Timeline

Daiwa SB Investments is one of the largest domestic investment management companies with a significant presence in Japan.

We began managing overseas pension accounts in 1976, and have continued to expand operations globally since then. We have been serving US, European and Asian customers with Japanese and Asian equity products for the last 25 years.

Jun 1973

Established Daiwa International Capital Management Co., Ltd. (DICAM), the predecessor of Daiwa SB Investments Ltd.
Dec 1976

Established management services for overseas pension funds.
Jan 1981

Began management services of oil-related funds for Government Agencies in the Middle East.

Established DICAM (USA) in New York.
Jul 1983

Established DICAM (UK) in London.
Apr 1985

Established DICAM (Singapore) in Singapore.
Oct 1985

Established Sumigin Bankers Investment Management Co., Ltd. (SBIM).

(In Nov. 1990, the name was changed to SB Investment Management Co., Ltd.)
Oct 1986

Began management of Japanese public pension funds.
Feb 1988

Established DICAM (HK) in Hong Kong.
Apr 1990

Started management of employees’ pension funds.
Sep 1993

Established SBIM Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd.
Oct 1996

Began management of national pension funds.
Jan 1998

Began management of tax-qualified retirement pension funds.
Apr 1999

DICAM, SBIM and SBIM Investment Trust merged to form Daiwa SB Investments Ltd.
Sep 2001

Began management of defined contribution pension products.
Feb 2007

Established Representative Office in Seoul, Korea.
Feb 2009

Established Representative Office in Shanghai, China.