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Introducing "Corporate History." The Daiwa Securities Group is a comprehensive securities group that provides a wide range of services centered on the core businesses of retail, global markets, global investment banking, asset management, and investment.
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Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
1902

Commenced operations as Fujimoto Bill Broker

1906

Fujimoto Bill Broker converted to a stock corporation

1907

Fujimoto Bill Broker changed its corporate name to Fujimoto Bill Broker Bank

1933

Fujimoto Bill Broker Bank changed its corporate name to Fujimoto Bill Broker Securities Co. Ltd.

1942

Fujimoto Bill Broker Securities Co. Ltd. changed its corporate name to Fujimoto Securities Co. Ltd.

1943

Established Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. by the merger of Fujimoto Securities Co. Ltd. and Nippon Trust Bank

1948

Registered as securities firm based on the Securities and Exchange Law

1949

Became a member of the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya Stock Exchanges

1956

Relocated main office to Gofukubashi Building

1959

Established representative office in New York

Established Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.

1961

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya Stock Exchanges

1964

Established representative office in London

Established local subsidiary in New York

1968

Granted license from the Ministry of Finance to operate as an integrated securities firm

1969

Launched nationwide online operation system

1970

Became underwriting manager for the first yen dominated bond issuance of Asia Development Bank

Established local subsidiary in Hong Kong

Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya Exchanges

1971

Became lead manager for the world's first Asian dollar bond (Development Bank of Singapore)

1972

Established local subsidiary in Singapore

1977

Issued first Euro/Yen Bond (European Investment Bank)

1981

Established local subsidiary in London

1985

Became lead manager for the first yen denominated bond issuance in the U.S. market

1986

Launched home-trading services

1989

Became a registered member of the Finance Future Exchange

Established Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.

1990

Listed on seven stock exchanges in Europe

1992

Started sales of Daiwa MMF

1995

Became the first listed company in Japan to conduct buy back of shares after the amendment of the Commercial Law

Established local subsidiary in Philippines

1996

Launched online brokerage service

1997

Introduced stock options system

1998

Finalized final agreement with the Sumitomo Bank Ltd. on setting up a joint venture company

1999

Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. became the first listed company in Japan to move to a holding company structure and changed its corporate name to Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Established Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. and Daiwa SB Investments Ltd.

Commenced opetarions as Daiwa Securities SB Capital Markets Co. Ltd.

Established local subsidiary in Taiwan

2001

Daiwa Securities SB Capital Markets Co. Ltd. changed its corporate name to Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd.

2003

Daiwa Securities launched 2 types of services, "Daiwa Consulting Course" and "Daiwa Direct Course"

2004

Transited to a Committee System

Introduced interim dividend system

Established Daiwa SMBC-SSC Securities Co. Ltd.

2007

Daiwa Securities Group relocated main office to GranTokyo North Tower

Established local subsidiary in Mumbai

2008

Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. split to Daiwa Institute of Research Holdings Ltd., Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd., and Daiwa Institute of Research Business Innovation Ltd.

2009

Acquired Close Brothers Corporate Finance (Holdings) Ltd.

Acquired J-REIT management company, Daiwa Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd., formerly known as K.K. daVinci Select

Daiwa Securities Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group decided to dissolve the joint venture in wholesale business

2010

Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. changed its corporate name to Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co. Ltd.

2011

Commenced Daiwa Next Bank, Ltd.

2012

Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. merged with Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co. Ltd.