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Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., established in October 1997, is a consolidated company formed by the merger between Nomura Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd. (established in 1959) and Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. (established in 1981). Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. is proud to be one of the leading provider of an extensive range of investment products as one of the foremost asset management companies in Japan. Since its formation, Nomura Asset Management has deliberately sought to expand its operations across the global markets, with products and client bases in America, Europe, Asia, and other regions.
- Since its original establishment in 1959, Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. has developed in step with the growth of the market as a leading company in the Japanese investment trust market.
- Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. has been constantly working to provide high-quality investment trust services based on our clients' needs with Japanese and non-Japanese equity linked products, fixed income products, and alternative investments.
- With an innovative perspective, we strive to provide new investment opportunities through a wide range of products and services, implementing changes based on deregulation or through newly introduced systems.
- Starting with Nomura Securities, we have an extensive distribution network throughout Japan that includes securities houses, commercial banks, regional banks, trust banks, nationwide agricultural/fishery financial institutions, insurance companies, and Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd (former Japan Post) since 2005.
- Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. is strongly committed in the third party manager selection through the development of its funds of funds (FoFs) business. By combining the carefully selected funds offered by outstanding asset managers from Japan and around the world with the dedicated support infrastructure of Nomura Fund Research & Technology (NFR&T) we are able to provide our clients with a broader global range of investment opportunities that complements our own in-house asset management skills.
- We began full-scale development of our overseas fund business in 2008. Through local financial institutions, we are now able to offer competitive investment trust products to our clients overseas.
- Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. offers a wide range of exchange traded funds (ETF), which replicate equity indices and commodity indices. Our ETF product range is marketed under the brand name NEXT FUNDS, and we hope to introduce this product to the international investing public in due course.
- Since the establishment in 1981 of our insitutional investment operations, Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. has developed in step with the growth of the market as a leading company in the Japanese institutional investment advisory business.
- We provide high-quality asset management services to public and private pension funds, government and central banks, commercial banks and insurance companies, and business exterprises.
- Nomura Asset Management not only utilizes its internal resources but also external resources from affiliated companies to develop innovative products and to offer new investment opportunities.
- Nomura Asset Management offers an extensive product range, from traditional products based on active fund management or quantitative approachs to alternative products based on equities, fixed income, and other investment instruments .
- Nomura Asset Management has the following business partners: Research Affiliates and First Quadrant.
- Sub-advisers hired by Nomura Asset Management include Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc. (NCRAM), ING Clarion RES, and PAAMCO.
- In addition to investment services, Nomura Asset Management has established a global client service support structure to provide high-quality solutions. Our client services have received high ratings from various industry surveys, from the perspective of the quality of our client relationships, including the provision of solutions and the quality of our reports.
