Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)


Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in Tokyo. It manages $528.52 billion of regulatory assets for 2,095 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001.

Nomura Asset Management Co. provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Nomura Asset Management Co.: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. is $528.52 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 216% since the beginning of its operation, and $528.21 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $521.98 billion in discretionary accounts and $6.54 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $251.56 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $327.11 million.
Nomura Asset Management Co. has custody of $32.13 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 39% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 27% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 13% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Hisato Miyashita serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Hisato Miyashita is pooled investment vehicles with 1,734 clients and $436.46 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Nomura Asset Management Co. has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $528.52 billion for 2,095 clients. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Nomura Asset Management Co. also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.

The company employs 840 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 36 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 11 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Hisato Miyashita has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2016. Tetsu Ozaki joined the executive team most recently as the Chairmen Of The Board Of Directors, Outside Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. (Formerly Named The Nomura Securities Co. Ltd.) Nomura Holdings Stockholder 1 Dec 1959 75% - 100% foreign
Ltd. The Nomura Securities Co. Stockholder 1 Dec 1959 75% - 100% foreign
Atsushi Kinebuchi Executive vice president 1 Jun 1994 Other 4386111
Takanori Tanabe Director and principal executive officer 1 Jun 1995 Other 4386118
Takanori Shimizu Director and senior executive officer 1 Jun 1998 Other 1003934
Akio Nakaniwa Director and senior executive officer 1 Jun 1998 Other 4386155
Takahide Mizuno Senior executive officer 1 Jun 1998 Other 818862
Mitsunori Minamio Executive officer 1 Jun 1998 Other 4386370
Takashi Harino Executive officer 1 Jun 1998 Other 870685
Yuji Miyachi Executive officer 1 Jun 1998 Other 4386373
Akira Kiyokawa President and ceo 1 Jun 1999 Other 4386091
Hisaaki Hino Director and principal executive officer 1 Jun 1999 Other 4365869
Masato Tanaka Director and senior executive officer 1 Jun 1999 Other 4386170
Yasunobu Watase Senior executive officer 1 Jun 1999 Other 4386366
Yukio Suzuki Senior executive officer 1 Jun 1999 Other 4386365
Masami Kitaoka Executive officer 1 Jun 2000 Other 4386375
Norio Kinoshita Executive officer 1 Jun 2000 Other 4386376
Toshiki Sada Executive officer 1 Jun 2000 Other 408813
Kazuhiro Yamashita Executive officer 1 Jun 2000 Other 4386378
Shigeru Fujinuma Executive officer 1 Jun 2000 Other 1889730
Hirokatsu Ogawa Executive officer 1 Jun 2000 Other 4386381
Kenji Dobashi Executive officer 1 Jun 2001 Other 4417058
Eiichiro Tabuchi Executive officer 1 Jun 2001 Other 4417063
Kazuhiro Okada Executive officer 1 Jun 2001 Other 4417065
Toshio Miura Director and senior executive officer 1 Jun 2001 Other 4417068
Toshio Ando Chairman 1 Apr 2002 Other 4555230
Kazutoshi Inano President and chief executive officer 1 Apr 2002 Other 4555224
Masanori Itatani Director 1 Apr 2002 Other 1207877
Nobuyuki Koga Director 1 Apr 2002 Other 4556703
Akio Nakaniwa Executive vice president 1 Jun 2003 Other 4386155
Takahide Mizuno Executive vice president 1 Jun 2003 Other 818862
Yuji Miyachi Senior managing director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4386373
Norio Kinoshita Senior managing director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4386376
Toshiki Sada Senior managing director 1 Jun 2003 Other 408813
Kazuhiro Yamashita Senior managing director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4386378
Shigeru Fujinuma Senior managing director 1 Jun 2003 Other 1889730
Yukio Suzuki Executive managing director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4386365
Eiichiro Tabuchi Senior managing director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4417063
Kazuhiro Okada Senior managing director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4417065
Masanori Itatani Outside director 1 Jun 2003 Other 1207877
Hiroshi Toda Outside director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4659819
Tatsurou Kouchi Senior managing director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4659822
Kamezou Nakai Executive vice president 1 Jun 2003 Other 4659818
Shozo Kumano Outside director 1 Jun 2003 Other 1030826
Takamichi Arata Outside director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4681085
Hisatoshi Matsuyama Outside director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4681088
Shigeru Fujinuma Executive managing director 1 Apr 2004 Other 1889730
Shirokawa Yukio Senior managing director 1 Apr 2004 Other 4819347
Tanaka Hiroshi Outside director 1 Apr 2004 Other 4819348
Yoshikawa Atsushi Executive managing director 1 Apr 2004 Other 4819385
Gotou Kouichi Senior managing director 1 Apr 2004 Other 4819388
Yukio Shirokawa Senior managing director 1 Apr 2004 Other 4819347
Kouichi Gotou Senior managing director 1 Apr 2004 Other 4819388
Tatsurou Kouchi Senior managing director, chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 4659822
Takumi Shibata Director, president and chief executive officer 1 Apr 2005 Other 870697
Akihiko Nakamura Outside director 1 Apr 2005 Other 1734287
Tetsu Ozaki Outside director 1 Apr 2005 Other 1236783
Takao Omori Senior managing director 1 Apr 2005 Other 4943547
Tamon Watanabe Senior managing director 1 Apr 2005 Other 4943550
Mitsugu Toyoda Senior managing director 1 Apr 2005 Other 4943552
Yoshikawa Atsushi Executive vice president 1 Apr 2005 Other 4819385
Daisuke Suzuki Outside director 1 Jun 2005 Other 4984265
Yukio Suzuki Director 1 Jun 2005 Other 4386365
Norio Anbe Senior managing director 1 Apr 2006 Other 5134959
Norio Ambe Senior managing director 1 Apr 2006 Other 5134959
Shinji Kitamura Outside director 1 Jun 2006 Other 1030831
Kouichi Gotou Executive managing director 1 Apr 2007 Other 4819388
Hiroshi Terasaki Senior managing director 1 Apr 2007 Other 5021254
Kiyohiro Yamana Senior managing director 1 Apr 2007 Other 1581889
Kouichi Goto Executive managing director 1 Apr 2007 Other 4819388
Tatsurou Kouchi Management executive, chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2008 Other 4659822
Yukio Shirokawa Executive managing director 1 Apr 2008 Other 4819347
Yoshikawa Atsushi Director, president & chief executive officer 1 Apr 2008 Other 4819385
Tamon Watanabe Executive managing director 1 Apr 2008 Other 4943550
Shinji Kitamura Senior managing director 1 Apr 2008 Other 1030831
Noriaki Nagai Outside director 1 Apr 2008 Other 1581991
Makoto Sonobe Outside director 1 Apr 2008 Other 5513429
Yasuo Yoshihara Executive managing director 1 Apr 2008 Other 5513430
Masanobu Yamaguchi Senior managing director 1 Apr 2008 Other 5513432
Shigeki Fujitani Senior managing director 1 Apr 2008 Other 1170934
Atsushi Yoshikawa Director, president & chief executive officer 1 Apr 2008 Other 4819385
Yoshifumi Kawabata Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 1171397
Takahide Mizuno Executive managing director, executive vice president 1 Oct 2008 Other 818862
Shigeru Fujinuma Senior corporate managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 1889730
Yukio Shirokawa Senior corporate managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 4819347
Kouichi Goto Senior corporate managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 4819388
Tamon Watanabe Senior corporate managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 4943550
Yasuo Yoshihara Senior corporate managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 5513430
Mitsugu Toyoda Senior managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 4943552
Norio Ambe Senior corporate managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 5134959
Shinji Kitamura Senior managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 1030831
Hiroshi Terasaki Senior managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 5021254
Norio Ambe Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2009 Other 5134959
Kazutoshi Inano Director and chairman 1 Apr 2009 Other 4555224
Yoshihiro Fukuta Outside director 1 Apr 2009 Other 5659389
Yugo Ishida Executive managing director & executive vice president 1 Apr 2009 Other 5659391
Kunio Watanabe Senior managing director 1 Apr 2009 Other 5659392
Hugo Ishida Executive managing director & executive vice president 1 Apr 2009 Other 5659391
Yoshihiro Namura Senior managing director 1 Apr 2010 Other 5772161
Kouichi Goto Executive managing director & executive vice president 1 Apr 2010 Other 4819388
Kiyohiro Yamana Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2010 Other 1581889
Takashi Saruta Senior managing director 1 Apr 2010 Other 5470711
Nobuto Nakahari Outside director 1 Apr 2010 Other 5772160
Takashi Nagano Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2010 Other 5772157
Junichi Jozuka Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2010 Other 5772159
Kenji Kitagawa Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2010 Other 1516198
Masanori Nishimatsu Outside director 1 Jun 2010 Other 5818086
Masanao Tsuda Senior managing director 1 Apr 2011 Other 5908153
Yukio Shirokawa Executive managing director, executive vice president 1 Apr 2011 Other 4819347
Atsushi Yoshikawa Director, chairman, president & chief executive officer 1 Apr 2011 Other 4819385
Kazutoshi Inano Director, chairman of the board of directors 1 Apr 2011 Other 4555224
Yugo Ishida Deputy president 1 Apr 2011 Other 5659391
Shigeru Shinohara Senior managing director 1 Apr 2011 Other 1683553
Toshio Morita Outside director 1 Apr 2011 Other 5908148
Toshihiro Iwasaki Deputy president 1 Apr 2011 Other 5908149
Ryuji Takezaki Senior managing director 1 Apr 2011 Other 5908152
Yugo Ishida Director, president and chief operating officer 1 Jun 2011 Other 5659391
Toshihiro Iwasaki Director, chairman and chief executive officer 1 Jun 2011 Other 5908149
Masaru Konno Outside director 1 Jun 2011 Other 1311542
Masahiko Kitayama Outside director 1 Apr 2012 Other 6092201
Minoru Tanabe Senior managing director 1 Apr 2012 Other 6092200
Kunio Watanabe Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2012 Other 5659392
Shiro Fujitsu Director 1 Apr 2012 Other 5777832
Kazuhito Yoshii Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2012 Other 6092204
Hiroyuki Suzuki Outside director 1 Aug 2012 Other 1372573
Kenji Kitagawa Senior managing director 1 Apr 2013 Other 1516198
Shoichi Nagamatsu Outside director 1 Apr 2013 Other 6181053
Junko Nakagawa Outside director 1 Apr 2013 Other 6181054
Koki Miura Outside senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2013 Other 6181066
Hiroyuki Otsuka Senior managing director 1 Apr 2013 Other 6181069
Kazuaki Masuda Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2013 Other 6191718
Norio Ambe Executive managing director, executive vice president 1 Apr 2013 Other 5134959
Kazutoshi Inano Executive managing director, director, chairman of the board of directors 1 Apr 2013 Other 4555224
Shinji Iwai Director 1 Apr 2013 Other 6181057
Hideki Shimizu Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2013 Other 6181064
Takashi Saruta Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2013 Other 5470711
Hiroyuki Suzuki Outside director, chairman of the board of directors 1 Jun 2013 Other 1372573
Junko Nakagawa Executive vice president 1 Jun 2013 Other 6181054
Kunio Watanabe President & ceo 1 Apr 2014 Other 5659392
Hideki Shimizu Executive managing director, executive vice president 1 Apr 2014 Other 6181064
Takashi Saruta Executive managing director, executive vice president 1 Apr 2014 Other 5470711
Fumiki Kondo Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2014 Other 1917711
Koichi Takahashi Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2014 Other 6331519
Mutsuo Kobayashi Senior managing director 1 Apr 2014 Other 6331520
Yasuhiro Yokota Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2014 Other 5011005
Akihito Watanabe Outside director 1 Apr 2015 Other 6519805
Naoki Matsuba Outside director 1 Apr 2015 Other 1556129
Masahiro Umemori Senior managing director 1 Apr 2015 Other 4555233
Yutaka Itabashi Senior managing director 1 Apr 2015 Other 6256910
Mamoru Ishida Senior managing director 1 Apr 2015 Other 6519850
Rikio Nagahama Outside director 1 Jun 2015 Other 4983139
Akiko Kimura Outside director 1 Jun 2015 Other 6529850
Hiroshi Matsutani Chairman of the board of directors, outside director 1 Apr 2016 Other 6633722
Hisato Miyashita Director 1 Apr 2016 Other 1723196
Kimizo Hayakawa Outside director 1 Apr 2016 Other 6634221
Yuji Ito Senior managing director 1 Apr 2016 Other 6634226
Kimimori Yano Outside director 1 Apr 2016 Other 6634210
Eiji Miura Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2016 Other 6634225
Yo Akatsuka Director 1 Apr 2016 Other 6634218
Shoji Ogawa Director 1 Apr 2017 Other 6819361
Satoshi Arai Director 1 Apr 2017 Other 6091416
Osamu Kurisaki Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2017 Other 6819373
Takehisa Yanai Outside director 1 Apr 2018 Other 6980120
Yukimitsu Ara Outside director 1 Apr 2018 Other 6980121
Toru Otsuka Director 1 Apr 2018 Other 6980123
Tsutomu Ogihara Senior managing director 1 Apr 2018 Other 6980124
Akihiro Watanabe Senior managing director 1 Apr 2018 Other 6980125
Masanao Tsuda Executive vice president 1 Apr 2019 Other 5908153
Junko Nakagawa President & ceo, director 1 Apr 2019 Other 6181054
Yukimitsu Ara Senior managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 6980121
Akihiro Watanabe Chief compliance officer, senior managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 6980125
Tetsu Ozaki Chairmen of the board of directors 1 Apr 2019 Other 1236783
Takayuki Suzuki Director 1 Apr 2019 Other 7147363
Osamu Kurisaki Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 7147368
Eiji Miura Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 6634225
Yasuhiro Yokota Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 5011005
Yutaka Itabashi Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 6256910
Kaoru Numata Senior corporate managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 7147375
Masahiro Umemori Senior managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 4555233
Wataru Ogihara Senior managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 7147385
Satoshi Chida Senior managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 7147386
Takahiro Honma Senior managing director 1 Apr 2019 Other 7147389
Tetsu Ozaki Chairmen of the board of directors, outside director 1 Jun 2019 Other 1236783
Takayuki Suzuki Outside director 1 Jun 2019 Other 7147363

Based in Tokyo

The principal office where Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 1 12 1, Nihonbashi, Chuo Ku, Tokyo, 103 8260, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 81 (3) 3241-9511 or by fax 81 (3) 5201-9013. The normal business hours are 8:40 am to 5:10 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at nomura-am.co.jp/english/.

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