determines important management matters, such as the management 
strategy for Nomura Group, business plans, budgets, and capital allocation 

Group Integrated Risk Management Committee

Deliberates on and determines important matters concerning 
the integrated risk management of Nomura Group

Internal Controls Committee

Deliberates on and determines matters concerning the establishment and assessment of 
internal control of Nomura Group and promoting proper corporate behavior

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Corporate Governance

Board of Directors

Internal Controls

Our Board consists of 11 directors, of which 7 

We are strengthening and improving our internal 

are outside directors. A director who does not 

control  system  to  promote  proper  corporate 

concurrently serve as an executive officer acts 

behavior 

throughout 

the  group 

from 

the 

as chairman.  

viewpoints  of  efficient  and 

transparent 

Nomura  places  high  value  on  achieving 

management, 

legal 

compliance, 

risk 

business  oversight  from  multiple  perspectives 

management, ensuring the reliability of business 

by  diversifying  the  Board,  as  well  as  each 

and financial reports, and timely and appropriate 

director’s  advanced  professional  knowledge. 

disclosure of information.

Specifically, each of the seven outside directors 

Furthermore,  in  order  to  ensure  effective 

brings  different  backgrounds  to  the  table, 

and  appropriate  internal  controls,  we  have 

including  nationality,  gender  and  professional 

established the Group Internal Audit Department, 

experience.  The  outside  directors’  are  playing 

which  is  independent  from  the  business  lines, 

an  exemplary  role  in  determining  important 

and  along  with    internal  audit  departments 

managerial  matters  and  oversight  of 

the 

established in significant subsidiaries, conducts 

business,  by  applying  their  rich  experience  in 

internal  audits  of 

the  Company  and 

its 

their respective fields such as business managers, 

subsidiaries.  The  Group 

Internal  Audit 

attorneys,  accountants  or  with  government 

Department  acts  under  the  direction  of  the 

organizations.  We  report  all  seven  outside 

Internal Controls Committee in execution of its 

directors as independent directors, as stipulated 

duties. Results of the internal audits are reported 

by the rules of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.   

not only to business lines, but also to the Audit 

Committee and the Audit Mission Director.

Internal controls system

Internal Controls Committee

Audit Committee

Audit Mission Director

•  Four executive officers and senior managing 

•  Three directors, including two outside 

•  A full-time director who does not 

directors, including the Group CEO

directors

   -  One outside director (Chairman of the Audit 

•  Audits the execution of duties by the 

Committee)

   -  One director (Audit Committee member)
•  Deliberates on and determines matters 

concerning the maintenance and assessment 
of internal control and promoting proper 
corporate behavior 

Directors and Executive Officers, prepares 
audit reports, and determines details of 
proposals regarding the election, dismissal, 
and non-reelection of the Independent 
Auditor for submission to a meeting of 
shareholders.

concurrently serve as an 
Executive Officer

Audit plan 
approval

Report

Office of Audit Committee

Report

•  Assists audits by members of the Audit 

Committee and the Audit Mission Director

•  Handles administrative tasks for the 

Audit Committee

Report

Group Internal Audit Department

Internal audits

Management

Nomura Holdings and 
subsidiaries

Business

Risk 
Management

Compliance



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Business Execution

The  most  important  matters  of  business  shall 

be  deliberated  and  decided  by  specific 

1. Align with Nomura values and strategies
2. Reflect firm, division, and individual performance
3.  Establish  appropriate  performance  measurement  with  a 

focus on risk

4. Align employee and shareholder interests
5. Establish appropriate compensation structures
6. Ensure robust governance and control processes

management  structures  of 

the  Company, 

including  the  Executive  Management  Board, 

Compensation Policies Applicable to the 
Board of Directors and Executive Officers

the  Group 

Integrated  Risk  Management 

The  compensation  of  directors  and  executive 

Committee, 

and 

the 

Internal  Controls 

officers  comprises  base  salary,  an  annual 

Committee. Each of the management structure 

bonus,  and  a  long-term  incentive  plan.  The 

reports to the Board of Directors at least once 

Compensation  Committee  has  approved  the 

every  three  months  on  the  status  of  their 

following  matters  related  to  compensation  of 

deliberations.  In  addition,  we  have  established 

directors and executive officers:

the  Advisory  Board  consisting  of  prominent 

1. Base Salary

experts as a consultative panel to the Executive 

Management Board.

In order to further enhance our business 

execution  framework  in  the  face  of  increasing 

sophistication and specialization in the finance 

industry,  we  have  created  Senior  Managing 

Directors (“SMDs”) who receive a delegation of 

authority  from  the  Executive  Officers  so  that 

each  SMD  is  responsible  for  his/her  individual 

business line and operations.     

Compensation for Directors 
and Executive Officers

As  Nomura  has  adopted  a  committee  system 
for  corporate  governance,  the  Compensation 

Committee  has  prepared  and  approved  the 
Compensation  Policy  of  Nomura  Group  and 
Compensation Policy for Directors and Officers 

of Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Nomura Group’s Compensation Policy
Nomura  has  developed  our  compensation 

policy  for  both  executives  and  employees  of 

group  to  enable  us  to  achieve  sustainable 

Base salary is determined based on factors such 
as  professional  background,  career  history, 
responsibilities, and compensation standards of 
related business fields. A portion of base salary 
may  be  paid  in  the  form  of  equity-based 
compensation with a certain non-exercise period 
to  ensure  that  the  interests  of  Directors  and 
Executive Officers are closely aligned with those 
of shareholders.

2. Cash Bonus

subjective  assessment  of 

Cash bonuses of Directors and Executive Officers 
are  determined  by  taking  into  account  both 
quantitative  and  qualitative  factors.  Quantitative 
factors include performance of the whole Group 
and  business  division  results,  while  qualitative 
factors  include  achievement  of  individual  goals 
individual 
and 
contributions.  Depending  on  the  level  of  bonus 
payment, a portion of payment in cash may be 
deferred. In addition, a portion of deferred bonus 
may be paid in equity-based compensation with 
a certain non-exercise period in lieu of cash. Such 
deferred bonus may be unpaid or forfeited under 
specific circumstances.

3. Long-Term Incentive Plans

Long-term  incentive  plans  may  be  awarded  to 
Directors  and  Executive  Officers  depending  on 
their individual responsibilities and performance. 
Payments  under  long-term  incentive  plans  are 
made when a certain degree of achievement is 
accomplished.  Payments  are  made  in  equity 
based compensation with a certain non-exercise 
period 
the  mid-/long-term 
that 
interests of Directors and Executive Officers are 
closely aligned with those of shareholders.

to  ensure 

growth, 

realize  a 

long-term 

increase 

in 

Please refer to the 20-F.

shareholder  value,  deliver  client  excellence, 

compete  in  a  global  market  and  enhance  our 

reputation.  Our  compensation  policy  is  based 

around the following six key themes.

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Citizenship

CSR Management

Fundamental Approach

CSR Activities Promotion 
Framework 

We recognize CSR is not only an effective risk 

The  CSR  Committee  is  the  management  level 

management tool, but is also a way to identify 

decision-making  entity  for  corporate  social 

opportunities  for  our  business.  Through  our 

responsibility.  Chaired  by  the  Group  CEO,  the 

involvement,  we  also  aim  to  contribute  to 

committee  comprises  of  six  executive  officers 

developing a sustainable society. We have been 

and one audit mission director as of September 

taking steps to strategically analyze the impact 

2012.  The  Corporate  Citizenship  Department 

of  the  group’s  business  processes  on  the 

serves  as 

its  secretariat  and  spearheads 

environment, community and society as part of 

inclusive  and  effective  CSR  activities.  The 

our management decision-making.

Corporate  Citizenship  Department  also  works 

The core role of any financial institution is to 

closely  with  the  business  divisions  globally  to 

contribute to the sustainable development of the 

ensure a consistent and proactive approach to 

economy and society by promoting sound capital 

their  community  affairs  activities  in  line  with 

markets  through  providing  its  products  and 

the  needs  of  the  local  community  as  well  as 

services.  In  March  2010,  we  established  “For 

their operations.  

Future  Generations,”  which  represents  our  goal 

across  the  entire  Nomura  Group  to  support  the 

next generation. We engage in our business and 

community affairs activities in line with this goal.

For Future Generations
To ensure our business goals are aligned with providing positive contributions to our stakeholders and 

the communities where we operate.

We create opportunities for a sustainable future, making sure that the decisions we make today support 

the success of future generations.

Citizenship

To build relationships of trust with local communities, society 
and stakeholders as good corporate citizens.

Business for Sustainability 

To provide innovation through our products and services to 
deliver long-term solutions for the changing needs of clients 
and society.

Responsible Business

To build value for clients through responsible businesses 
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Communication with 
Stakeholders 

Our  communications  with  external 

stakeholders  take  the  form  of  information 

dissemination  via  reports  and  our  website,  in 

addition  we  undertake  stakeholder  dialog 

We believe internal and external communications 

sessions  and  interactive  communication  via 

are  important  mechanisms  to  showcase  our 

social media, such as our official Twitter account 

business  and  community  activities  to  ensure 

and Facebook pages.

we  are  addressing  the  expectations  of  our 

In  fiscal  2011,  we  received  important 

external stakeholders.

feedback 

from  stakeholders  regarding  our 

We strive to raise awareness and educate 

business  and  community  affairs  activities  (see 

our employees on corporate social responsibilities 

pages 12 and 48). We also rolled out business 

through  messages  and  information  on  CSR 

and  community  affairs  activities  for  the  local 

provided  by  senior  management  through  our 

community 

that 

reflected 

the  voices  of 

intranet system. This is based on our belief that 

stakeholders and clients as part of our assistance 

it is essential for employees, who engage with 

to  the  earthquake  and  tsunami  reconstruction 

various  stakeholders,  to  take  the  lead  role  in 

effort (see pages 20, 24, and 54).

implementing CSR activities.

Organizational structure

CSR Committee

Chairman:
Group CEO

 Secretariat
Corporate Citizenship Department

Strategy

Responsible 
Business

Key issues

Goals

Corporate Governance

Enhance  medium  to  long-term  corporate  value  by  ensuring  timely  decision-
making and strong oversight of management using a diverse group of directors

Compliance

Identify and appropriately address compliance risks that are highly relevant to 
our business

Risk Management

In  addition  to  market  and  credit  risk  management,  identify  and  appropriately 
address the indirect impact of our business on the environment and society

CSR Management

Take steps to strategically analyze the group’s impact on the environment and 
society as part of our management decision-making, social contribution activities, 
and business processes

Japan

AEJ

EMEA

Americas

Progress in
fiscal 2011

p. 36

p. 43

p. 41

p. 39

Client Focused

Maintain client trust to create added value

pp. 19, 23, 29

Business for 
Sustainability

—

Actively  engage  in  businesses  that  contribute  to  addressing  social  and 
environmental challenges

pp. 19, 24, 30

Community Investment

Promote  community  affairs  activities  that  meet  the  needs  of  sustainable 
development in each community

Citizenship

Diversity & Inclusion

Promote  global  initiatives  on  personnel  development  as  well  as  diversity 
and inclusion

Environmental Footprint

Identify  the  environmental  impact  of  our  operations  and  pursue  initiatives  for 
reducing such impact

p. 51

p. 55

p. 59

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Risk Management

Fundamental Approach

include  Nomura’s  risk  appetite,  risk  tolerance 

criteria  based  on  the  management  strategies, 

goals and financial grounding of the entire group.

In order to achieve the risk management 

Our business activities are inherently subject to 
market  risk*1,  credit  risk*2,  operational  risks*3 
such as administrative risk and system risk, and 

framework  set  out  above,  Nomura’s 

risk 

management  departments  around  the  world 

work together with the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) 

risks  resulting  from  other  factors.  Managing 

to  build  a  Group-wide 

risk  management 

these risks is an integral part of management’s 

framework  and  manage  this  in  an  integrated 

responsibilities to secure financial health as well 

way  using  stress  scenario  analysis  and  other 

as to help maintain and expand corporate value. 

means.  Each  business  department  has  also 

Guided  by  senior  management’s  proactive 

strengthened its risk management practices on 

commitment  to  risk  management,  our  risk 

a variety of levels in order to maximize revenues 

management framework and governance structure 

from  trading  activities  without  deviating  from 

are intended to provide comprehensive controls, 

Nomura’s predetermined risk appetite. 

monitoring and reporting on a global basis.

Nomura’s 

Internal  Audit  Department 

Risk Management 
Structure

operates independently from other departments 

in the organization and strives toward enhancing 

the  effectiveness  of  internal  control,  including 

our  risk  management  structure,  and  it  makes 

proposals and recommendations for operational 

The  Nomura  Group’s  Executive  Management 

improvements based on the evaluations of the 

Board  has  delegated  to  the  Group  Integrated 
Risk Management Committee*4 the authority to 
deliberate  and  make  decisions  on  key  issues 

related  to  integrated  risk  management.  These 

effectiveness  and  validity  of  risk  identification 

and risk management practices. 

For more information, please see:  

http://www.nomuraholdings.com/investor/library/

*1  Market risk: potential loss in 
the value of an asset resulting 
from changes in market prices, 
rates, 
indices,  volatilities, 
correlations  or  other  market 
factors

*2  Credit  risk:  risk  of  losses 
arising  from  the  decrease 
of  asset  values  (including 
items) 
off-balance  sheet 
due 
in 
creditworthiness or default of 
an obligor or counterparty

to  deterioration 

*3  Operational risk: risk of losses 
arising  from  inadequate  or 
failed 
internal  processes, 
people and systems or from 
external events

*4  The  Group  Integrated  Risk 
Management  Committee  is 
chaired  by  the  Group  CEO 
and comprised of the Group 
COO, business division CEOs, 
the Chief Risk Officer, the Chief 
Financial Officer, the Executive/
Senior  Managing  Director 
responsible  for  the  Corporate 
Office, the Group Compliance 
Head, the Chief Legal Officer 
and the Deputy CRO

Risk management structure

Report

Board of Directors

Executive Management Board

Group Integrated Risk Management Committee

Group Internal Audit 
Department

CFO

CRO

Risk Management Departments

Audit

Report

Check

Individual Business Units

•  Market risk 

management

•  Credit risk 

management

•  Operational risk 
management

•  Other



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Risk Management

policy,  we  constantly  implement  measures  to 

prevent  crises,  and  in  the  event  one  should 

occur,  this  policy  clarifies  the  organizational 

structure that will ensure we are ready to take 

We believe that advancing the management of 

prompt and appropriate action.

our reputational risks is possible by broadening 

Specifically,  the  Nomura  Group  Crisis 

our scope beyond legal compliance to effective 

Management  Committee,  which  is  chaired  by 

control  of  social  and  environmental  risks  that 

an  executive  officer  nominated  by  the  Group 

may  arise  from  various  transactions.  In  this 

CEO and comprised of crisis management officers 

regard,  we  have  strengthened  our 

risk 

of  each  group  company  worldwide,  has  been 

management structure.

established to confront crises as they occur.

For example, when executing underwriting 

In  addition,  the  committee’s  secretariat 

deals,  we  review  and  confirm  the  issuer’s 

maintains our ability to confirm the safety of all of 

awareness of any potentially associated risks to 

our employees and their family members in any 

society and the environment and that the issuer 

emergency  situation  through  ongoing  efforts  to 

has  taken  appropriate  steps  to  address  such 

foster employee awareness of crisis management, 

risks,  including  the  disclosure  of  information 

including  regular  drills,  business  continuity 

about  those  risks.  Impact  on  the  environment 

procedures and crisis management training. 

and  society,  as  well  as  the  financial  condition 

and  results  of  operations,  and  other  aspects, 

are included in the overall guidelines applied by 

Strengthening Our Response to Disasters 
We  have  been  stepping  up  our  preparedness 

relevant  departments  during  the  assessment 

for major disasters following the lessons learned 

process  as  vital  items  that  must  be  confirmed 

from the earthquake and tsunami disaster that 

when taking on underwriting deals.

struck Japan in March 2011. In FY 2011/12, we 

Assessment process

Assessment of 
transaction

Decision

•  Regulations
•  Environmental and 

social issues

Crisis Management

focused efforts on the following initiatives.  

1. Upgrading of communication methods

•  Deployed  satellite  phones,  wireless  radio  system 

and other communications equipment

•  Enhanced employee safety confirmation system
•  Improved  public  address  system  in  the  head  

office building

2. Reinforcement of emergency supplies 

•  Expanded stored supplies of water and food
•  Established 

area-by-area 

strategy 

an 

for  

emergency supplies

•  Distributed emergency kits to all employees 

3. Implementation of earthquake-resistance measures 

•  Fixed furnishings and fixtures in place 

We  established  the  Nomura  Group  Crisis 

4. Creation of evacuation methods and procedures 

Management Policy in 2005 to mitigate damage 

and  quickly  restore  operations  from  natural 

disasters or fires in Japan and overseas.

This  policy  covers  a  wide  range  of  risks 
facing the company, including natural disasters, 

fires, serious crimes committed by the company 

or  its  executive  officers  or  employees,  system 

interruptions,  transmittable  diseases  and  the 
divulgation of information assets. Based on this 

•  Distributed  disaster  card  that  specifies  our  initial 

response procedures for a disaster

5. Revisions to rules and manuals 

•  Shifted  decision-making  authority  in  a  disaster  to 
(department  and  branch  

onsite  supervisors 
office heads)

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Citizenship

Compliance

Fundamental Approach 

compliance-related  issues  under  the  direction 

of the Head of Group Compliance.

Compliance  is  a  top  management  priority  for 

Nomura Securities’ Compliance Structure
In  addition  to  group-wide  initiatives,  Nomura 

the  Nomura  Group,  and  the  Nomura  Group 

Securities  has  also  established  a  Compliance 

Code  of  Ethics  represents  our  fundamental 

Program as a detailed action plan and put into place 

policy on compliance. 

a compliance framework based on this program. 

Compliance Framework

A  Compliance  Committee  chaired  by  the 

President oversees company-wide initiatives and 

is in charge of establishing and deliberating on 

important issues related to internal controls. In 

addition, the company has assigned an Internal 

We work to eliminate behavior that could result 

Administration Supervisor to monitor compliance 

in  legal  or  regulatory  violations.  Should  such 

issues and set up the Compliance Division.

suspicions  arise,  corporate  structures  and 

The Compliance Division strengthens and 

systems have been put into place to effectively 

improves  legal  and  regulatory  compliance  as 

handle them, including the prompt delivery of all 

well  as 

the 

internal  controls  system  by 

related 

information  without  exception 

to 

formulating  internal  rules  and  disseminating 

management.

them throughout the company. It also monitors 

Specifically,  we  have  appointed  a  Group 

the status of compliance with respect to these 

Compliance  Head  to  oversee  compliance  for 

rules  at  each  department  and  branch  office. 

the  group  as  a  whole  along  with  a  Group 

Should  any  problems  arise,  the  division  takes 

Compliance Department that provides support. 

remedial  action  such  as  increasing  awareness 

A  Wholesale  Compliance  Head  has  also  been 

of the rules or revising them as needed.

designated  to  strengthen  our  internal  controls 

due to international business expansion.

Compliance Officers are also assigned to 

each  group  company, 

including  overseas 

offices, to develop and maintain their respective 

compliance 

structures 

and 

report 

on 

Compliance framework

Nomura Holdings

Board of Directors

Audit Committee

Executive Management Board

Group Compliance Head

Direction

Report

Wholesale Compliance Head

Direction

Report

Group Compliance Department

Direction

Report

Compliance Officers

Direction

Report

Departments

Nomura Group 
companies



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Nomura Securities’ Primary Initiatives
•  Protocols  for  preventing  money  laundering,  including 
reporting  of  suspicious 

identification  and 

the 
transactions

•  Protocols for eliminating all transactions associated with 
criminal  or  unethical  organizations  or  activities  in 
violation  of  applicable  laws,  such  as  not  allowing 
organized  crime  groups  to  participate  in  trading  with 
Nomura Securities

•  Managing  conflicts  of  interest  and  insider  information 
from a global perspective by concentrating information 
in the Group Compliance Department

Compliance Hotline
Employees in Japan who have become aware 

of potential legal or regulatory violations are able 

to  directly  report 

their  concerns 

to  staff 

designated  by  Nomura  Holdings  through  the 

Compliance Hotline. 

Information can be provided anonymously, 

and  employees  have  been 

informed 

that 

systems are in place to ensure that individuals 

who  give  their  name  when  reporting  violations 

will not suffer any negative consequences.

Compliance Training
We conduct comprehensive compliance training 

protection  of  clients’  personal  information  and 

other  information  assets  of  the  group.  Each 

for  all  executive  officers  and  employees  on 

company  in  the  group  maintains  its  own 

topics  such  as  the  prevention  of  money 

supplemental  rules  based  on  this  policy  and 

laundering  and 

insider 

trading, 

firewall 

endeavors 

to  strengthen 

its  management 

regulations,  and  guidelines 

for  managing 

systems  by  disseminating  these  supplemental 

customer information.

rules  and  ensuring  full  compliance  by  all 

Examples of Nomura Securities’ Initiatives 
•  Training for operating officers, internal controls officers, 
and employees of internal controls departments, as well 
as  quality  improvement  training  for  securities  sales 
representatives

•  Training  for  branch  managers,  general  administration 
managers, new employees, newly appointed managers 
and  others,  aimed  at  increasing  knowledge  and 
deepening the understanding of compliance

•  Supplementary compliance education and drills during 

various training sessions and meetings

•  Training for Compliance Officers
•  Monthly  Compliance  Hour  at  branch  offices  and 

departments

Fair Business Practices

executive officers and employees.

Information Security Management Structure
We  have  established 
the  Nomura  Group 

Information  Security  Policy  in  order  to  ensure 

the  presence  of  a  rigorous  structure 

for 

managing  information  assets.  The  Nomura 

Group Information Security Committee was also 

established 

to  deliberate  key 

information 

security 

issues,  and 

the  committee  has 

developed a system for reporting as necessary 

to the Group Management Committee.

In  addition,  all  department  and  branch 

office  heads  of  Nomura  Holdings,  Nomura 

Securities,  Nomura  Asset  Management  and 

The  Nomura  Trust  &  Banking  serve  as 

Nomura Securities seeks to enhance the quality 

Information  Security  Managers  as  well  as 

of financial products offered to customers through 

personal  data  controllers  as  defined  by  the 

the following initiatives under the Guidelines for 

Financial Services Agency. They are responsible 

Financial Instruments Business Supervision.

for  the  security  and  proper  management  of 

information  assets  handled  by  their  work  area 

and for properly providing employees and staff 

with  advice  and  guidance.  Customer-related 

personal information is handled under stringent 

standards set out in the Nomura Group Privacy 

Policy  and  other  information  security-related 

rules,  and  in  full  compliance  with  personal 

information-related laws and regulations.

For more information, please see:

http://www.nomuraholdings.com/policy/privacy.html

Examples of Nomura Securities’ Initiatives 
•  Appointing  officers 

internal  controls, 
to  oversee 
compliance,  etc.,  and  developing  systems  to  ensure 
compliance and the appropriateness of operations

•  Thoroughly screening account openings and conducting 

proper examination when underwriting securities

•  Carefully reviewing product details and taking action to 

provide accurate and comprehensive information

•  Conducting sales and solicitation activities in compliance 
with  the  Financial  Instruments  and  Exchange  Act  and 
laws and regulations governing each operation with an 
overall  understanding  of  the  customer’s  knowledge  of 
financial instruments and financial conditions

•  Ensuring  thorough  compliance  with  laws,  regulations 

and internal rules through compliance training

Information Security

The Nomura Group Information Security Policy 

is  the  basic  document  governing  the  effective 

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Citizenship

Restoring Trust and Credibility

On  March  21,  May  29  and  June  8  of  this  year,  the 
Securities  and  Exchange  Surveillance  Commission 
recommended  orders 
for  administrative  monetary 
penalties  against  certain  entities  for  insider  trading.  On 
findings that these entities had received inside information 
from Nomura employees, an Investigation Committee of 
external  attorneys  commissioned  by  Nomura  has 
conducted an extensive investigation to identify the facts 
and analyze the causes of these incidents. On June 29, 
we released a report from the Investigation Committee on 
problems found in the management system for corporate-
related  information  and  institutional  investor  sales  at 
Nomura Securities as well as on preventative measures. 
We also announced improvement measures at this time. 
On  July  26,  we  released  an  additional  internal  report 
based on the findings of the Investigation Committee and 
in conjunction with a report on the implementation status 
of the improvement measures.

On August 8, Nomura Securities submitted a report 
on the following business improvement measures as well 
as  progress  it  has  made  to  Japan’s  Financial  Services 
Agency  in  accordance  with  the  business  improvement 
order issued on August 3.  

We  established  an 

Improvement  Measures 
Implementation Committee to monitor the implementation 
of improvement measures. The committee reports directly 
to  the  President  of  Nomura  Securities,  Koji  Nagai,  and 
includes  the  company’s  Internal  Control  Supervisory 
Manager,  Shoichi  Nagamatsu,  as  well  as  relevant 
executive officers and department heads. 

Going forward, we will continue to further enhance 
our  internal  controls  by  continually  conducting  self-led 
inspections  and  investigations  while  working  to  prevent 
similar incidents and regain the trust of the capital markets 
by thoroughly implementing improvement measures. 

•  Re  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Surveillance  Commission’s  Recommendations:  Report  of  the  Committee’s  Investigation  and  Nomura’s  Proposed  Improvement 

Measures (News Releases)   http://www.nomuraholdings.com/news/nr/holdings/20120629/20120629_b.pdf

•  Re: Status of Progress of Improvement Measures concerning the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission’s Recommendations and Additional Investigations 

(News Releases)   http://www.nomuraholdings.com/news/nr/holdings/20120726/20120726_b.pdf

Outline of Improvement Measures

1. Enhancement of the control system for Corporate-related Information 
•  The newly established “Equity Administration Department” shall monitor 
call recordings, use of e-mails and online chats, and use of entertainment 
expenses by the employees in the departments in charge of institutional 
equity sales. 

•  It shall be the responsibility of the Equity Administration Department to 
prepare for public offerings, thereby not allowing salespeople to interfere 
with  such  matters.  This  process  shall  prevent  Corporate-related 
Information from being inferred by the salespeople. 

•  The employees in the departments in charge of institutional equity sales 
shall be provided with mobile phones with a recording function, and the 
use of such mobile phones shall be required. The use of private mobile 
phones for business purposes shall be prohibited. The retention period 
for call recordings (both the office phones and the mobile phones) for the 
departments in charge of institutional equity sales shall be two years. 
•  The employees in the departments in charge of institutional equity sales 
shall  be  prohibited  from  making  any  inquiries  regarding  Corporate-
related Information to analysts or to private-side departments* such as 
the Syndicate Department. 

•  Inadvertent  dissemination  of  information  that  may  suggest  Corporate-
related  Information  shall  be  prevented  by  limiting  the  users  of  chat 
functionalities to those approved by the Equity Administration Department 
and by restricting what could be communicated in online chats. 

•  The  transfer  of  information  that  is  clearly  recognizable  as  Corporate-
related  Information  as  well  as  any  information  that  may  suggest 
Corporate-related Information shall be prohibited by internal rules. 

*  “Private-side departments” means those divisions at an operational level that have a 

high likelihood of contact with corporate-related Information

2. Improvement of personnel management system 
•  In  performance  appraisals,  “Business  Ethics/Compliance”  shall  be 
emphasized as an important assessment criterion to be ranked equal to 
“Achievement and Result” and “Potentiality.” 

•  In reviewing our compensation scheme, (1) the qualitative assessment 
of business ethics shall be given more weight in the promotion criteria, 
(2)  the  year-end  assessment/compensation  (bonus)  shall  reflect  the 

qualitative assessment, and (3) guidelines concerning the reduction or 
clawback  of  deferred  compensations  on  the  ground  of  receiving  a 
disciplinary action in connection with a breach of compliance rules and 
policies shall be prepared. 

•  The category of employees for whom the passing of the Japan Securities 
Dealers  Association’s  “Internal  Administration  Supervisor  Qualification 
Examination” is a prerequisite for promotion to the manager grade level 
shall be expanded. 

•  Compliance  and  ethical  values  shall  be  emphasized  in  the  firm’s 
recruitment process. In conducting aptitude checks, further emphasis 
shall  be  placed  on  “White-collar  crime”  and  “Leakage  of  information” 
among  wrong-doing  tendencies  and  in  conducting  interviews,  the 
interviewee’s compliance awareness shall be evaluated. 

3. Imbuing of business ethics 
•  All officers and employees shall be required to attend a mandatory group 
training session on business ethics once a year. In addition to the annual 
training session, the employees in charge of institutional equity sales shall 
be required to attend a semi-annual training session on business ethics. 
Through  these  training  sessions,  each  employee  shall  be  made  fully 
aware  that  any  breach  of  laws  and  regulations  would  result  in  severe 
disciplinary  action  and  that  a  history  of  disciplinary  action  would  affect 
future performance appraisals and/or promotion decisions. 

•  The employees of the departments in charge of institutional equity sales 
shall submit semi-annually a declaration of compliance relating to such 
topics as information control and the prohibition against insider trading. 
•  All employees shall be reminded that, in the event that one notes any 
questionable  matter  suggesting  a  lack  of  compliance,  he/she  should 
actively report it to the Compliance Hotline. 

•  By drawing up guidelines prescribing the use of entertainment expenses, 
restrictions  shall  be  imposed  on  certain  entertainment  and  gifts,  and 
excessive  concentration  on  particular  clients  shall  be  prohibited.  The 
expense  auditing  by  the  Inspection  &  Examination  Department  shall 
also  be  reinforced.  Inappropriate  use  of  entertainment  expenses  shall 
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Code of Ethics and Compliance
Nomura  Group  established  a  Code  of  Ethics  in  March 
2004  that  covers  all  of  its  executives  and  employees 
around the world. Every year each of our executives and 
employees must renew their pledge to abide by the Code 
of Ethics. Employees with divisions at an operational level 
that  often  come  into  contact  with  corporate-related 
information  and  confidential  information  are  required  to 
sign a confidentiality pledge twice each year.

Our personnel management also places emphasis 
on compliance awareness and professional ethics. At the 
time of hiring, the compliance awareness of all prospective 
employees, regardless if they are new graduates or mid-

career  hires,  is  carefully  scrutinized.  Professional  ethics 
and  compliance  is  an  important  indicator  for  personal 
evaluations for performance assessments or job transfers 
after joining the company. Our executives and employees 
always set their challenges related to professional ethics 
and compliance as part of the issues they plan to address 
determined at the outset of each fiscal year. If problems 
are  found,  the  assessor  provides  proper  guidance  and 
reflects evaluation results in their pay scale. 

See pages 43 and 44 for more on our compliance 
system. Visit our corporate website for more on the Code 
of Ethics. 

http://www.nomuraholdings.com/company/basic/

Reinforcing our commitment to compliance and professional ethics

I  would  like  to  share  my  thoughts  on  the  problems  that 

would  ever  occur  if  we  just  automatically  followed  the 

came to light regarding inside information being shared by 

rules.  The 

Improvement  Measures 

Implementation 

our employees in relation to public offerings. I would also 

Committee  has  already  reviewed  our  systems  and 

like to convey the measures that we are taking to prevent 

practices  and  will  take  steps  to  continually  reinforce  our 

this from occurring again.

internal controls and improve our self-discipline. I believe 

First,  all  of  our  executives  and  employees  must 

that  we  must  build  a  more  effective 

information 

recognize  that  these  incidents  are  not  merely  a  problem 

management system and ensure that all of our employees 

related to certain departments and employees, but rather 

understand  and  follow  this  system.  We  also  need  to 

they should be seen as a company-wide issue. Under the 

increase  the  severity  of  disciplinary  action  and  make  our 

challenging  business  environment  since  the  spring  of 

compliance hotline more known to our employees so they 

2009,  Japan  has  seen  a  number  of  large  equity  finance 

can use it to report violations. I will continue to ensure that 

transactions. We served as a lead underwriter on many of 

we take measures to not forget what happened and how 

these  deals  and  our  employees  engaged 

in  both 

we respond.

underwriting operations and primary and secondary sales. 

As a market leader, our responsibility to society can 

The fundamental problem behind these incidents is that as 

be found in our efforts to help ensure the fair operation and 

capital market professionals we failed to see the unusual 

development of Japan’s capital markets. I will make certain 

events  that  occurred  in  the  market  during  this  time  as  a 

that our entire company works together in order to raise 

problem.  I  believe  that  everyone  at  Nomura  Securities 

our  awareness  of  this  responsibility,  establish  a  high 

should have thought for themselves and pointed out anything 

standard of professional ethics, regain the trust of public, 

they felt was not right. We should have worked harder to 

and  contribute  to  the  sound  development  of  Japan’s 

ensure the sound operation of Japan’s capital markets. 

capital markets.

The second problem I would like to address is our 

compliance practices. We have taken pride in the fact that 

our  compliance  system  is  one  of  the  most  stringent  in 

Japan  and  is  backed  by  clearly  defined  rules.  However, 

this  pride  may  have  made  us  believe  that  no  problems 

Shoichi Nagamatsu
Representative Executive Officer
Compliance Division and Corporate Planning 
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.  

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Citizenship

Nomura Group in Chapter III refers to the Nomura Group without Nomura Land and Building Co., Ltd. (NLB) as well as the company that became a consolidated subsidiary 
through the acquisition of shares in NLB by Nomura Holdings, Inc. The same applies for Key Facts related to CSR on p. 65 - p. 68.



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Responsible
Business

Citizenship

Stakeholder Dialog
Responding to the Voice of Society 

Case 1

Financial Literacy Programs in Japan

The Nomura Group was among the first in the industry to begin offering financial and 
economics education programs for youth. These include courses for college students that 
began in 2001, lectures for elementary and junior high school students, and our sponsorship 
of the Nikkei Stock League Contest for junior high school students through to college 
students. Since their inception, more than 500,000 participants have taken part in these 
programs. We sat down with stakeholders from both inside and outside the company to 
discuss the future of our financial and economics education programs. 

Challenges Related to Financial and Economics 
Education in Japan 
Nagasawa:  If asked why we need financial and economics 
education,  I  would  respond  that  we  need  to  use  this  as 
knowledge  in  order  to  have  a  better  quality  of  life.  This 
education  should  be  provided  from  the  elementary  school 
level, and I believe it is too late to wait until later in life when 
someone finally begins to realize the need for asset building. 
Moreover,  consumers  must  be  better  educated  under  the 
premise that more trustworthy financial products be provided 
to the market.    
Takahashi:  Financial and economics education has recently 
been included in government guidelines on school curriculum, 
and  teachers’  mindsets  have  also  changed  from  viewing 
finance and economics as a subject that should not be taught 
to one that is integral in today’s educational curriculums. It is 
important  to  continually  deliver  a  strong  message  that  in 
order  to  build  a  sound  society  it  is  necessary  to  cultivate 
sound companies. This is because many of the companies at 
which students will work in the future have grown thanks 
to investment. 
What Role Should Nomura Play 
Nagasawa:  During times when society must change, finance 
is  the  field  that  helps  change  major  social  frameworks  and 
lead to new innovation. Finance also helps new companies 
grow  and  in  this  regard  investment  plays  a  major  role  in 
forming  a  sustainable  society.  Since  a  certain  level  of 
professional  knowledge  is  necessary  to  teach  finance  and 
economics, the financial institutions should provide knowledge 
and personnel to schools. However, marketing and education 
are two different things, so I would like Nomura to recognize 
the need to maintain a neutral stance in the classroom. 

Takahashi:  I would like Nomura to be involved in financial and 
economics  education  from  the  standpoint  of  cultivating 
Japan’s future leaders. The other day my students and I were 
invited  to  attend  the  Nikkei  Stock  League  Contest’s 
networking  session*.  Students  appeared  to  be  inspired  by 
the words of Nomura employees. I hope Nomura continues 
to  provide  this  type  of  stimulus.  Also,  I’d  like  Nomura  to 
develop  a  stronger  interest  in  training  teachers  involved  in 
financial and economics education.     
Koike:  Mr. Takahashi mentioned that the goal of financial and 
economics education is to build a better society. I believe the 
securities industry shares this same goal for the future. I’m in 
charge  of  training  programs  and  find  that  employees  are 
motivated by the fact that they can make the future of Japan 
and  society  in  general  better  through  investment.  Yet, 
unfortunately, I feel most people in Japan tend to view investing 
as  simply  a  way  to  make  money.  Financial  and  economics 
education  will  play  an  important  role  in  conveying  the  true 
function of investment.      
Toh:  Our  branch  offices  are  involved  with  financial  and 
economics  lectures  provided  in  classrooms  and  I,  too,  have 
had the chance to be a lecturer at an elementary school. We 
also receive similar requests from schools outside this program 
and the opportunity for frontline staff to make contributions to 
the local community gives them a stronger sense of purpose. I 
believe  that  our  employees’  involvement  in  financial  and 
economics education, where they play a role in conveying the 
role of investment and brokerage houses, will directly contribute 
to the growth of the Nomura Group.   

*  The Nomura Group has served as a special sponsor of the Nikkei Stock League Contest, 
a stock education competition held by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc., for more than a 
decade.  The  networking  session  held  for  the  winning  team  and  Nomura  employees 
involves a presentation by students and Q&A session for employees. 

Yumiko Nagasawa
Executive Director, Foster Forum 
Member, Financial System Council, FSA

Katsuya Takahashi
Tokyo Metropolitan Oshukan Secondary 
Education School
Executive Director 
Civics and Social Studies Research Society

Rumi Koike
Human Resource Development,  
Retail Strategy Department
Nomura Securities 

Yuichi Toh 
Sales, Koishikawa Branch
Nomura Securities 

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Citizenship

Stakeholder Dialog
Responding to the Voice of Society 

Case 2

Initiatives to Address Youth Unemployment in the UK 

The UK’s youth unemployment rate stands at its highest level in the last 25 years, while 
London has seen its population of NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) between 
the ages of 16 to 24 jump to an estimated 120,000. The Nomura Group’s London Office is 
working to address this issue together with a local NPO as part of its philanthropic activities. 
Stakeholders from both inside and outside the company came together to discuss the topic of 
youth unemployment and Nomura’s initiatives.

Major Societal Issues in London
Tyler:  The key issues within the region and specifically urban 
centers are around disengaged youth, unemployment and 
lack of social mobility. The problems of youth unemployment 
stem from a variety of reasons but all contribute to creating 
a lost generation of talent and holding young people back 
from fulfilling their true potential.
Nomura’s Initiatives to Address These Issues
Rahman:    Through  working  closely  with  Tower  Hamlets 
Education  Business  Partnership  and  funding,  through  The 
Nomura  Charitable  Trust  our  ‘Passport  to  Employability’ 
program,  Nomura  is  committed  to  engaging  with  young 
people before they reach the NEET stage. The program is 
designed  to  familiarize  and  prepare  young  people  for  the 
world  of  work  and  help  to  raise  their  aspirations  and 
confidence levels.
Harte:  Some of the neighborhoods adjacent to Nomura’s 
office in London face very high levels of deprivation, so all 
our community affairs activities support the most vulnerable 
in  society.  However,  Nomura  alone  cannot  resolve  all  the 
social issues that are present in our local communities, but 
through  developing  strong  partnerships  with  the  voluntary 
sector, Nomura is making a positive difference to those most 
in  need.  In  addition,  by  working  closely  with  peers  in  the 
financial sector, we have identified streams of our giving so 
we can maximize the impact we are making. For Nomura, 
this  includes  addressing  the  aspirations,  attainment  and 
employability of disadvantaged young people.

Leveraging the Skills and Professional 
Knowledge of Nomura Employees
Harte:  We know that to make a significant contribution to 
the  voluntary  sector,  our  involvement  needs  to  extend 
beyond just financial contributions. Our diverse workforce in 
London has a wide range of skills, expertise and knowledge 
that can be used to inspire a generation of disadvantaged 
young  people  to  help  them  reach  their  full  potential  and 
achieve  their  goals.  Across  the  organization  frequent 
workshops  and  activities  that  support  the  employability 
potential of young people take place at Nomura, including 
mock  interviews  and  CV  writing.  Nomura  employees  help 
break  down  barriers  and  change  misconceptions  about 
working in the City of London through advice, support and 
guidance to the young people.
Amrani:  I  attended  Oaklands  Secondary  School  (one  of 
Nomura’s  UK  school  partners)  before  gaining  employment 
at  Nomura.  Working  for  Nomura  now,  I  was  keen  to  give 
something back to my local community and as such joined 
one of the school partner schemes at Oaklands Secondary 
School where I visited the school every two weeks to work 
with  a  small  group  of  students  during  their  lunch  hour. 
Subsequently to this I took up a mentoring role with a young 
student at the school who now has expressed an interest in 
the graduate scheme at Nomura.

Mike Tyler MBE
Director
Tower Hamlets Education  
Business Partnership  

Imdadur Rahman
‘Passport to Employability’
Project Manager
Tower Hamlets Education  
Business Partnership

Anthony Harte
Head of Community Affairs
EMEA
Nomura International PLC

Sofian Amrani
Finance Division, 
Nomura International PLC
former Oaklands Secondary  
School pupil



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Initiatives to Help Lesser Privileged Children in India

Despite its rapid economic growth, India is still faced with serious poverty issues. Although the 
poverty rate is higher in rural parts of the country compared to urban areas, cases of extreme 
poverty are said to be most prevalent in cities. India also faces the problem of high primary 
education dropout rates. The Nomura Group’s Powai Office and NGO partners engaged in 
these issues sat down to discuss their activities.     

Issues Facing Education in the Local Community
Manvi:  The underprivileged in Mumbai are mainly slum dwellers, 
who  are  illiterate  immigrants  from  different  parts  of  India. 
They are unable to provide education to their children; some 
families  have  low  income  and  lack  of  work,  so  instead  of 
sending their children to school, they are sent to work. The 
female  child  dropout  rate  is  high  as  girls  are  expected  to 
share  the  burden  of  child  care  and  housework.  These 
children lack adequate role models to motivate them toward 
gaining education.
Sanaa:  The conditions they live in can hamper their access 
to education, despite the availability of free primary education. 
The  valiant  efforts  made  by  the  government,  municipal 
corporations  and  the  NGOs  are  not  very  effective  as  the 
issue  of  school  drop-outs  and  non-enrollment  continue  to 
plague our society.
Nomura’s Assistance and Its Effect
Natasha:    We  would  like  to  address  the  developmental 
needs of the underprivileged children supported by our NGO 
partners by focusing on increasing the reach of our volunteer 
led programs like Spoken English, Saturday Club, Computer 
program  and  Drop  out  remedial  program,  and  Extend 
support  to  more  communities  by  associating  with  some 
more NGOs.
Ruby:   We  measure  the  impact  of  our  community  affairs 
initiatives in the area of education by measuring the number 
of children supported through our initiatives, the number of 
volunteers,  the  volunteer  hours,  funds  raised  through 
initiatives.  In  addition  to  those  we  recognize  that  fostering 

innovations  are  required  for  new  activities  to  address  an 
unserved need or an existing need in a better way.
Leveraging the Skills and Professional 
Knowledge of Nomura Employees
CSR Volunteers:  Through various community affairs initiatives 
we leverage the employees’ skills and their ability to make 
positive  contributions  to  the  community.  Currently  our 
volunteers  are  using  their  knowledge  and  skills  to  teach 
underprivileged  children  basic  computer  skills,  spoken 
English, mathematics and science.
Sneha:  Many volunteers lead these initiatives and are able to 
put  their  leadership  and  organizing  skills  to  use.  Our 
volunteers  form  a  relationship  of  trust  and  mutual  respect 
with the children they support wherein the children look up 
to them as role models.
Natasha:    For  employees,  deploying  their  skills,  time  and 
effort to give back to the communities gives them satisfaction 
through the positive contributions they make. Volunteering is 
a  platform  that  allows  employees  to  support  and  work 
closely  with  various  NGOs.  It  involves  going  out  into  the 
communities, teaching, participating in meaningful activities, 
volunteering  in  the  pediatric  wards  and  old  age  homes  or 
merely spending time with the underprivileged children and 
women. This encourages and fosters teamwork and bonding 
among our employees, as they spend time with each other 
in activities toward a common cause, which are also outside 
of the work environment.

Manvi Singh
Program Head, Vidya

Sanaa Shaikh
Director, Education and  
Donor Relations,
Aseema Charitable Trust

Sneha Senapati
Program Manager,  
Udaan India Foundation

Natasha Mathur
Head of Recruitment, L&D,
D&I and CSR, Nomura, Powai

Ruby Lahir
CSR Lead, Nomura, Powai

CSR Divisional Representatives   •Devina Malik  •Santosh Huprikar  •Sonal Patnaik  •Darius Rastagiri 
CSR Volunteers   •Ajith Menon  •Ankush Agrawal  •Kirk Fonseca  •Vipul Bhardwaj

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Citizenship

Our Community

Fundamental Approach 

Initiatives in Japan
Nomura’s  initiatives  in  Japan  mainly  focus  on 

financial  and  economics  education  programs 

and  the  Pacific  Music  Festival  (PMF)  aimed  at 

Under  its  goal  of  “For  Future  Generations,”  the 

developing  the  next  generation.  We  also  work 

Nomura  Group  participates  in  dialog  with  its 

to resolve social issues through participation in 

stakeholders and gets involved with a wide range 

community  activities, 

relief  assistance 

to 

of  social  action  programs  around  the  world 

disasters worldwide and our financial services.  

through its business operations and as a member 

of  the  local  community.  In  order  to  achieve 

Financial and Economics Education Programs

sustainable  development  in  society  for  future 

Nomura  believes  that  knowledge  of  finance 

generations,  we  actively  promote  employee-

and  economics  is  crucial  not  only  for  building 

driven  activities  in  the  areas  of  education, 

adequate  wealth  but  also  for  the  sound, 

community affairs and environmental protection. 

long-term development of the capital markets. 

In 

the 

important  field  of  education, 

Since  the  1990s,  we  have  provided  financial 

employees  actively  participate  in  activities  such 

and economics education for students as well 

as financial and economics education programs, 

as adults. Our involvement spans the distribution 

basic  education  in  developing  countries  and 

of  textbooks  for  elementary,  junior  and  senior 

employment assistance to youngsters. As part of 

high  school  students  to  financial  lectures,  and 

our community affairs, Nomura works as a whole 

financial  courses 

for  university  students 

to resolve various social issues through different 

worldwide,  and  employee-led  programs  for 

events,  support  of  regional  health  and  welfare-

elementary, 

junior  and  senior  high  school 

related programs and environmental conservation 

students,  and  a  stock  education  contest  for 

activities.  These 

initiatives  also  provide  an 

junior  and  senior  high  school  and  university 

opportunity for our employees to grow.

students through the Nikkei Stock League. See 

our website for details. 

Breakdown of community contribution
expenditure

http://www.nomuraholdings.com/csr/citizenship/
society/education.html

Community-based Activities

Our more than 170 branches and offices in Japan 

contribute 

to 

local  communities 

through 

sponsorship of regional events and social activities, 

and  other  employee-driven  community  affairs 

activities. In fiscal 2011, employees also took 

part  in  charity  marathons  and  local  festivals, 

Education
48.2%

Total
¥1.2 billion

Arts, culture
 and sports
8.7%
Science and academic achievement
6.5%

Other
6.5%
Disaster relief 
5.8%
Human
rights
and labor
0.2%
Environment
3.5%
Welfare and
health
4.0%
Community
contribution
16.5%

Notes: 

1) Total expenditure worldwide (Fiscal 2011)

2) Figures includes:

- Approximately ¥230 million from the Nomura Foundation

- Approximately ¥80 million from the Nomura Charitable Trust

- Approximately ¥20 million from the Nomura America Foundation



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Over  200  employees  and  their  families  took  part  in  the  Nihonbashi 
Bridge Cleanup Event

regularly  visited  orphanages  and  assisted  in 

volunteers  visit  an  NGO  and  teach  various 

community clean-ups.  

Initiatives in AEJ
In AEJ, our Community Affairs Network conducts 

subjects to children aged six to eight. A spoken 

English program prepares pre-college students, 

and a remedial program helps young girls who 

have  left  school  and  taken  up  menial  jobs  to 

volunteer  activities  aimed  at  resolving  issues 

add to their family income. The volunteers raise 

related to the environment and children based 

awareness about alternate careers and help the 

on  community  needs.  In  March  2012,  the 

girls develop vocational skills in arts and crafts 

Network launched a two-year partnership with 

and  acquire  a  basic  understanding  of 

HandsOn  HK,  an  NGO  working  with  local 

mathematics and English.

charities to develop volunteer programs and to 

recruit,  train  and  manage  volunteers  for  these 

projects. The initiative focuses on children, the 

Initiatives in EMEA
Our community affairs program in EMEA focuses 

elderly, people with disabilities and animal welfare.  

on  supporting  disadvantaged  young  people  in 

In  Powai,  we  partner  with  NGOs  to 

the local communities in which we operate. Our 

implement  programs 

in 

four 

areas—

approach is to help young people break through 

environment,  education, 

fundraising  and 

the  limitations  of  their  environment  and  raise 

employee engagement. Our emphasis in 2011 

their  aspirations.  Like  initiatives  elsewhere,  we 

was  on  employee  engagement  and  education 

partner  with  charities  and  local  community 

as we worked to raise awareness in our offices 

organizations 

to 

provide 

the 

financial 

of key issues facing local communities. We try 

contributions as well as the variety of skills and 

to  address  these  issues  through  employee 

expertise  of  our  employees  required  to  deliver 

initiatives and structured forums and events. 

the most meaningful and sustainable results.

Lead Sponsor for the Hong Kong International 
Costal Cleanup Challenge

Rainbow Trust Partnership (2011–13)

Nomura’s  London  Charity  Partner,  Rainbow 

For 

the 

third  consecutive  year,  Nomura 

Trust, provides emotional and practical support 

International Limited (Hong Kong) was the lead 

to families who have a child with a life-threatening 

sponsor of the Hong Kong International Coastal 

or terminal illness. Over the last fourteen months, 

Cleanup  Challenge  (HKICCC),  a  two-month 

697  employees  have  helped  raise  more  than 

event  organized  annually  by 

the  Ocean 

£310,000.  The  money  will  fund  a  brand  new 

Conservancy. 

It 

is 

the  world’s 

largest 

central London team of support workers to help 

environmental volunteer effort, comprised of half 

families in need. 

a  million  people  from  over  100  countries.  This 

year’s  program  attracted  11,912  participants 

Oaklands Secondary School (Volunteering)

who  removed  47,942kg  of  waste  from  over 

The partnership between Oaklands Secondary 

170km  of  local  beaches  in  Hong  Kong.  Over 

School  in  London  and  Nomura  has  been  in 

160 Nomura volunteers spent a day cleaning the 

existence since October 2008. The partnership 

Suk Kwu Wan beach on Lamma Island. 

is  firmly  rooted  in  the  daily  operations  of  the 

bank, 
through  seven  volunteer  schemes, 
welcoming students into our offices and hosting 
work experience placements.

Education Programs for Children Supported 
by Our Partner NGOs

The  Powai  office  partners  with  NGOs  that 

support underprivileged children while employee 

volunteers  work  with  them  on  educational 

initiatives. At a Saturday club program, Nomura 

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Citizenship

Our Community

Initiatives in the Americas
Our community affairs program in the Americas 

supports international exchanges to foster US–

Japan cultural, educational and economic ties. 

Foundations

Employee  volunteers  also  provide  help  based 

Nomura Foundation (Japan)

on community needs. 

Japan Day 2011

The  Nomura  Foundation  is  a  public  benefit 

foundation established in April 2010 through the 

merger of Nomura Foundation for Social Science, 

Nomura Holding America Inc. (NHA) sponsored 

The Nomura Cultural Foundation and Tokyo Club 

the fifth annual “Japan Day @ Central Park” in 

Foundation  for  Global  Studies.  Its  goals  are  to 

New York on May 22, 2011. In light of the March 

advance academic research in Japan, the world 

11  disaster  in  Japan,  the  festival’s  theme  was 

economy  and  arts  and  culture, 

fostering 

“Ganbare!  Japan!”  (“Don’t  give  up,  Japan”). 

international talent and encouraging international 

Events 

included  cultural  workshops  and 

understanding.  The  foundation  extends  grants 

demonstrations,  and  a  special  appearance  by 

for  the  social  sciences,  awards  scholarships  to 

Hello Kitty.

foreign students, and supports global economic 

The  festival  builds  bridges  of  cultural 

research and arts and culture. See our website 

understanding between the two  countries and 

for details.

facilitates  stronger  grassroots  connections 

http://www.nomurafoundation.or.jp/en/

within the local Japanese community.

Initiatives by INSTINET
INSTINET  INCORPORATED  supports  a  range 

The Nomura Charitable Trust (UK)
The Nomura Charitable Trust was established in 

2009  to  improve  the  lives  of  disadvantaged 

of  charitable  organizations  globally,  primarily 

young people who need assistance in London 

directing  aid  to  healthcare  and  educational 

and  across  the  region.  The  trust  focuses  on 

initiatives.  The  Nomura  subsidiary  encourages 

raising  educational  attainment,  employability 

employee  participation 

in 

its  charitable 

potential  and  aspirations  of  disadvantaged 

endeavors,  with 

staff  nominating  most 

young  people.  In  2011,  nine  grants  were 

beneficiary organizations.

awarded,  supporting  more  than  8,000  young 

people across the region.

Elevate New York Mentoring Partnership

Since  early  2011,  Instinet  employees  have 

mentored  Bronx  high  school  students  through 

Nomura America Foundation (US)
The Nomura America Foundation awards grants 

the Elevate New York program, aimed at building 

to organizations for charitable, scientific, literary 

long-term,  life-changing  relationships  between 

and  educational  purposes.  The  foundation 

urban  youth  and  professionals.  Participating 

supports  a  variety  of 

large  and  small 

Instinet employees donated approximately 500 

organizations  that  promote  the  arts,  cultural 

work hours to the effort in FY2011, each week 

awareness,  music, 

science, 

education, 

discussing one of 13 character qualities and life 

children’s welfare and community projects.

skills, as well as providing practical assistance 

In  2011,  the  foundation  established  two 

with  college  preparation,  career  selection  and 

matching gift programs through which it matches 

resume  development.  In  the  summer  of  2012, 

donations  made  by  employees  of  NHA  and 

Instinet will expand the relationship by providing 

certain  US  affiliates  to  qualified  educational 

internships to Elevate New York graduates.

institutions and international relief organizations.



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Reconstruction Assistance Following the Great East Japan Earthquake

Nomura has been supporting disaster victims and stricken areas through our regular operations 

(see pages 14, 20 and 24) and volunteer efforts by employees. We are continuing to provide support 

as needs have shifted from emergency relief to reconstruction.

Employee Volunteer Activities/
Donations
•  Participated  in  volunteer  relief  and  recovery 

programs,  including  debris  removal  in  stricken  

areas such as Rikuzentakata city in Iwate.

•  Provided  employee  volunteer  support  to  hold 

sports  days  for  elementary  and  junior  high 

schools  through  the  “Sports  Festival  Support 

Caravan 2011.”  

•  Collected funds in-house in Japan, EMEA, AEJ, 

and  the  Americas,  and  made  donations  to  five 

prefectural  governments 

in  stricken  areas 

through Japan Platform and the Red Cross, etc. 

•  Donated over 170 pieces of office furniture to five 

fisheries facilities in three towns through “Signal 

of Hope Project” for the recovery of fishing ports 

and markets.    

•  Employees  in  New  York  and  Washington,  D.C. 

The children of Uiso Elementary School, Miyako City, Iwate 
Prefecture

“This  has  really  made  the  students  think 

about what they can do to repay such kindness, 

and  we  are  all  working  hard  to  foster  them  as 

forces of reconstruction so that they can contribute 

to  society  in  the  future.”  stated  one  junior  high 

participated in “Run for Japan” and other charity 

school principal in a word of thanks. 

events.    

•  Served  salads  and  sandwiches  using  vegetables 

from  stricken  areas  at  company  cafeterias  to 

counter  harmful  rumors  and  encouraged  the 

purchase of fruit from Fukushima within the Group.     

Relief and reconstruction volunteer activities in stricken area 

Donated Musical Instruments through 
PMF Charity Concert
Nomura  held  a  charity  concert  on  August  4, 

2011,  together  with  the  Pacific  Music  Festival 

(PMF), an international educational music festival 

we  have  supported  for  20  years.  A  total  of  30 
instruments  were  donated  to  elementary  and 

junior  high  schools  in  stricken  areas  using  ticket 

proceeds and donations collected at the concert 

and from employees. 

Continued to Support Stricken Areas 
through “Sakura Project 3.11”
Nomura  supported  “Sakura  Project  3.11”  by 

helping  to  plant  cherry  trees  in  Tohanayama  in 

Miyagi  Prefecture  and  through  donations.  Plans 

are to continue supporting tree planting and nature 

conservation activities in this area.

Nomura Foundation Scholarship 
Supports Regional Revival
The Nomura Foundation provides ¥100 million in 

scholarships over five years (¥20 million annually) 

to students of Iwate University, Tohoku University 

and  Fukushima  University  that  are  in  stricken 

areas to provide much-needed financial support, 

help  developing 

researchers  and  promote 

regional education.  

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Citizenship

Our People

Fundamental Approach

programs that will help enhance each employee’s 

competitiveness and build teamwork.

Through  these  education  and  training 

programs,  we  provide  employees  with  the 

The Nomura Group employs a diverse pool of 

necessary skills for their current workplace and 

professional  personnel  around  the  world  who 

develop  the  personnel  who  will  serve  as  the 

are capable of providing sophisticated financial 

future  leaders  of  the  finance  industry.  Another 

services  and  whose  career  paths  within  the 

aim  of  these  programs  is  to  help  employees 

group  and  values  are  unique.  We  strive  to 

build their respective future careers at Nomura.

manage our personnel in a flexible and suitable 

manner  so  that  each  and  every  one  of  our 

employees  can  thrive  as  they  contribute  their 

skills to the workplace.

[Training Program Example 1]
Development Program for Junior Employees:  
Receiving Feedback

In  addition  to  providing  well-developed 

Junior  employees  need  to  be  able  to  analyze 

education  and  training  programs  to  support 

feedback  from  their  supervisors  and  use  it  for 

our 

employees’ 

self-led 

skill  building 

personal  growth  and  skills  development.  This 

endeavors, we also evaluate the achievements 

program  teaches  them  how  to  examine  and 

and  skills  of  each  employee  and  deploy  our 

take  advantage  of  supervisor 

feedback. 

personnel  with  an  eye  on  the  future  career 

Participants learn how to interpret feedback and 

path of each individual.   

recognize differences in feedback resulting from 

In this manner, the Nomura Group is able 

the communication style of their supervisor.

to  maximize  the  skills  of  each  employee  and 

further  enhance  its  client  services  through 

personnel  management 

that  emphasizes 

[Training Program Example 2]
Program for Managers: Leading Change

diversity in the workplace.

Personnel Development

Constantly  changing  markets  demand  leaders 

capable of understanding the process of these 

changes,  driving  organization-wide  changes, 

and  providing  management  and  support.  This 

program  teaches  managers  about  the  actions 

leaders  should  take  in  order  to  cope  with  and 

Wholesale Division
Today, the Nomura Group’s workforce includes 

make  changes.  Past  participants  have  shared 

the 

following 

feedback  on 

the  program:  

employees 

representing  more 

than  70 

“I 

learned 

about 

the 

importance 

of 

nationalities.  This  diverse  pool  of  personnel  is 

communication and coaching,” and, “I was able 

our most important asset, and as such, we are 

to understand the process for leading change.”

committed to providing education  and  training 

Personnel Development Policy
•  Partner with our business divisions to identify needs, and provide practical, relevant solutions to drive 

employee and organizational performance. 

•  Plan, develop and deliver learning programs to create opportunities for our people to build their core skills.

•   Provide various platforms for our people to establish networks across products, divisions and regions.

•   Build organizational and leadership capability to manage change and continue to build the Nomura 

global franchise.



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To provide sophisticated financial services that 

activities  at  our  business  sites.  Today,  these 

networks  include  Women  in  Nomura  (WIN), 

better respond to clients’ needs, our Retail Division 

which  encourages  the  career  development  of 

has  been  encouraging  the  personal  growth  of 

and  provides  networking  opportunities 

for 

its  employees  through  educational  programs 

women, Life & Family, which promotes healthy 

that  develop  capabilities 

for 

independently 

living  and  managing  a  work-life  balance,  and 

thinking, acting and delivering results. 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT), 

Group training for the first three years of 

which  works  to  foster  understanding  about 

employment  and  training  at  given  milestones 

gender  minorities.  These  networks  are  run  by 

(new  hire,  appointment  or  promotion)  provide 

our  employees  who  organize  and  implement 

the specific knowledge and skills required while 

their activities. 

also 

reinforcing  personal  qualities 

and 

strengthening  compliance  and  professional 

ethics.  In  addition  to  Web-based  tools  and  

Employee Network Activities
As part of WIN activities in Japan, we regularly 

e-learning,  practical  business 

training 

is 

host the WIN Roundtable. Each session involves 

conducted  by  individual  departments  and  for 

presentations made by women role models on 

each job title as required to effectively upgrade 

certain themes as well as interactive discussions 

employee competencies. We cover the costs of 

with  participants.  The  purpose  of  the  WIN 

certification examination fees and other expenses 

Roundtable  is  to  help  employees  share  their 

as  well  as  voluntary  training  programs,  and 

feelings  and  understand  issues  facing  them 

provide 

support 

for 

commuting 

and 

through  discussions 

to  build  a  more 

correspondence courses associated with learning 

accommodating workplace.

another  language.  Looking  ahead,  we  plan  to 

further  upgrade  programs  with  new  methods 

The  2nd  WIN  Roundtable  held  on 
February 1, 2012, featured discussions on a 

and approaches based on employee feedback.

SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, 

Diversity and Inclusion at 
Nomura

threats) analysis of the Nomura Group based 

on the work experiences of women employees 

who joined Nomura at the time of the Lehman 

Brothers  acquisition  and  mid-career  female 

hires  who  had  professional  experience  at 

Nomura  recognizes  the 

importance 

for  a 

non-Japanese  financial  institutions  prior  to 

multinational  company 

to  offer  workplace 

joining Nomura. 

environments  that  encourage  diversity  and 

inclusion, to promote recognition of differences, 

respect for one another and team work. 

The Nomura Group considers the promotion 

of diversity and inclusion to be one of its most 

important tasks. This belief is deeply ingrained 

in our action plan for all employees, hiring criteria 

and personnel development policy.

Employee networks play a central role in 

The 2nd WIN Roundtable

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Citizenship

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Good Work Environments 
to Facilitate Productivity

provides  easy-to-understand  commentary  on 

basic  approaches  to  mental  healthcare  and 

how  to  work  with  employees  affected  by  a 

mental illness. These initiatives have helped us 

The Nomura Group recognizes the importance 

build a solid employee mental healthcare system 

of  maintaining  decent,  comfortable  working 

that covers all workplaces.

environments.  We  offer  employee  benefits 

programs,  such  as  childcare,  family  nursing 

care  and  employee  healthcare 

to  ensure 

Diversity in Work Formats
We  have  established  workplaces  where  each 

employees can complete their work confidently 

employee can thrive at work, regardless of his 

and enthusiastically on an ongoing basis.

or her age or physical ability. 

In advance of revisions made to Japan’s 

Occupational Health and Safety
We support working conditions that allow each 

Act for Stabilization etc. of Employment of Older 

Persons 

in  2006,  we 

introduced  a 

re-

employee to fully concentrate on their work in a 

employment  program  fully  compliant  with  the 

healthy condition, both with good physical and 

new law. Since then, we have provided flexible 

mental health. We have shifted our emphasis to 

employment  opportunities  in  principle  to  all 

early discovery and intervention. 

applicants,  spanning  from  after  mandatory 

Our industrial physicians periodically visit 

retirement at age 60 to age 65, based on their 

our worksites for health monitoring and conduct 

experience  and 

requests.  Each  of 

these 

face-to-face 

interviews  with 

supervising 

employees has been able to balance their work 

managers.  Improvement  measures  are  being 

with  their  post-retirement  lifestyle,  contributing 

introduced  to  departments  with  a  history  of 

their skills in a wide array of workplaces.  

employees working long hours, and mandatory 

The Nomura Group also provides a broad 

health examinations are provided for employees 

range  of  employment  opportunities  to  persons 

who work extended hours. 

with  disabilities.  Each  workplace  is  consulted 

To  safeguard  the  mental  health  of  our 

with on how best to utilize the skills and aptitudes 

employees, we provide access to psychiatrists 

of  these  individuals  so  that  they  are  motivated 

and an employee counseling room staffed by a 

and committed to their duties. Nomura Securities 

dedicated  professional.  We 

also  offer 

provides  employment  opportunities  to  persons 

consultation services provided by medical staff 

with  disabilities  that  exceed  the  number  as 

at  our  Health  Management  Center.  For 

required  by  law,  and  these  individuals  can  be 

employees  affected  by  a  mental  illness,  we 

found in a variety of workplaces at the company. 

assign  a  dedicated  medical  staff  member  that 

maintains  regular  and  close  contact  with  the 

employee and also works with their supervisor 

Helping Employees Balance Work  
and Childcare

to ensure a smooth transition back to work. 

The Nomura Group has developed a wide range 

In fiscal 2011, we compiled and distributed 

of programs based on Japan’s Act for Measures 

a  Mental  Healthcare  Manual  to  managers  that 

to  Support  the  Development  of  the  Next 

Action Plan for the Act for Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation

(Term: April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2015)

Target 1

Maintain the following standards in terms of employees taking childcare leave during the term of the action plan:
• Male employees: Ensure childcare leave is taken by at least one male employee 
• Female employees: Ensure childcare leave is taken by more than 80% of eligible female employees

Target 2 Make the daycare subsidy program better known to employees during the term of the action plan

Target 3 Make the babysitter discount program known to employees during the term of the action plan



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basic  policies  and  guidelines  to  address  the 

provide workplace environments where employees 

various forms of harassment and for protecting 

can balance their work and childcare needs. 

the rights of people infected with HIV. All types 

Nomura  Securities  sets  targets  for  the 

of  consultation  contacts  are  available  both 

number  of  male  employees  taking  childcare 

within  and  outside  the  company  through  our 

leave  and  for  the  use  of  its  benefit  programs 

Sexual Harassment/Power Harassment Hotline 

such as special work hours during child-rearing 

to help prevent harassment in the workplace.

years, among other themes. As a result of these 

initiatives,  we  were  certified  with  the  Kurumin 

logo as part of the Act for Measures to Support 

the Development of the Next 

Generation  again 

in  fiscal 

2012, 

following 

similar 

recognition in 2007 and 2009.

Respecting Human 
Rights

We  have  established  various  mechanisms  to 

prevent discrimination and harassment. Nomura 

Securities strives to spread awareness of human 

rights  through  ongoing  human  rights  training, 

primarily  based  on  the  efforts  of  the  Nomura 

Securities Human Rights Committee.  

Committee 

membership 

includes 

compliance  officers  in  each  department  and 

branch, who remind employees of the importance 

of human rights and conduct training programs 

to  impart  accurate  knowledge  and  deepen 

employees’ understanding of human rights. 

We have also established and comply with 

HIV
In April 2006, we revised our existing guidelines 

on  HIV-infected  employees  first  established  in 

1994, creating the Basic Policy Concerning HIV-

infected Employees. This policy clearly stipulates 

that the Nomura Group will eliminate discrimination 

and prejudice and work harder to safeguard the 

human rights of HIV-infected employees. 

Basic  Policy  Concerning  HIV-infected 
Employees in Japan
1.  The  Nomura  Group  shall  neither  dismiss 
employees on the grounds of HIV infection 
nor  subject  them  to  any  other  form  of 
discrimination.

2.  The Nomura Group shall rigorously safeguard 
the personal data of HIV-infected employees.
3.  The Nomura Group shall not test for HIV in 

regular employee health checks.

4.  The  Nomura  Group  shall  strive  to  ensure 
that executive officers and employees have 
a correct understanding of HIV to prevent 
infection  and  eliminate  prejudice  toward 
those infected with HIV.

5.  The Nomura Group shall create workplaces 
can 

employees 

where  HIV-infected 
comfortably work.

Human rights training structure

Human Rights Education Committee

Chairperson (Appointed by President) 
Secretary: Executive officer, human resources  Secretariat: Human Rights Education Department

Members: Selected executive officers and managing directors 

Human Rights Awareness Promotion Members: Department / Branch Compliance Officers

Review and Monitor Employment System

Develop Awareness and Training Program Platforms

Hiring-related systems

•  Assess recruiting and hiring tools
•  Assess selection methods and criteria

Hiring-related training
•  Participate in external workshops
•  Train hiring managers in-house

Human rights education and training
•  Participate in external workshops 
•  In-house training

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Our Environment

Fundamental Approach

comprehensively 

conduct 

environmental 

preservation activities through an environmental 

management  system  (EMS)  based  on  PDCA 

(Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycles. 

The Nomura Group is working to lower its overall 

The  Environmental  Activities  Working 

environmental impact. We have established an 

Group in Japan collaborates with environmental 

environmental  management  system  to  drive 

managers at each of our business locations in 

comprehensive efforts in Japan, and our business 

EMEA,  the  Americas  and  AEJ  to  ensure  that 

offices across the globe are taking initiatives to 

environmental  information  is  collected  on  a 

manage their environmental footprints. We have 

worldwide basis. 

expanded  our  disclosure  globally,  and  report 

The  scope  of  environmental  information 

group environmental targets and achievements.

disclosed for fiscal 2010 includes Nomura Group 

Environmental Statement and 
Environmental Policy

locations  in  Japan,  EMEA  and  India.  For  fiscal 

2011, we have expanded this scope to include 

our primary locations in AEJ and the Americas.    

All our employees engage in activities aligned with 

Nomura 

International  PLC,  our  UK 

our Environmental Statement and Environmental 

subsidiary,  has  maintained 

ISO  14001 

Policy, both established in 2009, which are based 

certification  of  its  environmental  management 

on  our  commitment  to  environmental  issues  as 

system  at  its  former  London  headquarters  at  

stated in our Code of Ethics.

Environmental Management Structure
Under  the  leadership  of  the  Environmental 

1  St.  Martin’s-le-Grand  since  August  2007 

based on assessment by the British Standards 

Institution.  In  August  2010,  1  Angel  Lane,  the 

new London headquarters, was also certified to 

Activities Working Group, we systematically and 

ISO 14001 following an intensive audit.

Environmental Statement
The Nomura Group believes a healthy environment is the foundation of stable economic and social conditions for future generations.
We are committed to acting in an environmentally responsible manner and should therefore approach environmental issues positively.

Environmental Policy
•  We encourage investment and constructive engagement in environmentally friendly goods and services.
•  We will assess environmental risks and continually strive to minimize pollution and improve the environment.
•  We will comply with relevant environmental laws and regulations and engage with external stakeholders on environmental issues.
•  We are committed to reducing waste and conserving energy and resources to minimize the impact of our footprint on the environment.
•  We  will  communicate  this  policy  to  all  employees  to  raise  awareness  of  environmental  issues  and  encourage  environmentally 

friendly initiatives.

• We make this policy available for public review.

Environmental management structure

Japan

Group CEO

EMEA

Head of Environmental Affairs

Head of Environmental Affairs, EMEA

Secretariat
(Environmental Activities Working Group)

Environmental Management
Forum / Working Group

Branch Offices

Companies

Divisions / Companies



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Environmental Targets
We set environmental goals for each year and 

closely manage the progress of our environmental 

preservation activities. Environmental goals are 

Efforts to Address 
Climate Change

set  for  each  region,  and  the  Environmental 

We are addressing the issue of climate change 

Activities Working Group checks to see if these 

through  such  efforts  as 

reducing  power 

targets  are  met.  Moreover, 

the  Head  of 

consumption at offices, reducing CO2  emissions 

Environmental  Affairs  reviews  activities  at  the 

from  employee  travel  and  purchasing  green 

end  of  each  fiscal  year  to  assess  the  relative 

power certificates. We also collect and disclose 

achievement of environmental goals and ensure 

group-wide environmental information.

continuous improvements are being made. 

To  ensure  the  effectiveness  of  the  group 

environmental  management 

system,  we 

Reducing Power Consumption 
We are reducing power consumption at Group-

conduct an environmental training program for 

owned buildings under an ongoing program of 

all Nomura Group employees, in which 85% of 

replacing  electrical  equipment  with  energy-

employees participated in Japan in fiscal 2011, 

saving models and managing these with greater 

and  an  environmental  efforts  status  review, 

efficiency. For example, we are encouraging the 

which garnered a 92% response rate in Japan 

replacement of air-conditioning units with more 

in fiscal 2011.

efficient  models  and  implementing  energy-

In  the  UK,  we  established  a  new  goal  to 

saving  operations  by  reducing  hours  of  usage 

achieve a 10% reduction in CO2 emissions over the 

and  adjusting  room  temperature  settings.  We 

next three years compared to our fiscal 2011 level.

are  also  actively  working  to  reduce  power 

consumption  from  lighting,  as  Nomura  Asset 

Management changed over all of its lighting at 

its head office building and the Daiichi Edobashi 

Building to LED in fiscal 2011.

Fiscal 2011 environmental objectives and progress, fiscal 2012 targets (Japan)

Reduction of
greenhouse
gas emissions

Promotion
of green
purchasing

Reduction of
paper usage

Fiscal 2011 targets

Assessment

Fiscal 2012 targets

Lower CO2 emissions at Nihonbashi head 
office to 20% below fiscal 2002 level
Fuel-efficient, low-pollution
vehicles to account for 80% of fleet
Raise waste recycling rate at Nihonbashi 
head office to 90%

Reduced 49.0%

82.9% of vehicles replaced

Recycling rate: 89.5%

Lower CO2 emissions at Nihonbashi head office 
to 25% below fiscal 2002 level
Have fuel-efficient, low-pollution vehicles to 
account for 80% of fleet
Raise waste recycling rate at Nihonbashi head 
office and Nagoya Branch to 87%

Green products to account for 75% of 
supplies request system items

Green products accounted
for 77.1% of purchase

Have green products account for 75% of supplies 
request system items

Reduce use of paper per person bought 
through supplies request system to 20%  
below fiscal 2006 level

Increase number of accounts that accept
prospectuses in electronic form by 
promoting electronic documentation

Reduce use of paper for internal forms by
promoting electronic documentation of 
confirmation forms

Reduced 41.4%

Number of accounts
increased to 1.29 million

179 types of forms digitized 
on the application and 
approval system            
(Savings of 140 thousand 
sheets of paper)

Reduce use of paper per person bought through 
supplies request system to 25% below fiscal 
2006 level

Increase number of accounts that accept
prospectuses in electronic form by promoting 
electronic documentation

Reduce use of paper for internal forms by 
promoting electronic documentation of
confirmation forms

Promulgation of 
environmental 
business

—

—

Expand the number of products and services that 
help resolve social issues

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Our Environment

Expanding the Use of Green Energy
We  have  been  purchasing  green  power 

certificates every year since fiscal 2006 as part of 

our efforts to expand our use of green energy. 

Going Paperless and 
Promoting Recycling

In fiscal 2011, we purchased green power 

We  are  making  efforts  to  more  effectively  use 

certificates  equivalent  to  an  annual  6.4  million 

limited  natural  resources  and  reduce  our 

kWh,  which  we  allocated  to  our  Nihonbashi 

environmental impact to assist in the creation of 

head office and Takanawa Training Center. We 

a recycling-oriented society.

also  purchased  an  additional  2,000kWh  of 

green power at the 31st Central Bank Seminar 

held  in  April  2012.  Moreover,  our  offices  in 

Cutting Paper Use by Distributing Digital 
Prospectuses and Reports

Switzerland  and  Germany  have  actively 

Nomura Securities encourages the distribution 

switched  over  to  renewable  energy  sources, 

of electronic prospectuses and reports to clients 

such as hydroelectricity. 

as a way to conserve paper and reduce waste. 

We began e-mailing prospectus files to clients 

Reducing CO2 Emissions from Employee Travel
We are in the process of changing over vehicles 

in  2008,  and  by  the  end  of  March  2012,  1.29 

million client accounts received such documents 

leased by the company to low-emission models, 

electronically. We are also bolstering our Home 

and  in  order  to  promote  eco-friendly  driving 

Trade  Service,  which  enables  clients  to  check 

habits  we  provide  information  through  our 

the  status  of  transactions  online.  We  offer 

intranet and instituted a system to monitor the 

Nomura Eco Discounts on account management 

driving  practices  of  drivers.  We  have  also 

fees  and  stock  brokerage  fees  for  clients  who 

implemented  a  car  sharing  system  as  part  of 

subscribe to these services. 

our commitment to effectively utilize company-

owned  vehicles.  In  addition,  we  have  installed 

videoconferencing  systems  at  our  locations  in 

Eliminating and Digitizing Internal Forms
We are digitizing internal paper forms and reports 

Japan and overseas to reduce employee travel 

through  our  application  and  approval  system, 

by vehicle and airplane.

which we launched in July 2008. At the end of 

Our German office has also been using a 

March  2012,  we  had  completely  digitized  179 

program  by  Deutsche  Bahn,  Germany’s 

types  of  forms,  which  reduced  annual  paper 

national  railway  operator,  to  run  100%  of  its 

consumption by 140,000 sheets in fiscal 2011.

trains  on  renewable  energy.  As  a  result, 

business travel using Deutsche Bahn has been 

CO2  free since 2011.

Green Power certificate consumption from Nomura Group events

When

Event

Location

Green power
contracted 
(kWh)

November 
2011

Nomura Investment Forum 2011

Tokyo

20,000

January 2012

Nomura New Year Reception 
“Japan in the World”

Tokyo/Nagoya/
Osaka/Sapporo/
Fukuoka

March 2012

Nomura Global Environment
Technology Conference

April 2012

31st Central Bank Seminar

Tokyo

Tokyo

4,000

2,000

2,000



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Reducing Office Paper Consumption
We are working to raise employee awareness of 

the amount of copy paper they use as part of 

our campaign to reduce paper consumption. In 

fiscal 2011, Nomura Securities used about 701 

metric tons of A4 copy paper, or some 32% less 

than the 1,027 metric tons used in fiscal 2006. 

This  also  marks  a  41%  reduction  in  paper 

consumption per employee.

 
Environmental Activities 
in the Local Community

solar 

lanterns  while 

learning  about  global 

warming.  Children  participating  in  the  event 

expressed  their  intention  to  live  a  more  eco-

friendly lifestyle, with one stating, “I learned the 

The  Nomura  Group  carries  out  environmental 

importance of saving electricity. I’ll try my best 

events  and  programs  worldwide 

to  raise 

each  day  not  to  waste  electricity.”  Overall,  the 

awareness of environmental issues.

event  helped  to  cultivate  greater  awareness 

about energy conservation.     

Plan Bee (UK)
In July 2011, Nomura installed beehives on the 

roof of our London headquarters’ building. The 

Participating in Earth Hour 2012 (Global)
About 35 Nomura Group offices in EMEA and 

bees  are  part  of  Nomura’s  wider  initiative  to 

AEJ  participated  in  the  World  Wildlife  Fund’s 

work together with local communities toward a 

Earth  Hour  2012  on  March  31.  Lights  were 

sustainable future and growth. We are partnering 

turned  off  for  one  hour  starting  at  8:30  p.m., 

with The Golden Company, a social enterprise 

local 

time,  while  employees  were  also 

that  works  with  young  people  from  inner-city 

encouraged  to  turn  off  unnecessary  lights  at 

London  to  develop  business  skills  through 

home and in the office, allowing the entire group 

producing,  marketing  and  selling  urban  honey 

to share a renewed awareness of the importance 

and related products. Nomura is contributing to 

of saving energy.

the local community by supporting the pollinators 

and inner-city youth.

Summer Holidays Environmental Event (Japan)
In  August  2011, 
the  Nomura  Group 

Tree Planting Activities (China)
A volunteer team from Nomura’s Beijing Office 

partnered  with  iearth,  an  environmental  NGO, 

and  Beijing  Foreign  Enterprises  Human 

Environmental  Activities  Working  Group  co-

Resources Service Co., Ltd. (FESCO) to conduct 

hosted  an  environmental  event  with  an 

tree-planting  activities 

in  China.  Nomura 

environmental  NPO  entitled,  “Summer  Holiday 

Group’s  employee  volunteers  and  their  family 

Environment Event – Make a Solar Lantern.” A 

members  helped  plant  more  than  1,000  trees 

total of 117 participants attended, including 71 

on the outskirts of Beijing as part of an effort to 

children of Nomura employees and 46 of their 

parents.  Participants  made  their  own  original 

raise  environmental  awareness  and  reduce 
CO2 emissions. 

Solar lanterns made by participants 

Volunteers at work planting trees 

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Data Section

Five-Year Financial Summary (US GAAP)
For the fiscal years beginning April 1 and ending March 31 of the following year
Note: This financial summary is prepared solely for convenience. Readers are recommended to refer to the Form 20-F.

OPERAtInG RESUltS:

Revenue:

Commissions
Fees from investment banking
Asset management and portfolio service fees
Net gain (loss) on trading
Gain (loss) on private equity investments
Interest and dividends
Gain (loss) on investments in equity securities
Other

total revenue
Interest expense
net revenue

non-interest expenses:

Compensation and benefits
Commissions and floor brokerage
Information processing and communications
Occupancy and related depreciation
Business development expenses
Other

total non-interest expenses
Income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)
net income (loss)
less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
net income (loss) attributable to nHI

BAlAnCE SHEEtS (PERIOD EnD):

Cash and cash deposits
loans and receivables
Collateralized agreements
trading assets and private equity investments
Other assets

total assets

Short-term borrowings
Payables and deposits
Collateralized financing
trading liabilities
Other liabilities
long-term borrowings
total liabilities

total nHI shareholders’ equity
noncontrolling interests
total equity

total liabilities and equity

CASH FlOWS:

net cash used in operating activities
net cash used in investing activities
net cash provided by financing activities
Effect of initial adoption of investment company accounting on cash and cash equivalents
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents



NOMURA Report 2012

FY2007/08

FY2008/09

FY2009/10

FY2010/11

¥     404,659
85,096
189,712
61,720
76,505
796,540
(48,695)
28,185
1,593,722
806,465
787,257

366,805
90,192
135,004
64,841
38,135
157,190
852,167
(64,910)
3,259
(68,169)
(322)
(67,847)

¥ 

¥  1,434,067
1,187,600
10,391,367
10,278,188
1,944,832
¥25,236,054
¥  1,426,266
950,381
10,540,731
4,469,942
623,206
5,224,426
23,234,952
1,988,124
12,978
2,001,102
¥25,236,054

¥ 

(647,906)
(102,019)
942,879
(38,427)
(57,319)
¥       97,208

¥     306,803

¥     395,083

¥     405,463

¥     347,135

¥ 

(708,192)

¥       67,798

¥       28,661

¥       11,583

54,953

140,166

(128,339)

(54,791)

331,356

(25,500)

39,863

664,511

351,884

312,627

491,555

73,681

154,980

78,480

31,638

262,558

1,092,892

(780,265)

(70,854)

(709,411)

(1,219)

¥  1,422,709

1,643,007

8,412,618

11,672,612

1,686,902

¥24,837,848

¥  1,183,374

1,242,318

10,157,954

4,752,054

467,574

5,483,028

23,286,302

1,539,396

12,150

1,551,546

¥24,837,848

¥ 

(712,629)

(98,905)

999,760

—

(81,896)

121,254

132,249

417,424

11,906

235,310

6,042

37,483

1,356,751

205,929

1,150,822

526,238

86,129

175,575

87,806

27,333

142,494

1,045,575

105,247

37,161

68,086

288

¥  1,352,244

2,071,714

12,467,213

14,700,282

1,638,975

¥32,230,428

¥  1,301,664

1,528,419

11,216,481

8,356,806

494,983

7,199,061

30,097,414

2,126,929

6,085

2,133,014

¥32,230,428

¥ (1,500,770)

(269,643)

2,176,530

—

964

¥     106,330

¥ 

407,081 

107,005

143,939

336,503

19,292

346,103

(16,677)

43,864

1,385,492

254,794

1,130,698

518,993

92,088

182,918

87,843

30,153

125,448

1,037,443

93,255

61,330

31,925

3,264

¥  2,150,453

2,227,822

15,156,318

15,241,931

1,916,466

¥36,692,990

¥  1,167,077

2,103,608

13,686,438

8,688,998

552,316

8,402,917

34,601,354

2,082,754

8,882

2,091,636

¥36,692,990

¥ 

(235,090)

(423,214)

1,284,243

—

(26,246)

¥     599,693

Millions of yen

FY2011/12

59,638

144,251

272,557

25,098

435,890

4,005

563,186

1,851,760

315,901

1,535,859

534,648

93,500

177,148

100,891

48,488

496,227

1,450,902

84,957

58,903

26,054

14,471

¥  1,953,677

2,211,423

13,742,646

14,123,594

3,665,972

¥35,697,312

¥  1,185,613

2,437,370

12,519,274

7,495,177

1,165,901

8,504,840

33,308,175

2,107,241

281,896

2,389,137

¥35,697,312

¥ 

290,863

9,942

(844,311)

—

(6,314)

¥ 

(549,820)

FY2007/08

FY2008/09

FY2009/10

FY2010/11

OPERAtInG RESUltS:

Revenue:

Commissions

Fees from investment banking

Asset management and portfolio service fees

Net gain (loss) on trading

Gain (loss) on private equity investments

Interest and dividends

Gain (loss) on investments in equity securities

Other

total revenue

Interest expense

net revenue

non-interest expenses:

Compensation and benefits

Commissions and floor brokerage

Information processing and communications

Occupancy and related depreciation

Business development expenses

Other

total non-interest expenses

Income (loss) before income taxes

Income tax expense (benefit)

net income (loss)

net income (loss) attributable to nHI

BAlAnCE SHEEtS (PERIOD EnD):

Cash and cash deposits

loans and receivables

Collateralized agreements

trading assets and private equity investments

Other assets

total assets

Short-term borrowings

Payables and deposits

Collateralized financing

trading liabilities

Other liabilities

long-term borrowings

total liabilities

total nHI shareholders’ equity

noncontrolling interests

total equity

total liabilities and equity

CASH FlOWS:

net cash used in operating activities

net cash used in investing activities

net cash provided by financing activities

Effect of initial adoption of investment company accounting on cash and cash equivalents

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

¥     404,659

85,096

189,712

61,720

76,505

796,540

(48,695)

28,185

1,593,722

806,465

787,257

366,805

90,192

135,004

64,841

38,135

157,190

852,167

(64,910)

3,259

(68,169)

(322)

¥  1,434,067

1,187,600

10,391,367

10,278,188

1,944,832

¥25,236,054

¥  1,426,266

950,381

10,540,731

4,469,942

623,206

5,224,426

23,234,952

1,988,124

12,978

2,001,102

¥25,236,054

¥ 

(647,906)

(102,019)

942,879

(38,427)

(57,319)

¥       97,208

¥     306,803
54,953
140,166
(128,339)
(54,791)
331,356
(25,500)
39,863
664,511
351,884
312,627

less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

¥ 

(67,847)

¥ 

491,555
73,681
154,980
78,480
31,638
262,558
1,092,892
(780,265)
(70,854)
(709,411)
(1,219)
(708,192)

¥  1,422,709
1,643,007
8,412,618
11,672,612
1,686,902
¥24,837,848
¥  1,183,374
1,242,318
10,157,954
4,752,054
467,574
5,483,028
23,286,302
1,539,396
12,150
1,551,546
¥24,837,848

¥ 

(712,629)
(98,905)
999,760
—
(81,896)
¥     106,330

¥     395,083
121,254
132,249
417,424
11,906
235,310
6,042
37,483
1,356,751
205,929
1,150,822

526,238
86,129
175,575
87,806
27,333
142,494
1,045,575
105,247
37,161
68,086
288
¥       67,798

¥  1,352,244
2,071,714
12,467,213
14,700,282
1,638,975
¥32,230,428
¥  1,301,664
1,528,419
11,216,481
8,356,806
494,983
7,199,061
30,097,414
2,126,929
6,085
2,133,014
¥32,230,428

¥ (1,500,770)
(269,643)
2,176,530
—
964
407,081 

¥ 

¥     405,463
107,005
143,939
336,503
19,292
346,103
(16,677)
43,864
1,385,492
254,794
1,130,698

518,993
92,088
182,918
87,843
30,153
125,448
1,037,443
93,255
61,330
31,925
3,264
¥       28,661

¥  2,150,453
2,227,822
15,156,318
15,241,931
1,916,466
¥36,692,990
¥  1,167,077
2,103,608
13,686,438
8,688,998
552,316
8,402,917
34,601,354
2,082,754
8,882
2,091,636
¥36,692,990

¥ 

(235,090)
(423,214)
1,284,243
—
(26,246)
¥     599,693

Millions of yen

FY2011/12

¥     347,135
59,638
144,251
272,557
25,098
435,890
4,005
563,186
1,851,760
315,901
1,535,859

534,648
93,500
177,148
100,891
48,488
496,227
1,450,902
84,957
58,903
26,054
14,471
¥       11,583

¥  1,953,677
2,211,423
13,742,646
14,123,594
3,665,972
¥35,697,312
¥  1,185,613
2,437,370
12,519,274
7,495,177
1,165,901
8,504,840
33,308,175
2,107,241
281,896
2,389,137
¥35,697,312

¥ 

¥ 

290,863
9,942
(844,311)
—
(6,314)
(549,820)

NOMURA Report 2012 

Data Section

Key Facts related to CSR

Chapter I

Responding to Clients’ Needs/Evaluations from Clients

Results of customer satisfaction survey (Retail Division)

(%)

Satisfied/Neither

Dissatisfied

Other

Caseload at Customer Help Desk Department (Retail Division)

total

Complaints

Inquiries

Opinions and requests

Other

Universally accessible branch offices (Retail Division)

Certified universally accessible

With toilets for the physically challenged

With elevators for the physically challenged

With steps removed from entrances and exits  
(with ramps, elevators or no steps)

With installations to mitigate entrance and exit 
steps (railings or step heights reduced)

Chapter II

Corporate Governance

2010

80

10

10

2010

5,189

2,359

2,408

256

166

2010

30

78

53

136

15

2011

82

16

3

2011

5,005

3,012

1,836

13

144

2011

30

80

54

140

14

Members of the board

Board of directors

Outside directors

Non-Japanese directors

Female directors

Chapter III

Our Community

Community contribution expenditures

total

Education

Arts, culture and sports

Science and academic achievement

Community contribution

Welfare and health

Environment

Human rights and labor

Disaster relief

Other

Participants and materials in financial and economics education

2010

2011

No. of people

Ratio (%)

No. of people

Ratio (%)

14

8

4

1

-

57

29

7

11

7

3

1

-

64

27

9

Amount (Millions of yen)

Ratio (%)

2010

2011
Amount (Millions of yen)

Ratio (%)

1,369

622

70

161

138

54

25

27

120

152

-

45.4

5.2

11.7

10.1

3.9

1.8

1.9

8.8

11.1

1,205

582

106

79

199

49

43

3

71

79

-

48.2

8.7

6.5

16.5

4.0

3.5

0.2

5.8

6.5

Teaching material for elementary 
schools (The Economics Classroom)

Teaching material for junior high 
schools (The t-shirt shop)

Visiting classes (elementary, junior, 
senior high schools)

No. of schools / participants

Nikkei Stock League

No. of teams / members

Finance courses for universities

No. of schools / participants

Financial courses for the general public

No. of courses / participants



NOMURA Report 2012

Unit

No. of schools / copies

2011

120 / 5,000

Cumulative total

2,320 / 205,000

No. of schools / copies

180 / 17,200

3,880 / 397,200

24 / 847

1,420 / 5,741

115 / 12,000

536 / 27,839

77 / 4,067

18,939 / 75,493

1,214 / 173,000

5,593 / 295,461

Number of community development projects implemented

total 

Japan

EMEA

Americas

AEJ

Assistance provided to groups that contribute to society

No. of groups assisted

Chapter III

Our People

Education and training expenses

total 

Japan

EMEA

Americas

AEJ

Participation in education and training (in-house training)

2010

173

  40

  83

  31

  19

2010

200

2010

2,455

1,573

489

257

136

2010

2011

370

  27

196

107

  40

2011

243

2011

2,033

1,468

133

280

153

2011

(Millions of yen)

total 

Japan

EMEA

Americas

AEJ

Aggregate no. of 
hours

Aggregate no. of 
participants

Aggregate no. of 
hours

Aggregate no. of 
participants

272,528 

207,458 

3,790 

-

61,280

13,146

8,255

407 

-

4,484

225,184 

169,385 

2,766 

7,390 

45,643

21,928 

11,965 

977 

1,182 

7,804

Note:  The decline in aggregate number of hours for Japan is because training for new recruits was shortened from the usual one month to one week due to the impact of the 

Great East Japan Earthquake. 

Ratio of employees by region

total 

Japan

EMEA

Americas

AEJ

Number of employees

total 

Japan

EMEA

Americas

AEJ

Number of new hires

total 

Japan

EMEA

Americas

AEJ

2010

100

  55

  16

    9

  20

2010

(%)

2011

100

  56

  15

    9

  20

2011

No. of 
employees

Ratio of male 
employees (%)

Ratio of female 
employees (%)

No. of 
employees

Ratio of male 
employees (%)

Ratio of female 
employees (%)

26,871

14,918

4,353

2,348

5,252

62

56

70

74

68 

2010

3,634

990

754

638

1,252 

38

44

30

26

32 

27,168

15,145

4,014

2,420

5,589

38

44

30

26

34 

62

56

70

74

66 

2011

3,280

989

663

478

1,150 

NOMURA Report 2012 

 
 
 
 
 
Data Section

Key Facts related to CSR

Composition by employment contract (Japan)

Full-time regular employment

Part-time regular employment

Composition of managers (Managing Director)

total

Japan (Nomura Securities, Nomura Holdings)

EMEA

Americas

AEJ

Composition of managers (Executive Director/Vice President)

2010

14,918

788

2010

(No. of employees)

2011

15,145

766

2011

Men

Women

Ratio of 
women (%)

Men

Women

Ratio of 
women (%)

953

322

338

157

136

58

  7

19

11

21

  6

  2

  5

  7

13 

1,138

385

366

216

171

66

  7

20

16

23

  5

  2

  5

  7

12 

2010

2011

Men

Women

Ratio of 
women (%)

Men

Women

Ratio of 
women (%)

total

Japan (Nomura Securities, Nomura Holdings)

EMEA

Americas

AEJ

5,690

3,152

1,215

629

694

Use of childcare and family nursing care support plans (Nomura Securities)

Pre- and post-natal leave

Childcare leave

Leave to care for sick or injured children

Childcare time

Assistance with daycare expenses

Family nursing care leave

Reduced working hour plan for family nursing care

Paid leave for family nursing care

840

166

298

148

228

2010

233

338

435

104

332

  13

    0

  30

13

  5

20

19

25 

6,058

3,238

1,327

844

649

14

  6

19

21

28 

(No. of employees)

978

198

305

227

248

2011

237

367

478

148

365

    6

    0

  33

Post-childcare leave reinstatement and retention rates (Nomura Securities)

(%)

Reinstatement rate

Retention rate

Human rights training (Nomura Securities)

Human rights training

Status of other personnel and labor-related issues

2010

Women

96

95

Men

100

100

2011

Women

99

98

Men

100

100

2010

No. of 
sessions

No. of 
participants

32

13,827

2011

No. of 
sessions

20

No. of 
participants

9,823

Employee turnover rate (Japan)

Number of seniors (aged 60 years and over)  
rehired (Japan)

Percentage of employees with disabilities 
(Nomura Securities)

Average number of annual paid leave days used 
(Nomura Securities)

Percentage of employees with labor union 
memberships (Nomura Securities)

Average annual salary
(Nomura Securities)

Unit

%

No. of employees

%

days

%

2010

5 

713 

1.86 

9.7 

53.8 

Thousands of yen

10,869

2011

6

763

2.00

9.9

52.8

10,660



NOMURA Report 2012

Chapter III

Our Environment

Environmental performance

CO2 emissions*1

Nomura Group companies in Japan

Main EMEA offices

Main AEJ offices

Main American offices

Unit

tons-CO2

tons-CO2

tons-CO2

tons-CO2

CO2 emissions per employee

Nomura Group companies in Japan

tons-CO2/FTE

Main EMEA offices

Main AEJ offices

Main American offices

tons-CO2/FTE

tons-CO2/FTE

tons-CO2/FTE

Electricity consumption

Nomura Group companies in Japan

Main EMEA offices

Main AEJ offices

Main American offices

Gas consumption

Nomura Group companies in Japan

Main EMEA offices

Main AEJ offices

Main American offices

Purchased amount of Green Power*2

CO2 emissions from employee travel*3 Nomura Group companies in Japan

Main EMEA offices

AEJ

Americas

MWh

MWh

MWh

MWh

MWh

MWh

MWh

MWh

MWh

tons-CO2

tons-CO2

tons-CO2

tons-CO2

Water consumption*4

Nomura Group companies in Japan

thousand m3

Main EMEA offices

Main AEJ offices

Main American offices

thousand m3

thousand m3

thousand m3

Copy paper consumption*5

Nomura Group companies in Japan

Main EMEA offices

Main AEJ offices

Amount of waste generated*6

Waste recycling ratio*6

Green purchasing ratio*7

ton

ton

ton

ton

%

%

2009

48,402

13,620

-

-

3.2 

4.1 

-

-

89,966

26,261

-

-

14,019

1,801

-

-

5,900

10,952

-

-

-

197

47

-

-

730

-

-

701

91.6

74.9

2010

44,626

25,850

16,917

-

3.0

5.9

1.8 

-

89,674

51,196

17,813

-

13,406

6,783

176

-

5,900

12,407

-

2,595

-

204

101

36

-

726

-

-

681

91.3

74.3

2011

36,579

24,358

23,857

8,253

2.4 

7.4 

5.1 

4.1 

74,632

49,274

27,438

13,439

11,859

6,745

132

0

7,424

11,873

9,446

11,883

6,060

188

136

33

4

701

90 

134 

629

89.3 

77.1

*1  Calculated using the emissions factor applied under the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures for the Nomura Group in Japan, from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (the 
World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development) for main EMEA and AEJ offices, and under the US EPA, eGRID2012 Version 1.0 (created April 
2012) for main American offices. In fiscal 2010, calculated totals for our main AEJ offices only included India. From fiscal 2011, however, these totals also include our Hong Kong and 
Singapore offices.

*2  In fiscal 2010, data applied only to the Nomura Group in Japan. From fiscal 2011, however, our Frankfurt and Zurich offices are included in the totals.

*3  Data compiled on domestic and international flights and long-distance railway transportation tickets purchased through designated firms. Totals for our main AEJ offices only included 
India in fiscal 2010, but from fiscal 2011 include all of our AEJ offices. Data for regular automobile usage by the Nomura Group in Japan and by our India office, out of our main AEJ offices, 
is also included in the tally.

*4  Totals for our main EMEA offices only included the London office in fiscal 2010, but from fiscal 2011 include the Paris, Frankfurt, and Zurich offices as well.

*5  Data compiled on items purchased through designated suppliers at Nomura Securities, out of the Nomura Group in Japan. Data compiled from fiscal 2011 only includes the London 

office, out of our main EMEA offices, and the India office, out of our main AEJ offices.

*6  Data compiled on the Nomura Securities Nihonbashi head office. From fiscal 2011, data for the Nomura Securities Nagoya branch is also included.

*7  Data compiled on items purchased through the supplies request system at Nomura Securities.

Main EMEA offices are located in London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Zurich.

Main AEJ offices are located in Hong Kong, Singapore, and India.

Main American offices are located in New York.

NOMURA Report 2012 

Data Section

Independent Assurance on Environmental Reporting

External Assessment related to CSR

The China Charity Awards
Nomura has been named one of the 
Corporate  Winners  of  the  China 
Charity Awards.

Carbon Trust Standard
Awarded to Nomura International plc (U.K.) 
in  recognition  of  measuring,  managing 
and reducing its carbon emissions.

Clean City Award
Received  a  platinum  City  of  London 
Clean  City  Award  for  environmental 
conservation activities in the city.



NOMURA Report 2012

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Nobuyuki Koga

Haruo Tsuji*

(As of August 1, 2012)

Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Chairman of the Compensation Committee

Corporate Advisor of Sharp Corporation
Chairman of the Audit Committee

Masahiro Sakane*

Director and Chairman of Komatsu Ltd.
Member of the Nomination Committee, Member of the Compensation Committee

Tsuguoki Fujinuma*

Advisor of The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member of the Audit Committee

Dame Clara Furse*

Former Chief Executive of London Stock Exchange Group

Takao Kusakari*

Corporate Advisor of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

Toshinori Kanemoto*

Of-Counsel, City-Yuwa Partners
Former President of ICPO INTERPOL
Member of the Nomination Committee, Member of the Compensation Committee

Michael Lim Choo San*

Former Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Singapore

Masanori Itatani

Audit Mission Director

Masanori Nishimatsu

David Benson

* Outside Directors

NOMURA Report 2012 0

Data Section

Executive Management Structure

Executive Management Structure

(As of September 30, 2012)

Group CEO

Group COO; Wholesale CEO

Retail

Retail CEO

Asset Management

Asset Management CEO

Wholesale

Group COO; Wholesale CEO

Wholesale Division

Fixed Income

Global Head of Fixed Income

Equities

Joint Global Head of Equities

Joint Global Head of Equities

Investment Banking

Head of Investment Banking

Research

Global Research

Chief Financial Officer

Co-Deputy CFO

Chief Risk Officer

Deputy Chief Risk Officer

Co-Group CAO (Co-CIO, Global Operations)

Wholesale Co-CIO

Group Compliance

Chief Legal Officer and Secretariat

Corporate Office
Co-Group CAO (Co-CIO, Global Operations)

Corporate Office (Group Strategy)

Corporate, Others

Koji Nagai

Atsushi Yoshikawa

Toshio Morita

Toshihiro Iwasaki

Atsushi Yoshikawa

Hiromasa Yamazaki

Steven Ashley

Naoki Matsuba

Benoit Savoret

Kentaro Okuda

Hideyuki Takahashi

Junko Nakagawa

Shigeki Fujitani

Lewis O’Donald

Yuji Nakata

Paul Spanswick

Naohiro Sako

Hisato Miyashita

Noriaki Nagai

Hiroyuki Suzuki

Chie Toriumi

Corporate Office (Regional Management Support, Government 
Affairs and Risk Advisory Group)

Shigesuke Kashiwagi

Group Corporate Communications

Global Human Resources

Internal Audit

Group Internal Audit

Americas

EMEA

Regional CEO, Americas

Regional Co-CEO, Americas

Regional CEO, EMEA

Regional COO, EMEA

Regional CEO, Asia ex-Japan

Eiji Miura

Akihito Watanabe

Masaru Konno

David Findlay

Toshiya Hasegawa

John Phizackerley

Yasuo Kashiwagi

Minoru Shinohara

AEJ

Corporate Office (Head of China Committee)

Noriyasu Yoshizawa

Wealth Management, Asia

Koki Miura



NOMURA Report 2012

nomura Securities Domestic network
(As of August 1, 2012)

Hokuriku (4 Branches)

Fukui Branch
Kanazawa Branch

Niigata Branch
Toyama Branch

Kinki (30 Branches)

Akashi Branch
Daito Branch
Esaka Office
Gakuenmae Branch
Higashiosaka 
Branch
Himeji Branch
Hirakata Branch
Ibaraki Branch
Kawanishi Branch
Kishiwada Branch
Kobe Branch
Kurakuen Branch
Kyoto Branch
Kyoto Branch, Kyoto 
Station Building, 
the Cube Office

Nanba Branch
Nara Branch
Nishinomiya Branch
Okamoto Branch
Osaka Branch
Otsu Branch
Sakai Branch
Senri Branch
Takarazuka Branch
Takatsuki Branch
Tennoji Branch
Toyonaka Branch
Tsukaguchi Branch
Uehonmachi Branch
Umeda Branch
Wakayama Branch

Shikoku (5 Branches)

Imabari Office
Kochi Branch
Matsuyama Branch
Takamatsu Branch
Tokushima Branch

Chugoku (9 Branches)

Fukuyama Branch
Hiroshima Branch
Kurashiki Branch
Matsue Branch
Okayama Branch

Shimonoseki Branch
Tokuyama Branch
Tottori Office
Yonago Branch

Kyushu (11 Branches)

Fukuoka Branch
Fukuoka Branch, 
Amu Plaza Hakata 
Office
Kagoshima Branch
Kitakyushu Branch
Kumamoto Branch

Kurume Branch
Miyazaki Branch
Nagasaki Branch
Oita Branch
Saga Branch
Sasebo Branch

Okinawa (1 Branch)

Naha Branch

Hokkaido (5 Branches)

Asahikawa Branch
Hakodate Branch
Kushiro Branch
Sapporo Branch
Tokachi/Obihiro Office

tohoku (10 Branches)

Akita Branch
Aomori Branch
Fukushima Branch
Hachinohe Branch
Iwaki Office

Koriyama Branch
Morioka Branch
Sendai Branch
Shonai Office
Yamagata Branch

tokyo metropolitan area (41 Branches)

Chofu Branch
Denenchofu Branch
Fuchu Branch
Gotanda Branch
Hachioji Branch
Hamadayama Office
Hatagaya Branch
Head Office
Iidabashi Branch
Ikebukuro Branch
Ikebukuro Metropolitan 
Plaza Branch
Jiyugaoka Branch
Kamata Branch
Kanda Branch
Kichijoji Branch
Kinshicho Branch
Koishikawa Branch
Koiwa Branch
Kokubunji Branch
Machida Branch
Mita Branch
Nakameguro Branch

Kanto (43 Branches)

Aeon Mall Funabashi Office
Aobadai Branch
Atsugi Branch
Chiba Branch
Fujisawa Branch
Funabashi Branch
Futamatagawa Office
Hiratsuka Branch
Ichikawa Branch
Kamakura Branch
Kamiooka Branch
Kashiwa Branch
Kawagoe Branch
Kawaguchi Branch
Kawasaki Branch
Kofu Branch
Konandai Office
Koshigaya Branch
Kumagaya Branch
Matsudo Branch
Mito Branch
Musashikosugi Branch
Odawara Branch

Chubu (16 Branches)

Gifu Branch
Hamamatsu Branch
Kanayama Branch
Kariya Branch
Kasugai Branch
Matsumoto Branch
Nagano Branch
Nagoya Branch

Nakano Branch
Nerima Branch
Ogikubo Branch
Omori Branch
Sakurashinmachi Office
Sangenjaya Office
Seijo Branch
Senju Branch
Shibuya Branch
Shinbashi Branch
Shinjuku Branch
Shinjuku Nomura Building 
Branch
Shinjuku-eki Nishiguchi 
Branch
Tachikawa Branch
Tamagawa Branch
Tanashi Branch
Tokyo Branch
Toranomon Branch
Ueno Branch

Omiya Nishiguchi Branch
Ota Branch
Sagamihara Branch
Saitama Branch
Saitama Branch, 
Omiya Higashiguchi Office
Shiki Branch
Shinyurigaoka Branch
Takasaki Branch
Tama Plaza Branch
Tokorozawa Branch
Totsuka Branch
Tsuchiura Branch
Tsukuba Branch
Tsurumi Branch
Urawa Branch
Utsunomiya Branch
Yachiyodai Office
Yokohama  
Bashamichi Branch
Yokohama Branch
Yokosuka Branch

Nagoya-ekimae Branch
Numazu Branch
Okazaki Branch
Shizuoka Branch
Toyohashi Branch
Toyota Branch
Tsu Branch
Yokkaichi Branch

NOMURA Report 2012 

Data Section

Corporate Data

Corporate data

Company name  Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Paid-in capital 

 ¥594.5 billion (As of March 31, 2012)

Head office 

 1-9-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-
8645, Japan

Group employees  34,395 (As of March 31, 2012)

transfer agent and registrar
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Corporate Agency Department: +81 (3) 5391-1900

Depositary for American Depositary Receipts 
(ADRs)
The Bank of New York Mellon
Depositary Receipts Division: +1 (866) 680-6825
http://www.adrbnymellon.com
Ratio: 1 ADR = 1 ordinary share

Component ratio of shareholders

(%)
100

80

60

40

20

0

Individuals and
Others

Foreign Legal
Entities

Other Legal Entities

Financial Institutions

3/2008

3/2009

3/2010

3/2011

3/2012

President & CEO  Koji Nagai

December 25, 1925 

Investment and financial services 

Date of  
incorporation

Business  
description

Share data

Common stock issued
3,822,562,601 shares (As of March 31, 2012)

listing
The common shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. are listed 
on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Singapore stock 
exchanges. The shares are also listed on the NYSE in the 
form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) evidenced by 
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). Each ADS repre-
sents one share of common stock. (As of March 31, 2012)

Securities code
8604 (Tokyo Stock Exchange)
NMR (New York Stock Exchange)

number of shareholders
477,052 (Unit shareholders: 454,025) (As of March 31, 2012)

Major shareholders (top 10)

Names of shareholders

Shares held 
(Thousand 
shares)

Percentage 
of issued 
shares (%)

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account)

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)

SSBT OD05 Omnibus Account Treaty Clients

State Street Bank and Trust Company

The Chase Manhattan Bank ,N.A. London S.L.Omnibus 
Account

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 9)

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 4)

State Street Bank - West Pension Fund Clients - Exempt 

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 1)

Nomura Group Employee’s Stock Ownership Association

187,713

135,436

93,365

50,926

47,713

37,090

34,577

33,413

33,268

33,115

4.91

3.54

2.44

1.33

1.25

0.97

0.90

0.87

0.87

0.87

Note:  The Company has 155,753 thousand shares of treasury stock as of March 31, 2012 which 

is not included in the major shareholders list above. 

Date of record for  
dividend payments

Second quarter

Year-end

September 30

March 31

Dividend payment date

December 1

June 1

Other

Credit rating

Standard & Poor’s

Moody’s Investors Service

R&I

JCR

Note:  As of June 30, 2012



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Nomura Securities

Long-term

Short-term

Long-term

Short-term

BBB+

Baa3

A+

AA–

A-2

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a-1

—

A–

Baa2

A+

AA–

A-2

P-2

a-1

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Website Information

Nomura Holdings Website 

http://www.nomura.com/

Corporate Citizenship Site

Investor Relations Site 

http://www.nomuraholdings.com/csr/

http://www.nomuraholdings.com/investor/

Delivers  information  on  the  Nomura  Group’s 
CSR initiatives in a timely manner and contains 
detailed dialog held with stakeholders. 

Provides various investor relations information 
for  the  Nomura  Group,  including  earnings 
presentations,  financial  data,  annual  reports, 
notices for shareholders and information per-
taining to corporate governance. 

Inquiries

nomura Holdings, Inc.

   Investor Relations

    Corporate Citizenship 

Department

Urbannet Otemachi Building
2-2-2, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8130, Japan
Tel. +81 (3) 5255-1000

Otemachi Nomura Building
2-1-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8170, Japan
Tel. +81 (3) 5255-1000
e-mail: csr@jp.nomura.com

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