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Japan’s Nomura Holdings said first-quarter profit surged 52 per cent with its trading and investment banking divisions putting in a solid showing amid volatile global markets, while it also benefited from a one-off gain on a property sale.<\/p>\n
The results follow Nomura’s highest-ever annual profit in the year ended March 2025 and underscore some progress in its efforts to become a global financial player.<\/p>\n
The country’s top investment bank and brokerage booked a net profit of 104.6 billion yen ($705 million) in April-June, its highest first-quarter profit since 2020.<\/p>\n
The sale of a Tokyo property belonging to a subsidiary generated 56 billion yen in pretax net income.<\/p>\n
Nomura’s global markets division recorded 7 per cent revenue growth as volatility triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on trading partners in April boosted demand for macro and spread fixed-income products.<\/p>\n
“In markets, the fog has cleared somewhat, which is reflected in favourable current trading conditions, so we’re expecting good results in the future,” Chief Financial Officer Hiroyuki Moriuchi told a press briefing.<\/p>\n
Nomura’s investment banking business saw revenue climb 2 per cent, benefiting as NTT and Toyota group firms went private.<\/p>\n
It has had some success in raising its global profile, ranking 11th in worldwide M&A advisory fees in the first six months of 2025, up from 35th in the same period a year earlier, LSEG data shows.<\/p>\n
Nomura has expanded its wealth and asset management businesses as a means of generating stable income that is less subject to market volatility after years of choppy returns.<\/p>\n
Assets under management in its asset management division reached a record high of 94.3 trillion yen, up from 89.3 trillion yen at the end of March, helped by a shift by Japanese households from savings to investment.<\/p>\n
In April, Nomura stepped up its global ambitions by acquiring Macquarie Group’s U.S. and European public asset management businesses for $1.8 billion, its largest-ever acquisition.<\/p>\n
The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
Previous attempts at overseas expansion fared poorly. Nomura’s acquisition of assets from the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 later had to be written down.<\/p>\n
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