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East, Africa</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">United States</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Asia</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Global Issuers</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Structured Finance</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Financial Institutions</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Collateralized Debt Obligations</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_disptype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:index_entry_disptype><spcred:index_entry_excerpt xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">TOKYO (Standard&amp;Poor's) May 2, 2008--All three major Japanese securities groups posted weak overall results in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 (ended March 31, 2008), reflecting instability in the global credit and equity markets resulting from the subprime mortgage loan turmoil in the U.S., according to a report published today by Standard&amp;Poor's Ratings Services. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (BBB+/Stable/A-2) and Nomura Holdings Inc. (A-/Stable/A-2) continued to post consolidated net losses from the previous quarter, and Nikko Cordial Securities Inc., the retail brokerage division of Nikko Citi Holdings Inc. (A+/Positive/A-1), also posted a net loss. 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Japan Co Ltd</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">agreed to acquire the entire</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">share capital of Yaohan, an</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">owner and operator of grocery</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">stores, 57% from Tochigi</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">Investment Partners, and 43%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">from Daiwa Securities SMBC</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">Principal Investments Co Ltd.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>JAPAN - C.G.C. Japan Co Ltd agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Yaohan, an owner and operator of grocery stores, 57% from Tochigi Investment Partners, and 43% from Daiwa Securities SMBC Principal Investments Co Ltd.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">JAPAN - C.G.C. 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Ltd.</spcred:index_entry_secissuer><spcred:index_entry_secissuerid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">334036</spcred:index_entry_secissuerid><spcred:index_entry_secissuerid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">334037</spcred:index_entry_secissuerid><spcred:index_entry_secreg xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">ASIA</spcred:index_entry_secreg><spcred:index_entry_secticker xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">1338Z@JP</spcred:index_entry_secticker><spcred:index_entry_secticker xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">1347Z@JP</spcred:index_entry_secticker><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">GLOBISS</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">STRUC</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">FI</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">SOV</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">ABS</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">CDO</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">RMBS</spcred:index_entry_sector><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>S&amp;P Credit Research</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/624503</link><guid isPermaLink="false">spcred/624503</guid><spcred:index_mode xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">norm</spcred:index_mode><title>Summary: Daiwa Securities Group Inc.</title><description>The latest Summary from S&amp;P</description><pubDate>1/8/2008 4:31:35 AM</pubDate><spcred:type xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Summary</spcred:type><spcred:price xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">175</spcred:price><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">global</spcred:dataset><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">structured</spcred:dataset><spcred:docid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">624503</spcred:docid><spcred:index_entry_dispcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Japan</spcred:index_entry_dispcountry><spcred:index_entry_dispgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Investment Banking &amp; Brokerage</spcred:index_entry_dispgics><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Asia</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Europe, Middle East, Africa</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">United States</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Global Issuers</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Structured Finance</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Financial Institutions</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Sovereigns</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Asset-Backed Securities</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Collateralized Debt Obligations</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Residential MBS</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_disptype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Summary</spcred:index_entry_disptype><spcred:index_entry_excerpt xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is a holding company whose primary operating subsidiaries are Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. (BBB+/Stable/A-2), Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. (A/Stable/A-1), and Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (NR). The group holds strong market positions in the retail and wholesale segments of Japan's brokerage industry. Daiwa Securities Co. is a group subsidiary dedicated to the retail business and is Japan's second-largest brokerage firm in terms of retail customer assets under management. Daiwa Securities SMBC specializes in the wholesale business and has incorporated the investment banking divisions of the former Sumitomo Bank and Sakura Bank. 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