Nomura Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. (“NBS”) basically follows the strategy of Nomura Europe Holdings plc and its Wholesale business. NBS is primarily active in the Global Markets business - including Structured Solutions (offering structured products such as credit-linked notes / equity-linked notes) and Cash Equity (research) - as well as in the payment services business.
NBS products and services are aimed at institutional investors (i.e. private banks - securities firms - asset managers) predominantly based in Switzerland. There is no proprietary trading in securities or foreign exchange.
Corporate Name | Nomura Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. |
Address | Kasernenstrasse 1, 8004 Zurich, Switzerland |
Established | 1975 (Nomura Europe N.V. acquires 60% of Trafitex S.A., Geneva) |
Start as a Bank | 1988 (Full banking license granted and name changed into Nomura Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.) |
Regulator | Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA |
Shareholder | Nomura Europe Holdings plc, London (100%); Ultimate shareholder: Nomura Holdings, Inc., Tokyo (100%) |
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