Nomura Asset Management Expands Regional Leadership

Nomura Asset Management has announced a significant addition to its senior leadership team with a new appointment aimed at bolstering its fund distribution strategy across Asia, excluding Japan. The move signals the firm’s intention to accelerate its regional growth and deepen relationships with institutional and intermediary clients.

As the new head of distribution at Nomura Asset Management, Terence Lam will be based in Singapore and report directly to Kenichi Suzuki, senior managing director and head of global business unit at Nomura Asset Management. In this newly created role, he will be responsible for expanding the firm’s client base through targeted outreach, offering customized investment solutions, and overseeing institutional and wholesale coverage across the region, the firm stated in a media release on Thursday.

Lam brings over 25 years of experience in asset management, having served in senior roles across major global firms including Axa Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Franklin Templeton, Deutsche Asset Management and Credit Agricole Asset Management. Most recently, he was in Hong Kong, heading the client group core APAC division at Axa Investment Managers Asia.

Nomura Asset Management is one of the leading global investment managers, with a global workforce of more than 1,500 professionals and a track record spanning over six decades.