Taiwan

A Taishin customer relationship manager stole TWD 347 million from nine customers over more than a decade by asking them to sign blank transfer forms.

Only qualified investors can trade on the new boards, including individuals that meet a net worth or annual income requirement.

FSC chairman Huang Tien-mu said it is "imperative" to establish central clearing for OTC derivatives as soon as possible.

Asset managers are required to set one sustainability goal and explain how their investments help achieve that goal.

A probe into a vaccine maker has cast a light on the prevalence of stock manipulation in Taiwan, where financial regulators do not have jurisdiction over insider trading cases.

Crypto exchanges in Taiwan have to report transactions worth more than TWD 500,000 and fulfill KYC requirements.

The move is aimed at boosting the lending capacity of the six D-SIBs, enabling them to expand loans to businesses by TWD 400 billion this year.

The Small and Medium Enterprise Credit Guarantee Fund of Taiwan will underwrite 100 percent of the lending programme.

AmCham Taipei's new whitepaper offers recommendations for banking, capital markets, asset management, private equity, insurance, tax, and sustainable development.

Central bank staff are working with software engineers to simulate how transactions would be made with a CBDC, known as "govcoin".