As a leader in Japan's asset management industry, Daiwa Asset Management has offered an extensive range of investment trust products since its founding in 1959.
We are one of Japan's largest asset management companies in terms of assets under management, with a broad lineup of stock and bond investment trust products.
Our highest priority is to earn the long-term trust and confidence of our clients. To achieve this goal, we execute carefully planned investment management based on our investment philosophy.
We also remain committed to conducting systematic risk management, providing client-friendly information disclosure and sincere client support, offering a range of investment trust products to meet the diverse needs of our clients, and striving to take our compliance system to the next level with unmatched ethics.
We will continue to make our best efforts on behalf of our clients, as their most fiducially reliable partner in asset management and wealth accumulation.
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. has been operating since 1959, and is the second-largest asset management company in Japan based on assets under management of publicly offered investment trusts. Currently, we manage over 460 funds of various asset classes, and we have an exceptional track record in Asian equities including Japanese equities and global bond funds.
With our extensive experience in the asset management business and outstanding professional teams, we are confident of delivering the best solutions to meet the exacting needs of global investors.
| Company Name | Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Established | December 12, 1959 in Japan |
| Total Assets Under Management*1 | JPY 13,247.4 billion (USD 128.7 billion) |
| Shareholder | Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. 100% |
| Overseas Subsidiaries |
Daiwa Asset Management(America)Ltd. Daiwa Asset Management(Europe)Ltd Daiwa Asset Management(H.K.)Limited Daiwa Asset Management(H.K.)Limited Shanghai Representative Office Daiwa Asset Management(Singapore)Ltd. Daiwa Portfolio Advisory (India) Private Limited |
| Board of Directors/ Senior Managers |
Makoto Shirakawa, President Osamu Abiru, Deputy President Toshinao Matsushima, Representative Senior Executive Managing Director Ikuo Shoda, Senior Executive Managing Director Toshiaki Kuwano, Senior Executive Managing Director Keiji Komagata, Executive Managing Director Keiichi Sakai, Executive Managing Director Seiya Miyamoto, Executive Managing Director Toshihiro Matsui, Senior Managing Director Kunio Ikegami, Audit & Supervisory Board Member Hiroyuki Sekine, Audit & Supervisory Board Member Kazunori Fujii, Audit & Supervisory Board Member Akihiko Kanamura, Executive Managing Director Toshiya Katayanagi, Executive Managing Director Hikari Sakagami, Senior Managing Director Osamu Shigeta, Senior Managing Director |
| Number of Executives & Employees*2 | 645 (including staff at overseas subsidiaries) |
*1 Publicly offered investment trusts only (including exchange-traded funds), as of March 31,
2014 exchange rate ¥102.92 / USD
*2 As of Sep 16, 2014
The roots of Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. go back to 1937, when Fujimoto Bill Broker, founded in 1902 and an ancestor of Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd., established Japan's first investment partnership.
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a license for investment trust management and offered unit trusts in 1951, followed by Japan's first open-ended investment trusts in 1952. Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. then spun-off its asset management arm and founded Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. in December 1959 under the provisions of the Investment Trust Law of Japan.
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. set up a holding company, "Daiwa Securities Group Inc." in 1999, and Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. became a fully owned subsidiary.
| 1959 | Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. established |
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| 1984 | New York office opened and then incorporated as Daiwa Asset Management(America)Ltd. in 1990 |
| 1985 | Stock Index Fund 225 launched License for investment advisory services acquired |
| 1987 | Daiwa Asset Management(Europe)Ltd established in London |
| 1988 | Daiwa Asset Management(H.K.)Limited established |
| 1992 | Daiwa MMF, a money management fund, offered |
| 1994 | Daiwa Asset Management(Singapore)Ltd. established |
| 1995 | License for discretionary management services acquired |
| 2001 | Nikkei 225 ETF, TOPIX ETF launched |
| 2003 | Daiwa J-REIT Open offered |
| 2004 | Daiwa Asset Management(H.K.)Limited opens an office in Shanghai Daiwa SRI Fund offered Daiwa Commodity Index Fund, the first commodity index-linked fund offered |
| 2005 | Daiwa Asset Management Services Ltd.(Cayman) established Daiwa Stock Index 225 Fund offered through Japan Post networks |
| 2006 | Daiwa Eco Fund offered Signed on the Principles for Responsible Investment as the first asset management company in Japan |
| 2008 | Daiwa Topix ETF 17 launched Equity and bond funds of Latin America and Brazil offered Daiwa China A Fund(QFII quota of USD 100 million) offered |
| 2009 | Eurizon MM collection Fund-Daiwa Equity Japan, a Luxembourg domiciled Japanese stock offered by Eurizon Capital S.A. |
| 2011 | Daiwa Shenzhen A Share Fund( QfII quota of USD 100 million) offered |
| 2012 | Relocated the headquarters to 9-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6753, Japan |
| 2013 | Launched Daiwa TOPIX Ex-Financials ETF to meet Basel III, as the first asset management company in Japan |
| 2014 | Announced the acceptance of Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors «Japan's Stewardship Code» and the policy on the principles |