Daiwa Securities Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the financial and capital markets in Japan, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the United States. It operates through Wealth Management, Asset Management, Global Markets & Investment Banking segments. The Wealth Management segment offers financial products and services for individual and unlisted corporate customers; and stocks, bonds, investment trusts, and insurance products. The Asset Management segment provides securities, real estate, and alternative asset management services. The Global Markets & Investment Banking segment offers securities sales and trading of for institutional investors, etc.; global investment banking services, which conducts underwriting of securities issued by industrial corporations, financial corporations, etc.; and merger and acquisition advisory services. It also provides research, consulting, and system services. The company was formerly known as Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. and changed its name to Daiwa Securities Group Inc. in 1999. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.