Nomura Asset Management USA Chooses Archer for New Channel of Growth

Berwyn, PA (October 20, 2015) – Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. (“Nomura”) has selected Archer, a technology and services innovator for the investment management industry, to support a new separately managed account product in the U.S.

With its recent entry into the domestic retail separately managed account (“SMA”) business, Nomura expects to add significant assets and accounts within the next 12 to 18 months. “It is vital that our new relationships with distribution partners and sponsors be handled cost effectively,” said Yutaka Itabashi, President and CEO of Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. “More importantly, we must have the connectivity with the right sponsors and private bank platforms to execute our strategies in the U.S. market. Archer’s solution meets these requirements with an integrated platform and experienced service team that complements our high standards for compliance and risk management. We’re pleased to have found such a willing and experienced partner in this new venture.”

Nomura’s team required a middle office platform that could support a unique equity trading strategy and trade life cycle management specifically for a large global private bank.

Bryan Dori, CEO of Archer, added, “We are delighted to partner with Nomura as they expand their brand in the U.S. We have an outstanding track record in supporting the growth of asset managers as they enter new channels, whether institutional, private wealth or retail SMA.”

Archer is a technology and services innovator for the investment management industry whose clients manage more than $1 trillion in assets. Archer offers simplified technology solutions and selective operations outsourcing which give investment managers stable and controllable infrastructure to facilitate growth. Visit archerIMS.com for more information.

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