Nomura has reaffirmed its position as a pre-eminent provider of Fixed Income research, following the announcement of its #1 ranking for Currency / Foreign Exchange research in the Institutional Investor All-America Fixed Income Research survey for 2014.
Nomura saw strong performance across all Securitized Products categories, retaining top-three rankings in four survey classifications, including for the fourth consecutive year #2 rankings in the Agency Structured Products Strategy and Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Strategy (RMBS) / Agency sectors. Nomura’s Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities / Non-agency team improved its position and was ranked #2 in its research sector.
Additionally, in the Technical Analysis space, the team achieved its second consecutive #2 ranking, while the U.S. Governments Strategy research team achieved “runner-up” status for the second year in a row.
The team achieved top rankings in the following sectors in the 2014 survey:
#1 Currency / Foreign Exchange (#1 in 2011, 2012 and 2013)
#2 RMBS Strategy / Nonagency (#3 in 2013)
#2 Agency-Structured Products Strategy (#2 in 2011, 2012 and 2013)
#2 Prepayments Strategy (#2 in 2012 and 2013)
#2 RMBS Strategy / Agency (#2 in 2011, 2012 and 2013)
#2 Technical Analysis (#2 in 2013)
Runner-up: U.S. Governments Strategy (runner-up in 2013)
Jens Nordvig, Head of Fixed Income Research for the Americas and Global Head of Foreign Exchange Strategy, said: “This achievement once again highlights Nomura’s unwavering commitment to provide clients with actionable and insightful research across products and asset classes. We are delighted to continue providing best-in-class research to our clients and to build on our success across the Fixed Income research franchise.”
Nomura’s global Fixed Income research teams comprise industry experts covering all major markets and regions including Asia, Europe, Japan, Latin America and North America.
As the leading Asia-based investment bank with a truly integrated global platform, Nomura is uniquely placed to observe and analyze global capital flows and is consistently recognized by clients for its market insights, strategic advice and efficient execution.
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