About Nomura Asset

Company Profile

Nomura Asset Management's background dates back to 1959 when Nomura Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd. (NSIT) was formed to fulfill the growing demand in Japan for retail funds. In the ensuing decades, the company expanded its reach and today serves both retail and institutional clients across the globe.

In 1981, Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. (NIMCO) was established to consolidate the investment management activities carried out for institutional clients within the Nomura Group. NIMCO has managed assets for North American institutional investors ever since.

In 1997, Nomura Asset Management (NAM) was established through the merger of NSIT and NIMCO.

From our headquarters in Tokyo and investment offices in the major financial capitals, NAM offers clients a full range of equity and fixed income products, including specialist investments in the Pacific Basin and Japan. Local professionals manage investments on-site in their region of coverage. This regional expertise gives us an advantage in obtaining and analyzing local research and exploiting it for our clients' benefit.

Today, our clients include some of the largest and most sophisticated investors in the world.

History of Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. (NIMCO)	History of Nomura Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd. (NSIT)
1976 Operations in North America begin with the establishment of an office in New York. Office is registered with the SEC as an investment advisor. 1981 Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. (NIMCO) is established. New York office is consolidated into NIMCO. NIMCO gains its first North American institutional client, a US pension fund. 1984 U.K. office is established to handle European investments. 1987 A North American investment team is established in the New York office. 1988 Singapore office is open to provide greater coverage of emerging markets in Asia.	1959 Nomura Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd. (NSIT) is established in response to increasing demand in Japan for retail funds. 1960 NSIT expands into the open-ended stock investment trust business. 1961 The company establishes its first public and corporate bond investment trusts. 1976 A representative office is established in New York. 1980 Medium-term government bond fund established. 1985 Luxembourg office opens. 1987 London and Osaka offices open. 1988 Hong Kong and Nagoya offices open.
1997 Nomura Asset Management (NAM) is established through the merger of NSIT and NIMCO. The merger creates a multi-product firm offering equity and fixed income investments to both institutional and retail clients across the globe. NAM becomes one of the largest investment management companies in the world. 2001 Nomura Holding Inc., the holding company of the Nomura Group, was incorporated on October 1. NAM represents the core asset management division of the Nomura Group and, as the provider of integrated financial services worldwide, is one of its top priorities.