Nomura pushes ahead with China hiring, says virus may slow plans

Nomura pushes ahead with China hiring, says virus may slow plans

A pedestrian walks past a Nomura Securities Co. branch, a unit of Nomura Holdings Inc., in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Nomura's second-quarter profit jumped 31 percent as trading income made up for a slump in its retail brokerage business. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

Nomura Holdings Inc. is moving forward with plans to hire wealth managers for its new China operation, though the coronavirus outbreak threatens to slow the expansion, according to an executive overseeing the project.

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