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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Nomura announces six hires to boost banking business, (NYSE: JPM), (NYSE: NMR)

Asian investment bank Nomura Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it had made a number of hires as it seeks to strengthen its investment banking division. The firm has hired Edward Aitken as head of Americas retail investment banking. He previously held banking roles at Merrill Lynch, RBC Capital Markets and Viant Group.Richard Eisenberg has joined Nomura as the head of media investment banking for the Americas after stints at UBS and JPMorgan Chase & Co.Ben Adams has joined Nomura's healthcare group where he will cover healthcare services. He has previously worked at Barclays Capital, Bear Stearns and BMO Capital Markets.Christopher Turner joined Nomura's financial sponsors group from Barclays.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase) is a financial holding company. Shares of JPM fell by 0.31% or $-0.17/share to $53.93. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $38.83 and as high as $56.93. On average, 20057300 shares of JPM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2979507.

Nomura Holdings, Inc. is engaged in the investment and financial services business with a focus on securities business. Shares of NMR traded higher by 0.69% or $0.05/share to $7.33. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $3.50 and as high as $9.64. On average, 390952 shares of NMR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 37848.



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