Daiwa Securities Group Inc

XMUN:DSE

Business Description

Sector

Financials

Industry

Financial Services

Headquarters

Japan JP

Employees

14 783

IPO date

Oct 2, 1961

Daiwa Securities Group is one of Japan’s major financial groups focused on securities and investment services. It helps individual clients buy and sell stocks, bonds, funds, and other investments, and it also works with corporations and institutions on capital raising, trading, and advisory work such as issuing shares and bonds or arranging deals. In simple terms, it sits between companies that need funding and investors who want access to financial markets.

The group makes money mainly from commissions, fees, trading-related income, and asset-management charges. Its customers include retail investors, wealthy individuals, companies, pension funds, and other institutions that need brokerage, investment banking, or portfolio services. Daiwa’s role in the market is important because it connects savers with capital users and helps clients move money, manage risk, and execute transactions in Japan’s financial system.

What makes the business model different is that it combines a broad retail brokerage franchise with institutional finance and advisory services. That gives it multiple ways to earn revenue across market cycles, rather than relying on just one product. It is both a customer-facing investment platform and a capital-markets intermediary, which makes it a central player in the flow of Japanese securities and corporate finance.