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Nikko Citigroup Ltd. (Broker) (NC-BR) is the brokerage operating division of Nikko Citigroup Ltd., the Tokyo-based wholesale brokerage arm of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). Established in 2007, the firm was previously known as Nikko Citigroup Securities Co. Ltd. and can trace their origins back to 1944 when Nikko Securities Ltd. was founded. In 1999 Nikko Cordial Corp. (TSE: 8603) and Citigroup combined operations to become a global wholesale investment bank offering. NC-BR offers asset management consulting and investment advice to retail and corporate clients. They operate in close relationship with Nikko Citigroup for underwriting, M&A advisory services, and fixed-income and equity trading.

Citibank Japan Ltd. provides banking services. The firm's products include corporate and investment banking, markets and securities services, capital markets origination, treasury and trade solutions, and research. It provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. The company was founded in July 2007 and is headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.