Nomura includes Thailand in equity research coverage

Nomura has included Thailand in its equity research, after Malaysia and Indonesia.

Nomura, now No.1 in terms of its Asia-Pacific equity research coverage that covers 1,345 stocks across the region including 158 in Southeast Asian, launched its equity research coverage in Malaysia in 2009 and Indonesia in 2010.

In a statment, Nomura said that it has partnered with Bangkok-based Capital Nomura Securities to build an experienced team of equity research analysts to produce equity research for Nomura's global institutional client base.

Nithi Wanikpun has joined CNS as Director and Head of Research, managing this team. He will be responsible for producing Nomura's Thai equity strategy and energy sector research, supervised by Jit Soon Lim, Nomura's Head of Equity Research, Southeast Asia. Nithi joins CNS from BNP Paribas where he was covering the energy sector. Prior to that, he was head of equity and research at SCB Securities.

Rounding off the team are James Moss covering banks, Piyathida Vongvivathchai covering property, Ploenjai Jirajarus covering agri-food, Samanan Polsomboonchok covering small-caps,Piyachat Ratanasuvan covering telecommunications and Nuchjarin Panarode covering macroeconomics.

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