Key Takeaways
- • Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM), the core company of Nomura Group's Investment Management Division, announced on February 28, 2024 plans to offer Nomura Alternative Connect (NAC), a one-stop solution for access to global alternative investment products.
- • NAC will provide access to funds offered by the world's leading alternative management companies, referred to as "NAC partners," and is scheduled to launch in the fiscal year ending March 2025.
- • The service will cover private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate across global, North American and European geographies, with guidance on strategy, risk tolerance and fund structure.
- • NAM positions NAC as a contribution to the Japanese government's effort to make Japan a leading asset management center.
Summary
Tokyo-based Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM), the core company within the Investment Management Division of Nomura Group, announced on February 28, 2024 that it plans to offer an alternative investment solution called Nomura Alternative Connect (NAC). The service is scheduled to begin in the fiscal year ending March 2025.
NAM said investor demand for alternative investments has grown rapidly worldwide and is expected to keep rising. Through NAC, the firm intends to offer a consolidated, one-stop channel to invest in funds managed by the world's leading alternative asset managers, which it refers to as NAC partners. The company said the offering draws on NAM's experience in supplying a broad range of alternative investment products.
According to the release, NAC will allow investors to build diversified portfolios across private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate, and across geographies including global, North American and European markets. Guidance will also be provided on investment strategy, risk appetite and tolerance, and fund structures, including single funds, funds of funds and other vehicles, as well as liquidity and administrative considerations.
NAM describes NAC as providing essential alternative investment services, including products, due diligence, portfolio construction support, reporting and risk management. The company said the initiative will support the Japanese government's efforts to establish Japan as a leading asset management center.
NAM said investor demand for alternative investments has grown rapidly worldwide and is expected to keep rising. Through NAC, the firm intends to offer a consolidated, one-stop channel to invest in funds managed by the world's leading alternative asset managers, which it refers to as NAC partners. The company said the offering draws on NAM's experience in supplying a broad range of alternative investment products.
According to the release, NAC will allow investors to build diversified portfolios across private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate, and across geographies including global, North American and European markets. Guidance will also be provided on investment strategy, risk appetite and tolerance, and fund structures, including single funds, funds of funds and other vehicles, as well as liquidity and administrative considerations.
NAM describes NAC as providing essential alternative investment services, including products, due diligence, portfolio construction support, reporting and risk management. The company said the initiative will support the Japanese government's efforts to establish Japan as a leading asset management center.
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