Global Markets Equities

In October 2008, we embarked on a series of bold moves to extend Nomura's presence in the global equity markets and the results are showing. Within the first six months of launching new initiatives in Europe, Middle East and Africa, key gains have been made in both trading and client acquisition. We have introduced innovative products that are not just cutting edge but set a new standard for a new financial world through:

• Focusing on increasing market share with the goal of becoming the number one global liquidity provider
• Best in class execution capabilities with a highly developed client service ethos
• Content-led business with high quality fundamental and quantitative research
• Global capabilities focused on Pan Asian and European markets
• Adding depth to our existing US capabilities by building a multi-product client centric franchise that effectively complements our EMEA and APAC presence

The strength of our full service equity offering goes far beyond a Japanese view and puts our clients at the very heart of our equity business, enabling us to offer a truly world class solution.