Akiko Nomura is Managing Director at Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research (NICMR), a research subsidiary of Nomura Holdings.  Research areas she mainly covers include pension schemes, asset management industry and securities regulation.

Akiko joined NICMR in April 2004, when the institute was established.  Previously, she was a research analyst at Nomura Research Institute.  She worked for NRI America, Washington D.C. Office from 1993 to 1995, then joined Capital Market Research Department at NRI in Tokyo and started the career covering above research areas.

Akiko is a graduate of College of Arts and Sciences Senior Division, the University of Tokyo.