| May. 1984 | The Law Concerning Central Securities Depository and Book-Entry Transfer of Stock Certificates and Other securities (CSD Law) was passed, and later enforced in November 1984. |
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| Dec. 1984 | Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) was founded as a non-profit foundation under a permit granted by the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Justice (competent ministers) pursuant to Article 34 of the Civil Code. |
| May. 1985 | JASDEC was designated as a depository under the CSD Law by the competent ministers. |
| Jul. 1986 | JASDEC instituted its Business Regulations with the approval of the competent ministers. Its Business Regulations became effective on August 1, the same year. |
| Oct. 1988 | JASDEC decided to inaugurate depository services in stages starting form October 1991 (Phase 1), through October 1992 (Phase IV). |
| Oct. 1990 | Pursuant to the CSD Law, the competent ministers designated the following securities as those eligible to be handled by the depository system: (1) stock certificates listed on any stock exchanges in Japan. (2) stock certificates registered with, or designated by, Japan Securities Dealers Association as over-the-counter stocks. (3) stock certificates to be issued after the date of designation, which fall in the range specified above. |
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| Aug. 1991 | With the authorization of the competent ministers, JASDEC entrusted part of its business to the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation. |
| Oct. 1991 | JASDEC opened its Tokyo Operations Office and began offering its depository services in the Tokyo area (Phase 1) in accordance with its phased implementation plan. |
| Apr. 1992 | JASDEC opened its Operations Office in Osaka, and its Operations Office in Nagoya in July, the same year. |
| Oct. 1992 | JASDEC opened its Operations Office in Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Niigata and Sapporo and began providing comprehensive depository services, covering all listed and OTC stocks (Phase IV). |
| Mar. 1993 | Number of shares in custody recorded 14.1 billion shares. |
| Jun. 1993 | The U.K. Securities and Futures Authority approved JASDEC as an eligible foreign custodian. |
| Aug. 1993 | he U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a no-action letter to exempt JASDEC from Section 17(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 17f-5(c) (2) (iii). |
| Jun. 1997 | The Association of German Bankers approved JASDEC as an eligible foreign custodian. |
| Mar. 1999 | Number of shares in custody recorded 108.0 billion shares. |
| May. 2000 | JASDEC implemented its new securities custody and book-entry transfer system. |
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| Sep. 2000 | JASDEC constructed a back-up center in Osaka. |
| Dec. 2000 | JASDEC started handling preferred investment securities. |
| May. 2001 | JASDEC launched its system for delivery versus payment (DVP) settlement of exchange trades in Tokyo and Osaka. |
| Jun. 2001 | The Law Concerning Central Securities Depository and Book-Entry Transfer (CSD Law) was amended and became effective April 2002. |
| Jul. 2001 | JASDEC started handling Exchange Traded Funds. |
| Sep. 2001 | JASDEC started handling Real Estate Investment Trusts. JASDEC implemented the Pre-Settlement Matching System for domestic trades by domestic institutional investors. |
| Nov. 2001 | Committee for Reform of Securities Clearing and Settlement System (JSDA) published the report on "Demutualization Framework of JASDEC". JASDEC started handling of corporate convertible bonds. |
| Jan. 2002 | Japan Securities Depository Center, Incorporated (JASDEC Inc.) was established. |
| Mar. 2002 | PSMS was expanded to cover trades by non-residents investors. |
| Apr. 2002 | The Law to amend the CSD Law became effective, which allows JASDEC to transform its organization structure from a not-for-profit foundation to a for-profit corporation. |
| Jun. 2002 | JASDEC transferred its businesses to JASDEC Inc. and dissolved. JASDEC Inc. began securities depository and book-entry transfer operations. The Association of German Bankers approved the new incorporated entity as an eligible foreign custodian. |
| Jan. 2003 | The Law Concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds, etc. became effective and JASDEC was designated as a transfer institution under the law. |
| Mar. 2003 | JASDEC launched the Securities Information Tracing System (SITRAS) for lost stocks. JASDEC inaugurated its Electronic Commercial Paper book-entry system. |
| Mar. 2003 | Number of shares in custody recorded 203.1 billion shares. |
| May. 2003 | PSMS was expanded to cover transactions for government bonds and stock exchange-traded futures and options. |
| Jun. 2003 | JASDEC established JASDEC DVP Clearing Corporation (JDCC) to undertake clearing services related to DVP settlement services for non-exchange transaction deliveries (NETDs). |
| Aug. 2003 | JASDEC signed the information sharing and collaboration agreement with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation in New York. |
| Apr. 2004 | JDCC acquired a license for a securities clearing agency, enabling it to undertake securities obligations. |
| May. 2004 | JASDEC commenced DVP settlement services for NETDs. |
| Jun. 2004 | The Law for partial amendments to the Law concerning Book-entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds and other Securities for the purpose of streamlining the settlement for trades of stocks and other securities was promulgated. |
| Nov. 2004 | JASDEC signed a memorandum of understanding with Taiwan Securities Central Depository Co., Ltd. (currently Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation (TDCC)). |
| Feb. 2005 | JASDEC signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Securities Depository (KSD). |
| Jun. 2005 | JASDEC signed a memorandum of understanding with China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (CSD&C). |
| Nov. 2005 | JASDEC and Japan Securities Settlement & Custody, Inc. (JSSC) jointly hosted the 9th General Meeting of the Asia-Pacific CSD Group in Tokyo. |
| Jan. 2006 | JASDEC inaugurated its book-entry transfer system for Corporate Bonds. |
| May. 2006 | JASDEC inaugurated depository and book-entry transfer system for foreign sotcks. |
| Jan. 2007 | JASDEC inaugurated book-entry transfer system for investment trusts. |
| Jan. 2008 | JASDEC inaugurated book-entry transfer system for ETFs. |
| Feb. 2008 | JASDEC amended the Business regulations as to Beneficiary Certificates Issuance Trust. |
| Jan. 2009 | JASDEC inaugurated book-entry transfer system for stocks, etc. (Dematerialization) |
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