Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Tokyo, March 9, 2026—Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Nomura) today announced that Nomura and seven other group companies have been included in the 2026 Outstanding Organizations of KENKO Investment for Health.

 

The program — jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi (Japan Health Council) — recognizes companies with excellent health management initiatives. It names the top 500 companies in the large enterprise category as White 500, the top 500 small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) as Bright 500, and companies ranked from 501 to 1500 as Next Bright 1000. 

 

Nomura Holdings and Nomura Asset Management were both ranked in the top 50 among large enterprises. In the SME category, Nomura Fiduciary Research & Consulting was recognized as a Bright 500 organization for the first time. 

 

These are the eight Nomura Group companies that were recognized. 

Group Company

Category

Nomura Holdings (Nomura Securities)

Large Enterprise Category – White 500 (9th time)

Nomura Asset Management

Large Enterprise Category – White 500 (7th time)

Nomura Trust and Banking

Large Enterprise Category (4th time)

Nomura Business Services

Large Enterprise Category (1st time)

Nomura Fiduciary Research & Consulting

SME Category – Bright 500 (1st time)

Nomura Properties, Inc.

SME Category – Next Bright 1000 (2nd time)

Nomura Babcock & Brown Co., Ltd.

SME Category – Next Bright 1000 (2nd time)

Nomura Investor Relations Co., Ltd.

SME Category (4th time)

Nomura celebrated its 100th Anniversary in December 2025. In April 2026, the company will establish the Nomura Well-Growing Institute as one of the foundations to support value creation for the next 100 years. 

 

Well-growing is a new concept that emphasizes the value of having each individual learn in their own way and continue to develop and improve. The institute aims to build social infrastructure that empowers Nomura employees and members of society to consistently challenge themselves, grow, and improve their wellbeing.

 

Nomura is actively working to promote employee health and wellbeing to help realize its Group Purpose: “We aspire to create a better world by harnessing the power of financial markets”.

 

For more information about Nomura’s health and productivity management initiatives, please visit our website.