Nomura Achieves Record Ranking in Institutional Investor's Asia Research Poll

Hong Kong, May 11, 2010 – Nomura, the global investment bank, announced today that it has ranked joint second in Institutional Investor's 2010 All-Asia Research Team rankings, up from eighth position in the 2009 rankings. As part of the record result, Nomura achieved 25 team positions in this year's survey, up from seven team positions in 2009.

Hua He, Head of Equity and Fixed Income Research for Asia ex-Japan, said, "This is an outstanding achievement for Nomura and a true testament to the quality of our research analysts. The result solidifies Nomura's position as a top research franchise as we go from strength to strength in the continued build-out of our equities platform across Asia."

"This is the highest ranking we have ever achieved in this region and has catapulted us into the top tier - an important milestone as we realize our goal to become the leading equities house in Asia-Pacific," Mr He said.

Nomura achieved 12 top-three team positions in the 2010 survey, comprising:

Two #1 ranked research teams: Hong Kong, Infrastructure
Four #2 ranked research teams: Industrials, Oil & Gas, Power, Singapore
Six #3 ranked research teams: Autos & Auto Parts, China, Conglomerates, Economics, Property, Quantitative Research

An additional 13 teams were ranked runner-up: Banks, Consumer, Equity Strategy, Gaming & Lodging, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Internet, Korea, Malaysia, Technology/Hardware, Technology/IT Services & Software, Technology/Semiconductors, Telecommunications, Transportation.

Asia's result follows on from top rankings by Nomura's equity research teams in Europe and Japan. In February 2010, Nomura ranked joint second, up from eighth the previous year, in Institutional Investor's All-Europe Research Team survey. In March 2010, Nomura regained the top spot, ranking joint first in the All-Japan Research Team survey. Nomura recently announced key hires to its U.S. equity research team to bolster the firm's global research capabilities.

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For further information please contact:


Name	Company	Telephone

Vanessa Wall	Nomura	(852) 2536 1022
Anne Lui	Nomura	(852) 2252 6451

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Nomura

Nomura is a leading financial services group and the preeminent Asian-based investment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients through an international network in over 30 countries. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs over 26,000 staff worldwide. Nomura's unique understanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through three business divisions: retail, wholesale (global markets, investment banking, and other wholesale), and asset management. For further information about Nomura, please visit www.nomura.com.