The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation squad has arrested a former Mita Securities executive and four other individuals on suspicion of insider trading linked to a tender offer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/japan/crime-legal/japan-brokerage-insider-trading-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mitasecurities #brokerages #nidec #stocks #tse
Nomura Holdings shares have fallen after profit dropped more than analysts anticipated last quarter, due to a loss in Europe and one-time costs tied to a major acquisition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/companies/nomura-share-drops-on-weak-earnings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #brokerages #stocks #investments
Nomura’s profit fell last quarter as a loss in Europe and one-time costs tied to a major acquisition overshadowed revenue growth in wealth management and equities trading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/companies/nomura-profit-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #brokerages #acquisitions #investments
Nomura Holdings took back the top spot in advising on Japanese mergers and acquisitions in 2025 when deals related to Japan hit a record ¥59.5 trillion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/companies/nomura-beats-goldman-in-japan-ma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #goldman #brokerages #mergers #acquisitions #tse
Morgan Stanley plans to step up ties with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to get more market share across all of its businesses in Japan, according to the U.S. bank’s local head. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/27/companies/morgan-stanley-japan-mufg-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #morganstanley #mufg #banks #brokerages
Nomura’s CEO has vowed to build on the company’s earnings revival by strengthening businesses across the board, ranging from wealth to asset management and dealmaking. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/02/companies/nomura-wealth-asset-management/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #brokerages #wealth
Nomura Holdings has ditched an effort to restart a proprietary trading desk in London after less than two years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/09/companies/nomura-proprietary-trading-london/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #london #brokerages #banks
Japanese companies have raised $132 billion in foreign-currency bond and loan deals arranged by banks so far in 2025, up 56% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/04/companies/japanese-firms-boost-foreign-currency-bonds-buy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bonds #investments #brokerages #mergers #acquisitions #japaneseeconomy
The Financial Services Agency is considering allowing commercial banks to invest in cryptocurrencies, an official has said, as long as they have a structure to properly manage risks linked to the assets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/21/tech/fsa-banks-crypto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #fsa #banks #cryptocurrencies #donaldtrump #nomura #daiwa #brokerages #bitcoin
Interactive Brokers CEO Dan Kerrigan is bullish on Japanese stocks as inflation drives investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/companies/ib-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #brokerages #tse #stocks #investments #technology #corporategovernance
Japan’s brokerage industry is aiming to identify accounts owned by phishing scammers after fraudulent trades worth more than $4 billion rattled the nation’s stock market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/brokerage-hackers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #brokerages #hacking
Net income at the U.S. lender’s local securities subsidiary more than doubled to ¥45.6 billion in the year ended March 31 — the highest in at least seven years, filings show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/companies/foreign-banks-earnings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #brokerages #jpmorgan #stocks #acquisitions
Mid-sized brokerages in Japan are following the biggest domestic firms in raising their starting salaries for new graduates, as they struggle with staffing in a tight job market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/companies/midsize-brokerages-raise-starting-pay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #brokerages #wages
The financial industry is looking to tighten oversight of trading in government bond futures, after Nomura Holdings joined a list of brokerages fined for manipulating the instruments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/31/tighter-oversight-spoofing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nomura #brokerages
Five former executives at brokerage SMBC Nikko Securities were found guilty for their roles in a market manipulation case, marking the culmination of a scandal that rocked Japan’s financial industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/crime-legal/smbc-nikko-guilty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #smbcnikko #brokerages #japanesecourts
Daiwa Securities plans to launch a real estate fund with two partners, tapping investor demand for a piece of Japan’s booming property market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/25/companies/daiwa-real-estate-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #daiwa #brokerages #realestate
Nomura Holdings shareholders have voted against a proposal to change the company’s name following a pair of scandals at Japan’s biggest brokerage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/companies/nomura-rejection-change-name/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #brokerages
Nomura more than doubled Kentaro Okuda’s pay last year, rewarding the chief executive officer for guiding Japan’s largest brokerage to a record annual profit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/companies/nomura-ceo-pay-doubles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #brokerages #stocks #wages