Nomura Holdings is Japan's largest securities and investment banking group, with a significant international presence spanning Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company provides retail brokerage and wealth management services to individual investors in Japan alongside wholesale banking, fixed income, equities, and investment banking services to institutional and corporate clients globally.

For international investors, Nomura Holdings is Japan's largest and most internationally active securities firm, with substantial global fixed income, equities, and investment banking operations conducted through its international platform. The company competes with global investment banks across institutional sales and trading, M&A advisory, and capital markets services, while maintaining dominant market positions in Japanese equity brokerage and domestic retail investment distribution. Nomura's scale and global presence make it the primary vehicle for exposure to Japan's investment banking and securities sector.