1982
The establishment of the company by a group of shareholders with an authorized share capital of KD 50 million and a paid-up capital of KD 25 million.

1985
After Kuwait witnessed severe economic circumstances caused by "Souk Al Manakh" crisis, the government of Kuwait, represented by Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), acquired 95% of the company's share capital. The company's share capital was reduced to KD 18 million.

1986
The company's current management takes office, and the company plays a remarkable role as a market maker on Kuwait Stock Exchange on behalf of its major owner, Kuwait Investment Authority.

1992
Trading on Kuwait Stock Exchange is resumed after the liberation of the State of Kuwait in 1991 from the Iraqi Invasion, and the company's share capital is reduced once more to KD 5 million to prepare the company for the privatization phase.

1996
The privatization of the company by placing 40% of the company's share capital through an open auction and approximately 51% through a public offering.

1996
The listing of the company on Kuwait Stock Exchange.

1997
The launch of "Arzaq Fund for Financial Investment", the first Shariah compliant equity fund in Kuwait. The fund was liquidated after the end of its 5-year life with lucrative returns for its investors.

1998
The company successfully completes, and for the first time in Kuwait, a large restructuring and listing transaction for "Aref Investment Group Company".

2001
The acquisition of "Al-Ghanim Group of Companies"; a leading Kuwaiti trading group engaged in the health care, pharmaceutical, industrial, trading, communications and information technology sectors.

2002
Production starts in "Abraj Water Factory", a product of New Technology Bottling Company K.S.C (closed), a subsidiary company of the Securities House.

2002
The establishment of Global Securities House for Economic and Financial Consultancies "GSH" in Kuwait to become the investment arm of the company in the global real estate market.

2003
The company's extraordinary general assembly approves the transformation of the company's activities to conform with Shariah principles.

2003
The launch of "Diyar Real Estate Fund", as a distinguished Shariah compliant fund to invest in local and international real estate properties.

2004
The acquisition of a prime plot of land in Sharq area in Kuwait City with the intention to develop the company's prestigious real estate project, "Sabah Al-Ahmad International Financial Center".

2005
The acquisition of Al-Shall Company for Economic Consultancies K.S.C. (closed) through Kuwait Stock Exchange, and increasing its share capital, changing its name to "Al-Aman Investment Company", restructuring it, and spinning off the asset management activity into it to be the investment arm of the Securities House in that field.

2007
Growth of the company's share capital to KD 45.2 million equivalent to USD 165 million, and the equity attributable to parent company shareholders to KD 93.8 million equivalent to USD 342 million, as well as the growth of the consolidated assets to KD 283 million equivalent to the excess of USD 1 billion.

2007
The successful listing of YIACO Medical Company, one of the largest subsidiaries of the Securities House and the largest market player in the local pharmaceutical and medical services sectors, on Kuwait Stock Exchange.

2008
The entry in the International Islamic Banking industry through establishing "Gatehouse Bank plc" in the United Kingdom and obtaining a license from the Financial Services Authorities "FSA" to operate as a Shariah-compliant wholesale deposit-taking investment bank.