October 3, 2024 (NO COMMENTS)

Talking Heads: Global chief Simon Yates also addresses US crowding and Japan’s prospects post-carry trade

 

This article is the third in a series of interviews with innovators in equity markets. The series is available here. For an investment bank, running a European equities business is a difficult task. Unlike the US or Japan, it has multiple markets and currencies, different languages, and complex, nation-specific clearing systems. For a Japanese bank without a natural home in the region, it’s even more tricky. Nomura inherited a full-service equity franchise from its 2008 purchase of Lehman Brothers