Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)

Name: Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Address: 1 12 1, Nihonbashi, Chuo Ku, Tokyo, 103 8260
Telephone: 81 (3) 3241-9511

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/.