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Nomura cuts US staff by 30% on back of sub-prime losses

Nomura, the Japanese bank, has announced new cuts in its US investment banking business after the Japanese financial group lost over $600m (€423m) on its investment in the sub-prime mortgage market.

Nomura has closed its residential mortgage-backed securities business, cutting just over 30% of its US-based staff, after losing Â¥73bn (€438m) in the market.

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