| 1971 | Founded as Japan’s first financial information vendor, “Quotation Information Center K.K.” |
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| 1974 | Launched “VIDEO-I” service, Japan’s first online real-time securities information system |
| 1976 | Launched “VIDEO-I” service in Hong Kong (the first Japanese commercial online system launched overseas) |
| 1983 | Established QUICK Electronics Services Corp. to provide maintenance service for various systems |
| 1984 | Launched “Index Board” service, financial indicators listing system |
| 1986 | Launched “QUICK-10” service, comprehensive financial information system |
| 1987 | Introduced corporate identity to become a global financial information provider and renamed QUICK Corp. Established London subsidiary (changed to branch status in 1994) |
| 1988 | Established New York subsidiary |
| 1989 | Established Hong Kong subsidiary (changed to representative office in 1999) |
| 1993 | Launched “QUICK-21 watch” service to provide real-time financial information |
| 1994 | Launched QUICK Monthly Market Survey |
| 1996 | Launched “QUICK-IS” service, comprehensive financial information system for the open era |
| 1997 | Launched “QUICK TradeNet” service, an order routing and execution link between institutional investors and securities companies |
| 1998 | Launched “QUICK IS-Web” service for online trading, etc., ahead of the Internet age arrival |
| 2000 | Established “QUICK Business Research Institute Corp.” (renamed QBR Corp. in 2002), specialized corporate analysis information provider, amidst the booming direct finance market Launched full-scale operation of the “QUICK LevelX” series, supporting securities and financial retail sales |
| 2002 | Launched full-scale operation of “QUICK ActiveManager,” which caters to all kinds of operations by financial professionals |
| 2004 | Launched “QUICK China Financial Web” service |
| 2005 | Relocated head office to Nihonbashi Muromachi, Tokyo |
| 2006 | Launched “Astra Consultant” service, total solutions for asset management consulting sales for individual investors |
| 2007 | Launched “Astra Manager” service, asset management solutions for market analysis and portfolio management |
| 2010 | Received two awards from the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Best Real-Time Data Vendor 2010 and Long-Term Contract Information Vendor 2010, for the use of information distribution. |
| 2012 | Launched “QUICK-FACTSET Global Web” service, providing global corporate information in Japanese |
| 2013 | Launched “Qr1” (QUICK LevelX r1), next-generation service for securities and financial professionals |
| 2014 | Established QUICK ESG Research Center Formed a business alliance with U.K.-based Eiris and launched QUICK ESG services Embarked on business in Asia through a business alliance with Malaysia-based N2N Connect and Vietnam-based StoxPlus Launched “IRroid,” information dissemination platform combining Japanese subculture and IR |
| 2015 | Launched “QUICK FactSet Workstation” in collaboration with U.S.-based FactSet Launched “QUICK Money World” website for individual investors |
| 2016 | Renewed the QUICK corporate logo and introduced a new brand design Merged with QBR Corp. and established Corporate Valuation Research Center and Asset Management Research Center Launched providing the U.S.-based Glass Lewis’s proxy voting report Invested in and formed a business alliance with an energy information provider, Rim Intelligence Co. |
| 2017 | Launched the “Glass Lewis Proxy Vote Management” platform Obtained top-level “Eruboshi” certification, based on the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace |
| 2018 | Partnered with U.S.-based Symphony Communication Services, LLC to provide a communication tool Launched “QUICK Workstation” service, comprehensive financial information service integrating all of QUICK’s information and analytical know-how |
| 2019 | Established Financial Digital Solutions, Ltd. jointly with Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Formed capital and business alliance with SCRIPTS Asia and started providing event transcripts for investors |
| 2021 | Established QUICK Benchmarks Inc. (QBS), the TORF provider Marked 50th anniversary and relocated head office to Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Tokyo |
| 2022 | Established QUICK Trading Technologies Corp. (QTT) |
| 2023 | Launched full-scale operation of financial education support business Launched “QUICK Smart Brain” service using generative AI |
