Nomura

Looks like they've been hiring a lot of senior bankers lately. Thoughts on their banking division in the US? Specifically regarding M&A, FIG, and Consumer/Retail groups. How are the exit opps and pay (bonuses)? Thanks in advance. M&A Nomura r ...

100 comments - 1 silver bananas - Jul 31 2017 - 9:03pm - Plastic Cup Boys

Greatly appreciate your opinion. Little bit about me, non-target school with 1.25 yr working experience at a BB in quantitative analytics role. BR pay slightly less than NM. But its not a concern for me. I like both opportunities and I know they drive me ...

21 comments - 3 silver bananas - Jan 3 2018 - 5:54pm - lynnxxxx

I recently went through the recruiting process at my school and received 2 offers, one for Goldman CRMA and one for IBD at Nomura. Which one should I take if the ultimate goal is banking or S&T at a BB? I'm also "on-hold" for BAML. Shou ...

25 comments - 0 silver bananas - Apr 12 2019 - 2:22pm - nihenhwai

It was just two short months ago... We were coming of the holiday high and I suggested $150 oil by June of 2011. Very few agreed with the suggestion at the time. Today, I'm back to cattle prod you about it. As Saudi Arabia's predicted Day of Rag ...

28 comments - 2 silver bananas - Mar 8 2011 - 12:15pm - Midas Mulligan Magoo

Is there anything one should really remember when applying for Nomura? I mean is there something that differentiates them and that they are proud of? I've scanned the website, but it's absolute rubbish. Nomura ...

31 comments - 1 silver bananas - Apr 23 2016 - 2:17am - Recap

Anyone have any opinions on Nomura in US? They're retrenching from Europe (and US to an extent), but have grown considerably over the last few years in terms of no. of bankers. How would they feed into PE? Thanks all. Nomura ...

24 comments - 0 silver bananas - May 20 2013 - 10:14pm - Mr1000

My friend has SA IBD offers at Piper Jaffray, Rothschild, RBC, Mizuho, and Nomura in NYC. How would you rank these firms? She's interested in FT BB and PE exit opps. Thank you! ...

24 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 9 2011 - 5:40pm - juniorkid

Which would you pick over Nomura or Houlihan Lokey for FT IBD? To put it simply wondering which one has greater prestige and would bestow better exit opps, both in London and the US. ...

18 comments - 0 silver bananas - Nov 21 2013 - 1:07pm - Zweihander

I will be working in Nomura 's Global Markets division this summer. I was wondering if anyone had advice on what I could do to prep for this internship in the months ahead of summer? Tips from any past SAs will be helpful (even if not in Nomura) Did ...

20 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 4 2012 - 12:21am - chaiwallah

So I will be interning at Nomura in Capital Markets and will be rotating through both fixed income and equities and working on a specific desk within each. While they do not guarantee placement of groups or desks, they do take into consideration your pref ...

18 comments - 0 silver bananas - Apr 14 2011 - 2:39pm - Another_Kennedy

Hey guys, I have two unrelated questions. I. was just curious about Nomura 's reputation-- what banks is it on par with? When applying for banking and trading internships/jobs in the US, what kind of value is placed on experience abroad? I was thinki ...

20 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 21 2009 - 12:59am - lewiz

I have offers for summer analyst positions at JP Morgan Investor Services (hopefully in the Prime Brokerage team) and at Nomura IBD, both of which are in London. My long term goal is to work in IBD and eventually cross over to PE so Nomura makes more sens ...

13 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 6 2015 - 2:52am - printerboy

how would you rank these for summer internship? All in NY macquarie Nomura ...

17 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 24 2010 - 6:53pm - AstonMartin

I recruited for a lot of different areas this year, and these are the offers I got. I have a lot of interests, and just wanted to get a sense of what people think are the best opportunities. What do you guys think? They're all FT positions, and Qatal ...

16 comments - 0 silver bananas - Oct 21 2010 - 2:22am - Greeney4109

Hey everyone, I recently attended final rounds with Nomura Ops and still haven't heard back from them. They told me I'd find out the day of or the next day, but it's been two days already and was wondering if anyone else who interviewed wit ...

16 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 21 2010 - 7:14am - polandspring99

Surprised nobody posted this: http://www. Nomura looking into possibly acquiring Jefferies. Thoughts? Nomura ...

15 comments - 0 silver bananas - Nov 9 2010 - 6:31pm - nycIBD

Hey All, I've read a lot of topics here and I know some of you guys are way more knowledgeable than I am when it comes to IBD vs AM and specific firms. I've got a specific question I hope you guys could help me out with. What are your thoughts o ...

14 comments - 0 silver bananas - Sep 22 2011 - 1:37pm - tchekm845

Hey guys, I have a first round interview coming up with Nomura for a summer analyst position in their securities division. I was not able to find much on their culture, interview process, etc in the archives, so I was hoping someone could shed some light ...

13 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 5 2012 - 10:39am - NYorbust

Hi, Does anyone know if Nomura follows the usual 60k base 10k sign-on benchmark for 1st year analysts in M&A or is it lower? What about Nomura S&T? Asking specificially for NY /London office. I imagine they pay lower that the street average, howev ...

11 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 29 2017 - 3:49pm - rollingstone

Hi all- I'm a math and econ major from a top-20 US school, just got an offer for Nomura S&T which I'm very excited about. Had a few questions- 1) What is Nomura 's reputation, especially in terms of S&T, 2) What kind of activities d ...

7 comments - 2 silver bananas - Oct 14 2017 - 6:29pm - markiv199

ff MBA jpm Nomura ...

12 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 3 2010 - 11:25am - BankerRAM

Hey everyone, I was just wondering how long after final round interviews is it appropriate to contact HR about offers. I was originally told I would be contacted Thursday afternoon/Friday (Thursday was my final round) about offers, but still haven't ...

12 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 10 2010 - 11:46am - polandspring99

If you had the choice between sales and trading at Nomura and public finance at Citi, which would you choose and why (same base salary & bonus)? And are the exit ops for public finance really as bad as everybody says? Thanks! Citi public finance Nomur ...

11 comments - 0 silver bananas - Oct 19 2011 - 7:02pm - hello_kitty

So I'm looking at info on Nomura Asset Management (http://www.topcareer. Nomura-said-to-hire-40-students-as-global-bankers-at-triple-starting-pay.html). Nomura asset managament ...

10 comments - 0 silver bananas - Oct 17 2012 - 2:23am - murano10558

Hey guys, I recently posted a question asking whether I should take SA Macquarie IBD over HSBC Strategic Transactions Group (both in NYC), and I can safely say that I'd much rather prefer Macquarie over HSBC in the NY office. However, I'm now fa ...

10 comments - 1 silver bananas - Feb 14 2011 - 11:48pm - youngman102

Has anyone interviewed or taken part in Nomura's Global Markets Summer Analyst position? I have an interview coming up and haven't been able to find much info through searching. What's expected, what's the culture? Thanks for any advic ...

10 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 1 2011 - 5:39pm - MotivatedMonkey

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8 comments - 0 silver bananas - Oct 25 2014 - 5:10pm - THEBLUECHEESE

Did anyone recently get an offer from Nomura IB? If yes, it would be helpful if you share whether you accepted. Nomura ...

9 comments - 0 silver bananas - Nov 22 2010 - 4:44pm - Hound

What happened to that forum? Did people get any calls? Nomura ...

9 comments - 1 silver bananas - Oct 20 2010 - 11:44am - james89-nyc

Please share your thoughts on which offer to accept (position: Associate; Location: NYC). Deutsche DCM vs. Nomura FIG db Nomura ...

9 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jun 5 2010 - 4:03am - bunny

Anyone ever had to do a modeling test for Nomura? I'm interviewing from a smaller bank and want to know what to expect. I've done a few of these recently and they vary a lot from firm to firm as to what they expect; this one will be 90 minutes-2 ...

4 comments - 1 silver bananas - Apr 12 2019 - 4:21pm - mike2019

Did anyone try to complete the online application for investment banking analyst at Nomura Securites today? I filled out the application, saved it, but when I went back to it the website would not allow me to upload my cover letter. I was therefore not ab ...

8 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 27 2010 - 2:04pm - michelfoucault

Anyone have Nomura doing OCR yet, or any clue when they would? All the other banks at my school are in the middle of the process but Nomura is nowhere to be found. Nomura ...

6 comments - 0 silver bananas - Oct 16 2015 - 9:29am - dawinner

Did anyone start the process with Nomura IBD? I got an employee referral from an alum on November, but did not hear about their process yet. Thanks. Nomura nomura ibd ...

6 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 22 2015 - 12:02am - chiliboy

Anybody heard back for Nomura 's 10/20 NY final round for Global Markets? s&t offer Superday Nomura ...

7 comments - 0 silver bananas - Oct 27 2010 - 2:10pm - Tunnel

Hi everyone, I have a case study interview coming up with Nomura (UK) soon. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how i can go about preparing for this. cheers (p.s. Note for our american friends: Nomura took over the remnants of Lehman in Europe) in ...

6 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 6 2017 - 12:45pm - invicta

From efinancialcareers: Nomura confirms it: M&A and capital markets businesses are just not very profitable. Macquarie pays head of risk twice head of M&A by Sarah Butcher If you work in M&A or capital markets (collectively known as IBD), you ...

6 comments - 0 silver bananas - May 1 2012 - 7:58am - RGE

I am a sophomore at Baruch College majoring in Applied Math. And I am interested in a career and a summer analyst internship next year in credit risk at a BB IB. I heard that Baruch is recruited heavily for middle or back office. Front office not so much. ...

5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jul 6 2016 - 8:21pm - Risker111

What are the best teams- Nomura London? Any updates would be appreciated. Thank you so much. xoxoxxo Nomura ...

4 comments - 1 silver bananas - Apr 29 2018 - 6:09pm - Michal-Pardubsky

Hi guys...just got an invitation from Nomura for 2 interviews on the same day for IBD in HK...I dun think these are HR interviews as they need to schedule with bankers (I didnt go thru any of the psychometric tests/Hr interviews at the first hand) Anyone ...

6 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 25 2009 - 8:09am - Liversam

Anyone have any idea of what Nomura IBD bonuses were like for this past year? Nomura ...

5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Apr 23 2016 - 2:17am - BallDontLie

Lehman Brothers' European and Middle Eastern operations just sold to Nomura for two bucks-- that's right, TWO BUCKS. You want fries with that? http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/ nomura-pays-only-2-for-lehman-brothers-european-unit ...

5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Sep 26 2008 - 1:29pm - Eddie Braverman

Hello, I am an American MBA student in Europe who just secured 2 offers for summer associate Sales and Trading internships in London. The first is from Citi- global brand name, easy to move back to US, presence in emerging markets, high conversion rate fr ...

5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 14 2011 - 9:36am - Firouzeh

According to BBC News, Nomura made a very bold move this week by appointing its first female CEO. Junko Nakagawa joined Nomura Securities Co. in 1988, working at its underwriting and finance divisions before leaving the company in 2004. This could start a ...

5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 10 2011 - 12:40pm - BankingRUs9

Any opinions on Nomura entering the US Announced M&A League Tables for 2010? Is this indicative of success of their concerted efforts to grow their US IBD operations? Any take on the group in 2011? IB Nomura League Tables us ...

5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 19 2011 - 11:47pm - NorthSider

Hey guys, GS /MS/ CS Debt Origination within Financing or a Nomura / RBC IBD M&A /Lev Fin role? What do you think? Specifically if I am looking at exit opps in the realm of HF not PE. Also, after spending some time in the Financing group, do you think ...

5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Dec 21 2010 - 8:14pm - YoMoneyMakeMoney

hi, i was wondering if anyone had any information on what Nomura 's final round of interviews for technology analyst (ny) would be like? the interviews are supposed to last at least two hours. what should i expect- especially what questions? thanks i ...

5 comments - 1 silver bananas - Nov 10 2010 - 2:01am - scarf1001

Which would be better for landing a FT BB IB offer in the fall? My Stats: 3.6 at non-target, strong ECs. Thoughts? Nomura S&P Offer Advice ...

5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 10 2010 - 4:52pm - topper007style

Goldman Sachs Nomura ...

4 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 21 2016 - 11:23am - CUMonkey

Can anyone shed light on how their final round interviews are? Any advice would be much appreciated. Nomura ...

4 comments - 0 silver bananas - Apr 23 2016 - 2:08am - Hound

Hi. I'd really appreciate your opinions about my first career! I have job offers from ML FICC sales and from Nomura IBD and I'm deciding which one to take. Given I initially wanted to work at IBD, I should take the latter. I heard, however, work ...

3 comments - 1 silver bananas - May 20 2018 - 6:08am - AmyAAA_1_2

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4 comments - 0 silver bananas - Oct 15 2011 - 4:39pm - nabran

UBS AG was voted Europe's top brokerage for equity research for a ninth straight year in a poll for Institutional Investor magazine. Nomura Holdings Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Credit Suisse Group AG tied for second. A total of 28 analyst team ...

4 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 2 2010 - 12:48pm - dacasale

I have two summer analyst internship offers-- ECM at BAML, and IBD at Nomura. I loved the people at both, and am having a hard time deciding. I've asked a lot of people for their inputs as well and have gotten different answers-- some people say the ...

3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Nov 24 2015 - 8:00am - lizlafayette

I work in London, and just wondering for IBD in the US, which out of RBC or Nomura would you say has the stronger franchise / more prestigious? IBD M&A Nomura RBC capital markets us ...

3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jul 16 2014 - 9:38am - Zweihander

Does anybody know when Nomura will send out its 1st round interview invi?? This is kinda my last chance to break in this monkey league... Thanks all interview IBD sa Nomura HK ...

3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 8 2011 - 4:52pm - banka

I attended a company presentation and networking eventy by Nomura at my university today and got an analyst's and the HR lady's business card. I am only a first year student so I will apply to their spring insight program and the hr lady told me ...

3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Nov 16 2010 - 6:30pm - roguemonkey

Hey guys, I have an interview with Nomura HK next week. I'm just wondering if anyone can share anything about their industry focus, integration with Lehman and what their general outlook is going to be? Both of my interviewers are former Lehman banke ...

3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 26 2009 - 10:09pm - Blade1988

Any idea what Nomura bonuses have been like/will be like this year? Nomura bonus pay Salary ...

2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Apr 23 2016 - 2:17am - Tunnel

Thought you guys might find this interesting: http://news.efinancialcareers.com/uk-en/133061/the... Nomura ...

2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 29 2013 - 1:31pm - Recap

anyone had the interview yet? was it fit or technical? Nomura ...

2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 17 2010 - 10:18pm - Kahlen

I will be interning in Nomura's Markets Division in Hong Kong. They recently sent me an email asking for my top 3 desk preferences. I have heard that Nomura is very strong in Fixed Income in HK /APAC. Any advice on the best desks/asset classes in Nom ...

1 comment - 1 silver bananas - Feb 15 2019 - 1:54pm - Beabs

Nomura IBD (mainly M&A and LevFin) or BNP Paribas (Acquisition Finance)? Both are off cycle internships in Europe. I feel the personal fit at both banks is good. The BNP team deals only with corporate clients (PE is handled by another team), however, ...

1 comment - 0 silver bananas - Jun 14 2017 - 11:04am - McLovin1

I've got two summer internship offers from JP Morgan, Treasury Services (Cash Management i.e., Corporate Banking) and Nomura, Global Market. Generally, I am someone who is very keen in Sales and Trading and have always wanted to join the Sales team. ...

- 0 silver bananas - Nov 25 2016 - 7:35am - p1234

Anyone hear back from the Nomura super day for RSG? (Risk Solutions Group) within the investment banking division. Nomura ...

- 0 silver bananas - Oct 12 2016 - 4:01pm - sanitizer22

Hello All, I just got an interview (superday) invite for Economic Research Intern position at Nomura Securities, NY. Can you please kindly help with the Interview process of Nomura Securities. The HR said that the Economic Research group professionals wil ...

- 0 silver bananas - Mar 20 2015 - 9:02pm - SmartStrategist

Hey guys/gals, did anyone here back yet from the super day today? Superday Nomura ...

- 0 silver bananas - Feb 6 2015 - 9:12pm - SomethinToProve

I'll keep this short and sweet: You want to be an investor as a long-term career, and say you were given these two hypothetical job offers out of college: 1) Nomura High Yield and Distressed desk analyst- somewhat principal strategies like role where ...

- 0 silver bananas - Jan 15 2015 - 10:28pm - banbanmoomani

Hi guys, So I've just been offered a summer analyst internship at Nomura (finance division). I know that its a MO job but how will this affect my chances of actually moving in FO (equity research) in the future? I've heard some say that a summer ...

1 comment - 0 silver bananas - Dec 1 2014 - 7:50pm - goingforit

How good is Nomura 's lev fin here in the US? are the exit ops good for hedge funds / PE? is the modeling skillset developed enough? Thanks Nomura ...

1 comment - 0 silver bananas - Oct 14 2013 - 2:14pm - DamageControl

Anyone going for the Nomura networking event in Paris on the 29th of this month?? Any advice regarding networking would be highly appreciated. Thanks. Networking Nomura Paris ...

- 0 silver bananas - Sep 18 2011 - 3:20pm - bsmonkey

U.S. bank indices fell 2% yesterday after fears that capital requirements would increase as much as 7%. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), fell below $11.00, the lowest since last year. The discussion came about after the Basel Committee on Banking revealed how ...

- 0 silver bananas - Jun 7 2011 - 1:09pm - BankingRUs9

I did 1st round for Nomura Asia fixed income division last friday. (kinda late..) Anyone else waiting for this? Nomura ...

1 comment - 0 silver bananas - Feb 27 2011 - 8:50am - beyond89

After a steep run-up in crude oil (both Brent & WTI) crude fell from $103 to $96 dollars in only two hours, a 7 standard deviation move. Over the past week, Colonel Qaddafi's violence in Libya had driven up prices to as high as $120/barrel (brent ...

- 0 silver bananas - Feb 24 2011 - 11:13pm - BankingRUs9

Does anyone know the email format for Nomura? Would be very appreciated! Thank you. email Nomura ...

1 comment - 0 silver bananas - Sep 23 2010 - 1:42pm - FXSA2010

Anyone have any info on Nomura? I have an analyst interview coming up for S&T- it seems like they are hiring like crazy. I have a preference for the fixed income side of the business- anyone know which desks are strong? I would prefer a more macro foc ...

- 0 silver bananas - Jun 16 2010 - 1:45am - jost918

I had follow-up interviews for Nomura HK Equities 3 days ago. I had 4 one-on-one interviews with the senior members in the team. I don't know why my interview comes so late because I heard that most of the people had interview in Dec/Jan. I would lik ...

1 comment - 0 silver bananas - Mar 12 2010 - 2:39am - handsup

I have a Global Markets interview with Nomura on Tues. What should I expect? I am interested in structuring and research as opposed to trading. What would be a good way to say why structuring and research as opposed to trading in which both are very quant ...

1 comment - 0 silver bananas - Dec 6 2009 - 1:14pm - wallyworld32

The largest student organised conference in Asia focused on corporate finance A global initative by students of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Singapore Management University (SMU) 23-24 September 2009 in Singapore The Asia ...

- 0 silver bananas - Jul 21 2009 - 9:01am - LSESMU-AIBC

Hey, just wondering if anyone has heard back from Nomura HK IBD? thx! Nomura HK ...

- 0 silver bananas - Feb 13 2009 - 1:27am - pwcboy