The core business activities include:
- Trading sales and sales of both equity and fixed income products
- New issues and underwriting
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Derivatives
- Structured finance
- Other investment banking activities
The company conducts wholesale securities business with institutional investors and corporates. For clients seeking to raise funds through equity and debt finance it can help propose the most appropriate finance strategies in line with their needs by utilising its in-depth knowledge of the market at the same time as involving other Daiwa Securities group companies as underwriter.
For clients with portfolio management needs, it offers tailor-made advisory services. Providing for the needs of the current climate of corporate management and financial reorganisation, Daiwa Securties SMBC offers securitisation services (structured finance), which provide liquidity for a range of assets such as real estate and receivables.
As one of the top performers in this field as well as one of the most experienced, the company is strengthening its M&A advisory business which covers mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and business sales in Japan and internationally.