Nomura raises annual profit target 50% after record year
Japan's biggest brokerage seeks to post at least ¥750 billion ($4.7 billion) in annual pretax income by the year ending March 2031.
Goldman’s Japan revenue hits 15-year high as foreign banks shine
Net revenue at Goldman Sachs' local brokerage arm rose 10% to ¥125.5 billion ($800 million) in the 12 months to Dec. 31, spurred by securities trading business.
Nomura stock hit after research affiliate writedown, Europe loss
The results overshadowed a second straight year of record earnings for Japan's biggest brokerage.
Nomura Holdings cemented a second straight year of record profit, fueled by Japan's financial-market recovery, even after fourth-quarter results missed analysts' expectations.
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Nomura posts record full-year profit on Japan market rebound
Japan's biggest brokerage has been benefiting from volatile global markets and a boom in investing and dealmaking at home.
Huatai Securities, one of China's largest brokerages, is preparing to start a securities business in Japan as a revival in the country's financial markets draws firms from overseas.
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China’s Huatai is looking to start securities business in Japan
The Nanjing-based company set up Huatai Securities Japan Preparation in Tokyo last September.
Tokyo startup betting free trades and small lots will draw young investors
Woodstock allows customers to trade U.S. stocks 24 hours a day.
Ex-Nomura employee sentenced to 18 years in home robbery case
The incident, involving an elderly client, attracted widespread attention in Japan, where house calls by financial workers have long been a routine part of doing business.
Moomoo Securities Japan, a digital brokerage backed by Tencent Holdings, plans to expand its business in single-stock options for Japanese equities to capitalize on growing demand from retail investors.
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Tencent-backed broker aims to expand in Japan’s options market
Digital brokerage Moomoo Securities Japan plans to boost single-stock options for Japanese equities to capitalize on growing demand from the retail investors.
BBVA, Spain’s second-largest bank, plans to start a brokerage business in Japan as part of its global expansion drive, people have said, making it the first Spanish firm to operate such a unit in the Asian economy.
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BBVA plans to operate brokerage in Japan, in first for Spanish bank
The lender, based in the city of Bilbao in Spain, aims to establish a securities subsidiary in Japan by the end of the year, subject to approval by the Financial Services Agency.
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