| 1968 |
Granted license from the Ministry of Finance to operate as an integrated securities firm |
| 1969 |
IBM-1050 Terminal: 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 operations as Daiwa Securities SB Capital Markets Co. Ltd.: Established local subsidiary in Taiwan |
| 2001 |
Implementation of PC to front desks: 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 |
GranTokyo North Tower: 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. |
| 2016 |
Opening of Myanmar Securities Exchange : Centre, acquisition of securities license Saigon Securities to become an equity method affiliate |
| 2017 |
Acquisition of Sagent Advisors and Signal Hill (integrated into DCS Advisory in March 2018) |
| 2018 |
Acquired Fintertech Co. Ltd.: Established Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure Co. Ltd. and Daiwa Food & Agriculture Co.Ltd.: Signed a joint venture agreement of Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. and Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company, Limited |
| 2019 |
Acquired ORIX Living Corporation |
| 2019 |
Acquired Samty Residential Investment Corporation as a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2019 |
Established Daiwa Corporate Advisory S.r.l |
| 2019 |
Formed a capital and business alliance with Credit Saison Co., Ltd. |
| 2019 |
Established a joint venture, Global X Japan Co. Ltd. with Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. and Global X Management Company, Inc. |
| 2019 |
Daiwa PI Partners Co.Ltd. established a joint venture company, Do Microfinance Company Limited in Myanmar, and launch microfinance business |
| 2020 |
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. changed its corporate name in Japan. |
