Mr. Dawson joined SMBC Nikko Securities America from Mizuho, where he served as Managing Director and Co-Head of Origination in securitized origination and was primarily responsible for hedging in several sectors for securitization businesses, including telecommunications, media and technology. financial technology/FIG, energy, sponsors and IDI. He has also led strategies around new asset types such as non-primes, financial technology, specialty finance and mobile phones. Raffi Dawson has joined SMBC Nikko Securities America as Managing Director and Head of the Structured Finance Group. In this new role, Mr. Dawson will be responsible for overseeing the firm`s securitization activities, including bridge activities, asset-based securitizations and secured credit bonds. Dawson City will be based in New York and will report to Scott Ashby, Head of Capital Markets and Investment Banking at SMBC Nikko Securities America. SMBC Nikko Securities (SMBC日興証券株式会社) is a Japanese investment company that provides comprehensive securities brokerage and trading services. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. [1] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. In Japan, it is the third largest stockbrokerage firm. [2] On 15 June 2009, Nikko Cordial Securities De-merger Preparatory Company Ltd was established.
[1] This is considered the legal entity of the firm to date. In October 2009, Nikko Cordial Securities De-merger Company Ltd acquired all activities of the original Nikko Cordial Securities business and certain Nikko Citigroup businesses. It was later renamed Nikko Cordial Securities. [4] Citigroup subsequently sold the company to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. [7] The strategic direction of SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Europe GmbH is determined by the Executive Board. The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the management and control of SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Europe GmbH and ensures compliance with legal and regulatory obligations. It also provides independent oversight and challenges the executive function to ensure that business plans and strategies, as well as shareholder interests, are duly considered. Although founded in the legal form of a GmbH, SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Europe GmbH has a voluntary supervisory board that oversees the management. On 4 March 2022, four employees of the company were arrested on allegations of market manipulation.
[2] [11] Staff members were Trevor Hill (Head of Equity), Alexandre Avakiants (Deputy Head of Equity), Makoto Yamada (General Manager of Equity Trading) and Shinichiro Okazaki (General Manager of Structured Products). [2] [11] The company`s President and CEO, Yuichiro Kondo, later publicly apologized. [2] [11] Deborah Baker faced a dilemma the summer before university began. She was ready to work with her best friend at the Ponderosa Steakhouse when her mother, who worked for AT&T Capital, arranged a summer contract for her. Baker. “We are delighted to welcome Raffi to SMBC Nikko to lead our structured finance group,” said Ashby. “Raffi brings extensive experience to this role and will help support the sustainable growth of our securitization business and further enhance and refine the execution of our strategy and delivery to global corporate clients. Raffi will lead a talented team that will continue to grow with new employees and secure new business and growth opportunities. We look forward to seeing this team continue its strong run under Raffi`s leadership. In 1944, Kawashimaya Securities and Nikko Securities merged with the resulting company, which continued to use the trade name Nikko Securities. [3] The origins of SMBC Nikko Securities can be traced back to a company called Kawashimaya Shoten (川島屋商店), founded in July 1918 by Genichi Toyama. [3] It was founded to buy and sell stocks and bonds.
[3] Prior to joining Mizuho in 2010, Mr. Dawson began his career at GE Capital, where he held various positions ranging from analyst to Vice President of securitization, alternative finance and capital markets project finance. He managed Canadian and U.S. relay platforms and U.S. ABS equipment platforms with multi-billion dollar emissions and was responsible for modeling, structuring, loan analysis and transaction execution. In the same year, Nikko Securities was established from the securities division of the Industrial Bank of Japan. [3] In 2016, the company became a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. [4] In 2007, the company became a subsidiary of Citigroup after Citigroup purchased Nikko Cordial Corporation, Nikko Citi Holdings Inc.[5][6] .