The Nomura Institute of Capital Market Research (NICMR) was established in 2004 as an institution that specializes in research on the systems, structures, and trends in financial and capital markets and financial institutions. NICMR has steadily carried out those activities for more than 20 years.
In accordance with the spirit of the Nomura Group Purpose "We aspire to create a better world by harnessing the power of financial markets," NICMR will further expand its research activities based on the core principles of "neutrality," "professionalism," and "practicality," and will endeavor to create a better world.
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- President & CEO
Yosuke Inaida
The financial and capital market environment in Japan and around the world is undergoing dramatic changes. In Japan, unabated population aging is having a significant impact on the nation’s social and economic structure. Pension system reform and more sophisticated asset management are needed to enable more effective use of Japan’s largest financial resource—the ¥2,000 trillion in households’ financial assets.
Furthermore, as new frameworks for financial regulations are established, the risk-taking ability of traditional financial institutions is being constrained, while different types of investment funds are emerging as risk-takers and liquidity providers. Additionally, advancements in technologies such as blockchain are permeating financial and capital markets in various forms, necessitating transformation in financial services.
We believe that a key mission of ours is to swiftly and accurately grasp and understand these structural changes, contemplate their impact on financial practices, and widely share this knowledge.
In addition, the Nomura Research Center of Sustainability is conducting research from the perspective of how financial and capital markets should be utilized to solve global and Japan’s sustainability-related issues.
The history of "Nomura’s research" dates back to the establishment of an in-house research department in 1906. As successors to that progressive spirit, all of us here at NICMR will continue our activities with the intent of contributing to a better world by harnessing the power of financial markets.