Nomura
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Japanese brokerages ramp up corporate access services in response to new corporate governance and stewardship codes.
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UBS, the highest-ranked nondomestic firm, jumps from seventh place to fifth in annual ranking of the nation’s best sell-side analysts.
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Domestic firms dominate upper reaches of Institutional Investor’s annual ranking of the nation’s best sell-side analysts.
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch widens lead over second-place J.P. Morgan.
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The Mizuho Securities research head set a goal of besting Nomura. In a way, he’s done it.
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< The 2014 All-Japan Research Team Daisaku Masuno Nomura First-Place Appearances: 7
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< The 2014 All-Japan Research Team Naka Matsuzawa Nomura First-Place Appearances: 3
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< The 2014 All-Japan Research Team Yasuhiro Narita Nomura First-Place Appearances: 4
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Nomura's Masataka Kunugimoto, 36, debuted on this roster in 2012 as a runner-up, climbed to No. 3 last year and now leaps all the way to the top.
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At No. 2 for a second straight year is the Nomura International trio captained by Geoffrey Kendrick in London.
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Paul Lejuez Nomura Securities International Paul Lejuez returns to third place after dipping to runner-up last year. “Many of the defensive names are overloved, so look for names where you get more for your money,” the Nomura Securities International analyst advises. Lejuez broke with the consensus in November 2010 when he declared that discount clothing stores would be helped, rather than hindered, by rising apparel prices. He launched coverage on Pleasanton, California–based Ross Stores that month with a buy, at a split-adjusted $30.80. In July 2012, after the stock had bolted an amazing 115.6 percent, to $66.39, he downgraded it to neutral, primarily on valuation. By the end of August, the shares had inched up to $69.19. “Paul has great insight into where industry trends may go and which companies will succeed,” lauds one portfolio manager.