Nomura Holdings, the Japanese brokerage and investment bank, has announced a raft of changes to its line-up of executive officers and the management of its international subsidiaries.

Among the appointments, all of which are effective as of 1 April, Yugo Ishida, currently chairman of Nomura Europe Holdings, Nomura Asia Holding and Nomura Holding America, will return to Japan to take up the position of executive vice president at Nomura Asset Management.

In addition, Tsukasa Miyachi, currently head of Singapore Wealth Management, has been appointed regional head of wealth management based in Singapore. Kunio Watanabe, the current head of wealth management in the region, will move to Nomura Asset Management in Tokyo as senior managing director in charge of advisory fund management.

Nomura is based in Tokyo, and has regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London and New York. Internationally, the bank employs 26,000 staff across 30 countries.