• Commenced operations as Fujimoto Bill Broker

Fujimoto Bill Broker Bank

• Fujimoto Bill Broker converted to a stock corporation

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

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

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

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

• Registered as securities firm based on the Securities and Exchange Law

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

• Established Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.

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

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• Established local subsidiary in New York

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

• Launched nationwide online operation system

• 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

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

• Established local subsidiary in Singapore

• Issued first Euro/Yen Bond (European Investment Bank)

• Established local subsidiary in London

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

• Launched home-trading services

• Became a registered member of the Finance Future Exchange
• Established Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.

• Listed on seven stock exchanges in Europe

• Started sales of Daiwa MMF

• 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

• Launched online brokerage service

• Introduced stock options system

• Announced the First Medium-term Management Plan
• Finalized final agreement with the Sumitomo Bank Ltd. on setting up a joint venture company Daiwa Securities SB Capital Markets Co. Ltd being a joint venture owned 60% by Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and 40% by the Sumitomo Banking Ltd.

• 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 operations as Daiwa Securities SB Capital Markets Co. Ltd.
• Established local subsidiary in Taiwan

• Started Corporate Branding Project
• Established NIF Ventures Co. Ltd.

• 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

• NIF Ventures Co. Ltd. listed on JASDAQ

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

• 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. In Shanghai ,China.

• Revamped services of Daiwa Direct Course
• NIF Ventures Co. Ltd. merged with SMBC Capital Co. Ltd. to establish NIF SMBC Ventures Co. Ltd.

• Daiwa Securities SMBC Ltd started the representative office in Mumbai. India.
• Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. (Hereinafter "Daiwa Securities SMBC") opened a new representative office in Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand

• Daiwa Securities Group relocated main office to Gran Tokyo North Tower
• Daiwa Securities SMBC India Private Limited was established in Mumbai, India.
• Sagent Advisors and Daiwa Securities Capital Markets entered into a business alliance in April 2007. At the same time, Daiwa also purchased an equity stake in Sagent of approximately 20% for $52 million
• Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. opened a new representative office in Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

• NSE and BSE cash and derivative memberships obtained
• Merchant Banking License obtained
• Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and Saigon Securities Inc. ("Saigon Securities") has signed the Business Alliance Agreement in Vietnam.

• Announced the Medium-term Management Plan "Passion for the Best" 2011
• Acquired Close Brothers Corporate Finance (Holdings) Ltd in Europe and renamed as DC Advisory Partners Ltd.
• Acquired J-REIT management company, Daiwa Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd., formerly known as K.K. daVinci Select
• Announced the new strategy for Asian business expansion

• Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. changed its corporate name to Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co. Ltd.
• Acquired KBC Group's Global CB and Asian Equity Derivative Business Operations
• Daiwa Securities SMBC India Private Limited was renamed Daiwa Capital Markets India Private Limited with effect from 1st January, 2010. Daiwa Securities Group acquired all shares of Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. held by the SMFG group on December 31, 2009. As a result, all shares of Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. were held by Daiwa Securities Group.
• Acquired Shinsei Asset Management (India) Private Limited in India and renamed as DAIWA ASSET MANAGEMENT INDIA Private Limited

• Obtained License of Banking Business from FSA in Japan
• Commenced Daiwa Next Bank, Ltd in Japan.