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    From research and consulting to solution development and implementation, NRI strives to facilitate industry conversations through regular research aimed at problem solving and implementation of best practices.

Asia Focus
ANNUAL REPORT: Japan's Asset Management Business 2010/2011 »
Jan. 31 2011

Annual research report on Japan’s Asset Management Business (JAMB). Detailing Japanese investor trends, the current state of the asset management business and local market trends and product strategies, NRI’s...

BPO Utilization Expands Amid Changes in Western Asset Managers' Middle-Office Operations »
Jan. 24 2011

With asset management companies' middle-office operations converging internationally and across different types of accounts, BPO (business process outsourcing) services' scope is expanding from back office to middle office. BPO's...

State of Chinese Securities Industry Consolidation »
Jan. 20 2011

China's securities industry landscape is expected to change dramatically over the next several years. Until a new order led by several internationally competitive securities firms emerges, China will delay...

Improvement in XBRL Financial Reporting's Accuracy is the Key to Dissemination of Information in Securities Filings »
Jan. 17 2011

XBRL holds promise as a means of rapidly disseminating large amounts of information contained in securities filings and analyzing increasingly diverse corporate operations from various angles. Initiatives to improve...

Banks’ Divergent Securities Investment Programs »
Nov. 10 2010

This year NRI again surveyed banks regarding their securities investment programs and risk management regimes. The survey revealed disparate interest-rate risk management capabilities and attitudes toward investing in complex products.

The Importance of Quantitative Analysis in Designing Post-Retirement Income Security Programs »
Oct. 20 2010

Data-based estimates of changes in retirees' public pension and employer-sponsored retirement benefits, the main sources of post-retirement income, reveal that income inequality between low- and high-income retirees is likely...

Online Sales in China's Promising Auto Insurance Market »
Oct. 15 2010

China's auto insurance market is growing rapidly in tandem with car ownership. Some insurers have started selling auto insurance via telephone and/or the Internet in addition to the agency...

SPECIAL: Long-term investments requires trust - Interview with Hyeon Joo Park (Chairman, Mirae Asset Financial Group) »
Oct. 12 2010

Loss of trust is a calamity for any business. Once lost, trust is extremely difficult to regain, as the financial industry has learned in the wake of the recent...

Another Kind of Sterilization »
Oct. 12 2010

Yen-selling intervention increases the dollar funds in our FX reserves. In the past, its majority was quickly used to buy UST. In the short term, such purchases risk undermining...

Debate About Extension of Equity Trading Hours »
Oct. 12 2010

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is mulling whether to extend its trading hours. On July 25, it published a discussion paper that proposed specific approaches to extending trading hours...