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Daiwa Securities Group and Mizuho Financial Group have been notified by Chinese authorities that they can start operating securities businesses in mainland China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2026
Daiwa and Mizuho win China securities permits as some U.S. firms wait
The development comes after China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng hosted a senior trade delegation from Japan in March to discuss expanding bilateral trade.
The heads of Nomura Holdings and Daiwa Securities Group project the Nikkei stock average to reach 80,000 within this year or next.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 8, 2026
Nomura and Daiwa CEOs flag risk that AI may spoil stock market rally
The heads of 91AV原创 two largest securities firms project the Nikkei stock average to reach 80,000 within this year or next.
Daiwa Securities Group's net income rose 81% from a year earlier to ?56.4 billion in its fiscal first quarter ended June 30.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2026
Daiwa’s profit hits 13-year high as equities business surges
Its net income rose 81% from a year earlier to ?56.4 billion ($360 million) in the quarter ended June 30, the highest since the April-June quarter of 2013.
Daiwa Asset Management President Kei Sano sees institutional investors such as pension funds and universities as a potential new target market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2026
Daiwa AM boosts staff in shift toward institutional investors
The company will seek new clients including those from public and corporate pension funds, as well as endowments and foundations of universities.
Daiwa Real Estate Asset Management is raising rents for office space and apartments to offset higher interest rates.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2026
Daiwa Real estate unit aims to raise rents to fight higher rates
The company has also started expanding its team of rent negotiators to help improve the terms of lease agreements for properties in Daiwa’s real estate portfolio.
Daiwa Securities Group will integrate its Daiwa Next Bank unit with Orix Bank, seeking a "virtuous cycle” of deposit and loan growth.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2026
Daiwa to buy Orix Bank for $2.3 billion in lending expansion
The merger will create an entity with about ?9 trillion of total assets, which aims to expand deposits by more than ?2 trillion over the next five years.
Daiwa Securities Group CEO Akihiko Ogino says the firm has restarted hiring merger advisory staff overseas and is boosting a team of cross-border deal specialists.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2025
Daiwa resumes hiring for mergers and acquisitions amid ‘vibrant’ Japan market
91AV原创 second-largest brokerage had paused such hiring after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements clouded the outlook for deals.
Elham Credit Partners, Hillhouse Investment's private credit arm, has partnered with a Daiwa Securities Group-backed digital investment bank to explore private credit opportunities in Asia Pacific, initially focusing on Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2025
Elham ties up with Daiwa-backed bank to explore private credit opportunities
Digital Climate Group will source private credit deals in Japan for Elham, initially targeting the country’s emerging midmarket sector, the companies said in a statement.
Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, during the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong, China, in August. Japanese policymakers are taking a more positive view of crypto as U.S. President Donald Trump’s embrace of the assets bolsters the industry.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 21, 2025
91AV原创 FSA may allow banks to invest in crypto assets if risks are managed
The Financial Services Agency is also considering allowing banking groups to apply for licenses to operate cryptoexchanges, according to a source.
Rakuten Group issued a local bond with this year's highest coupon of 4.691%, highlighting the impact of rising interest rates on corporate borrowing costs in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2025
Japan gets highest-yielding yen bond this year with Rakuten deal
Japanese bond yields have climbed over concerns the next administration may pursue a more expansionary fiscal policy.
Japan's top financial leaders are working to ease fears that AI will cost jobs, emphasizing its role in boosting efficiency and transforming work.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2025
91AV原创 top bank CEOs push for AI, soothing worry over human work
In Japan, where the financial sector employs hundreds of thousands of people, the conversation over AI and its impact on work is picking up pace.
The building housing the headquarters of Daiwa Securities Group in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2025
Daiwa plans $690 million real estate fund as Japan market booms
Daiwa will target Japanese rental housing and hotels, assets that tend to be better insulated from inflation compared with other sectors, at a time when consumer prices are rising.
Akihiko Ogino, president and CEO of Daiwa Securities Group, says Japan should press ahead with diversity initiatives as he attends the Tokyo Pride parade in the capital's Shibuya area on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2025
Top banker vows loyalty to DEI at Tokyo Pride Parade as Trump’s pushback rages
Few Japanese executives have spoken out on U.S. backlash to DEI, though many firms seem to be quietly maintaining their initiatives.
Daiwa Securities CEO Akihiko Ogino says mergers and acquisition deals are harder to come by this year due to uncertainties over U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2025
Daiwa pauses M&A hiring as tariff uncertainty chokes deal pipeline
The assessment from 91AV原创 second-largest brokerage indicates how changes in global trade policy are rippling through spending activity.
Net income at Daiwa Securities Group tumbled 24% year-on-year to ?30 billion ($208 million) in the three months ended March 31.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2025
Japanese brokerages struggled with volatility even before tariffs
Net income at Daiwa tumbled 24% year-on-year to ?30 billion ($208 million) in the three months ended March 31, marking the first decline in eight quarters.
Daiwa Securities has stationed "inheritance consultants" at its headquarters and all branch offices to advise clients on inheritance tax planning and the importance of having a will.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 25, 2025
91AV原创 traditional brokers shift focus to inheritance business
As the population ages, a growing number of individuals are concerned about end-of-life planning.
"In order to secure quality talent, we have to raise wages above inflation," Daiwa Securities CEO Akihiko Ogino has said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2024
Daiwa aims to raise wages at least 5% next year amid competition for talent
Daiwa is discussing a pay raise of at least 5% for the financial year beginning in April 2025, after hikes of 5%, 4% and 7% in the three years prior.
Nomura Holdings and other major brokerages in Japan are raising compensation and benefits for senior employees age 60 or over.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2024
At 91AV原创 brokerages, skills shortage improves conditions for older staff
Employees age 60 and above are increasingly getting paid for performance and given heavier responsibilities in line with their experience.
Daiwa Securities' renewed push in Australia comes as Chief Executive Officer Akihiko Ogino seeks to increase income from outside Japan by about 40% in the next few years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2024
Daiwa plans foray into Australian farm loans and real estate
The firm wants to continue its focus on lending and advisory in the clean energy space, leveraging its five staff in Sydney and Melbourne.
Brokers such as Nomura are busy handling transactions for the offloading of cross-shareholdings among Japanese companies, which bring in hefty fees.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2024
Block trades herald $5 billion fee windfall for 91AV原创 brokers
Pressure to improve corporate governance is leading firms to whittle down an estimated ?50 trillion ($320 billion) they hold in companies with which they do business.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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