Key Takeaways
- • Nomura Asset Management launches "Nomura Alternative Connect" (NAC), a consolidated platform providing access to global alternative investment products from leading third-party managers, with service launch scheduled for fiscal year ending March 2025.
- • NAC will offer guidance across four major alternative asset classes—private equity, private debt, infrastructure, and real estate—across multiple geographies including Global, North America, and Europe, enabling investors to construct diversified portfolios tailored to risk appetite and investment patterns.
- • The platform delivers integrated services encompassing product access, due diligence, portfolio construction support, reporting, and risk management, positioning NAM to capitalize on the rapid global growth in alternative investment demand.
- • Nomura positions NAC as part of broader efforts to strengthen Japan's standing as a leading asset management center, leveraging NAM's existing expertise in alternative investment product management.
Summary
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., the core investment management company within Nomura Group, announced on February 28, 2024, the development of Nomura Alternative Connect, a new alternative investment platform designed to provide institutional and sophisticated investors with consolidated access to global alternative investment products. The service is expected to commence operations during the fiscal year ending March 2025.
NAC addresses a structural shift in investor demand. According to Nomura's announcement, global investor appetite for alternative investments has expanded rapidly in recent years and is projected to sustain growth momentum. Rather than developing proprietary alternative funds across all segments, Nomura has opted for a platform strategy, partnering with world-leading alternative asset managers to offer their products through a single gateway while providing substantial value-added services.
The platform will support portfolio construction across four primary alternative asset classes: private equity, private debt, infrastructure, and real estate. Geographic flexibility extends across Global, North America, European, and other regional allocations. Investors will receive guidance on investment strategies, risk appetite calibration, and access to multiple fund structures including single funds, funds-of-funds, and alternative liquidity arrangements. Administrative and risk management support are embedded within the service offering.
Beyond product access, NAC delivers comprehensive institutional infrastructure services including due diligence support, portfolio construction assistance, ongoing reporting, and integrated risk management—effectively positioning NAM as a curator and logistics provider rather than solely a product manager. This model allows institutional investors to efficiently evaluate and implement diversified alternative allocations while leveraging Nomura's institutional knowledge of the alternative investment landscape.
The initiative reflects Nomura's strategic alignment with Japanese government objectives to establish Japan as a premier global asset management center, signaling confidence in institutional demand for professionally managed alternative investment exposure among both domestic and international capital bases.
NAC addresses a structural shift in investor demand. According to Nomura's announcement, global investor appetite for alternative investments has expanded rapidly in recent years and is projected to sustain growth momentum. Rather than developing proprietary alternative funds across all segments, Nomura has opted for a platform strategy, partnering with world-leading alternative asset managers to offer their products through a single gateway while providing substantial value-added services.
The platform will support portfolio construction across four primary alternative asset classes: private equity, private debt, infrastructure, and real estate. Geographic flexibility extends across Global, North America, European, and other regional allocations. Investors will receive guidance on investment strategies, risk appetite calibration, and access to multiple fund structures including single funds, funds-of-funds, and alternative liquidity arrangements. Administrative and risk management support are embedded within the service offering.
Beyond product access, NAC delivers comprehensive institutional infrastructure services including due diligence support, portfolio construction assistance, ongoing reporting, and integrated risk management—effectively positioning NAM as a curator and logistics provider rather than solely a product manager. This model allows institutional investors to efficiently evaluate and implement diversified alternative allocations while leveraging Nomura's institutional knowledge of the alternative investment landscape.
The initiative reflects Nomura's strategic alignment with Japanese government objectives to establish Japan as a premier global asset management center, signaling confidence in institutional demand for professionally managed alternative investment exposure among both domestic and international capital bases.
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