- Business
- Maruhachi Securities Co., Ltd. (8700.T) provides investment and financial services in Japan, primarily engaged in brokerage, dealing, underwriting, and distribution of securities; the company offers purchase and sale of domestic and foreign stocks, REITs, bonds, investment trusts, securities index futures, options, and foreign market securities futures, along with agency trading services, private placement of securities, and related financial instrument exchange activities. Founded in 1936 and headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture at Bantane Sakae Bldg., 2-4 Shinsakae-machi, Naka-ku, the firm operates through its head office and branches including Shonai, Nishio, Gamagori, and Anjo, serving retail and institutional clients with a focus on regional face-to-face operations in central Japan. In October 2025, Maruhachi Securities announced a new medium-term management plan, measures to enhance capital cost awareness and stock price performance, and released its fiscal year ending March 2026 second-quarter results showing revenue of JPY 652 million despite a 21% year-over-year decline, alongside ongoing strategic efforts to expand sales infrastructure, strengthen operational frameworks, and stabilize revenue streams amid Japan's growing personal asset management trends driven by the new NISA regime.