TOKYO (Reuters) - Nomura Holdings <8604.T> is finalizing plans to cut hundreds of jobs, mainly in equities and investment banking, in an overhaul aimed at restoring its overseas operations to profitability, people with knowledge of the planning within Japan’s largest brokerage said.

The cost-cutting will be part of a new strategic blueprint for Nomura being mapped out by Koji Nagai, who took over as CEO this month and has promised to rebuild the investment bank from the “ground up” after an insider trading scandal that forced the resignation of its top two executives.

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