| Nikkei 225 Covered Call ETF was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (code: 1565) | |
| TSE Mothers Core ETF was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (code: 1563) | |
| Simplex Value Up Trust (a Cayman domiciled fund) was nominated for the “Best Asian Event Driven Fund” in four consecutive years since 2008 by Eurekahedge, the world’s largest fund research house | |
| JASDAQ-TOP20 ETF was listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange (code: 1551) | |
| Simple-X NY Dow Jones Index ETF was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (code: 1679) | |
| Simplex WTI ETF was listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange (code: 1671) | |
| A publicly offered feeder fund to SJVUF was launched | |
| SAM was registered as Financial Instruments Firm (Type II Financial Instruments Business, Investment Advisory and Agency Business or Investment Management Business) | |
| The head office moved to Shin-Marunouchi Building | |
| Simplex Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. was established as a holding company of SAM and other group subsidiaries | |
| SAM Analytic Japanese Equity Neutral Fund was launched (the first publicly offered fund managed by SAM) |
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| Hiromasa Mizushima became president and CEO of SAM | |
| Simplex Japan Value Up Fund (“SJVUF”) was launched (a Japan domiciled investment trust with an aim to improve value of underlying equities) | |
| SAM acquired investment trust management license | |
| SAM acquired license for discretionary investment management business | |
| Business undertaken by SCL was transferred to SAM | |
| SAM was registered as an investment advisory company | |
| Simplex Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“SAM”) was established | |
| A fixed-income arbitrage strategy fund was launched | |
| Simplex Capital Limited (“SCL”) was established |


