Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited (Central Hong Kong)

Name: Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited
Address: 25/F Two International Finance Centre, Central Hong Kong
Telephone: 852-2524-8061

Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited is a large advisory firm based in Central Hong Kong. It manages $698.52 million of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001.

Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and portfolio management for foreign government agencies/public funds. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited is $698.52 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 162% since the beginning of its operation, and $698.52 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $665.57 million in discretionary accounts and $32.95 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $133.11 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $16.47 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Tomoo Kosumi serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Tomoo Kosumi is sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions with 1 clients and $545.12 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited has the highest percentage of sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $698.52 million for 7 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 38 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 6 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Tomoo Kosumi has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2013. Minoru Tanabe joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Ltd. Nomura Asset Management Co.	Sole stockholder	1 Feb 1988	75% - 100%	foreign
Raymond Tse	Senior portfolio manager	1 Apr 1994	Other	1743118
Noritada Ishikawa	Co-president and managing director	1 Jan 2000	Other	1030958
Shigeru Fujinuma	Co-president and managing director	1 Jun 2000	Other	1889730
Shigeru Fujinuma	Director	1 Jun 2001	Other	1889730
Noritada Ishikawa	Managing director	1 Jun 2001	Other	1030958
Masahiro Umemori	President & managing director	1 Apr 2002	Other	4555233
Freeman Chia	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2004	Other	4865528
Yasuhiro Yokota	President & managing director	1 Jul 2005	Other	5011005
Masahiro Umemori	Director	1 Jul 2005	Other	4555233
Tomoyoshi Inose	Vice president, chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2007	Other	5299841
Granfield Wat	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2007	Other	5372220
Yasuhiro Yokota	Director	1 Dec 2007	Other	5011005
Go Hiramatsu	President & managing director	1 Dec 2007	Other	5466692
Norio Ambe	Chairman (non-executive director)	1 Apr 2008	Other	5513350
Yugo Ishida	Chairman (non-executive director)	1 Oct 2009	Other	5659391
Go Hiramatsu	Director	1 Apr 2010	Other	5466692
Toru Nakano	President & managing director	1 Apr 2010	Other	5778814
Takafumi Sudo	Vice president	1 Mar 2012	Other	6091340
Tamon Watanabe	Chairman & director	1 Apr 2012	Other	4943550
Yasuaki Ogiwara	President & managing director	1 Apr 2012	Other	6091334
Takafumi Sudo	Vice president, chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2013	Other	6091340
Michael Li	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2013	Other	6216770
Tomoo Kosumi	Director	1 Jul 2013	Other	1342492
Yasuhiro Harada	Director	1 Apr 2015	Other	4382069
Kenichi Suzuki	Director	1 Apr 2015	Other	6521028
Seisaku Kubo	President, director	1 Dec 2017	Other	6896421
Minoru Tanabe	Director	1 Aug 2018	Other	6092200

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. (Formerly Named The Nomura Securities Co. Ltd.) Nomura Holdings	Stockholder	1 Dec 1959	75% - 100%	foreign
Ltd. The Nomura Securities Co.	Stockholder	1 Dec 1959	75% - 100%	foreign

Based in Central Hong Kong

The principal office where Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong Limited performs its advisory services is located at 25/F Two International Finance Centre, Central Hong Kong, The mailing address of the firm is 30/F Two International Finance Centre, Central Hong Kong, . The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 852-2524-8061 or by fax 852-2523-7564. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at nomura-am.co.jp/english/.