| Year |
Event |
1902 |
- Commenced operations as Fujimoto Bill Broker
| 
Fujimoto Bill Broker Bank |
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
Gofukubashi Building |
1959 |
- Established Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.
|
1961 |
- Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya Stock Exchanges
Transaction scenery |
1964 |
- 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
IBM-1050 Terminal |
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 |
- Announced the First Medium-term Management Plan
- 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
|
2000 |
- Started Corporate Branding Project
- Established NIF Ventures Co. Ltd.
|
2001 |
- Announced Daiwa Securities Group's Brand Statement
- Introduced Daiwa Securities Group's Brand Mark
- Established Daiwa Securities SMBC Principal Investments Co. Ltd.
- Daiwa Securities SB Capital Markets Co. Ltd. changed its corporate name to Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd.
Implementation of PC to front desks |
2002 |
- NIF Ventures Co. Ltd. listed on JASDAQ
|
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
- Launched wrap account service "Daiwa SMA"
- Completed tie-up agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd., and regional banks to engage in securities intermediary businesses
- Established Daiwa SMBC-SSC Securities Co. Ltd.
|
2005 |
- Revamped services of Daiwa Direct Course
- NIF Ventures Co. Ltd. merged with SMBC Capital Co. Ltd. to establish NIF SMBC Ventures Co. Ltd.
|
2007 |
- Daiwa Securities Group relocated main office to GranTokyo North Tower
- Established local subsidiary in Mumbai
GranTokyo North Tower |
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.
- NIF SMBC Ventures Co. Ltd. changed its corporate name to Daiwa SMBC Capital Co. Ltd.
|
2009 |
- Announced the Medium-term Management Plan "Passion for the Best" 2011
- 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 Inc. issued 402.5 million new shares
- Daiwa Securities Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group decided to dissolve the joint venture in wholesale business
- Announced the enhancement of Asian business
|
2010 |
- Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. changed its corporate name to Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co. Ltd.
- Daiwa SMBC Principal Investments Co. Ltd. changed its corporate name to Daiwa PI Partners Co. Ltd.
- Daiwa SMBC Capital Co. Ltd. changed its corporate name to Daiwa Corporate Investment Co. Ltd.
- Acquired KBC Group's Global CB and Asian Equity Derivative Business Operations
- Acquired Shinsei Asset Management (India) Private Limited in India
|
2011 |
- Obtained License of Banking Business from FSA
- Commenced Daiwa Next Bank, Ltd.
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