Taiwan

Next Bank shareholders include Chunghwa Telecom, PX Mart, Mega International Commercial Bank, KGI Bank, the Shin Kong Group, and Trade-van.com.

There have been rumours that foreign securities firms have been selling off stocks before they achieve the target prices specified in published research reports.

Two banks and two bill finance companies have not been compliant with regulations aimed at limited credit flows to the real estate sector.

Investment trust companies should not use investors' funds to intervene in disputes over the management rights of investee companies.

All domestic and foreign banks are asked to integrate APIs in their workflows for reporting financial statements from January 2023.

Shin Kong Financial Holding executives were taking directions from the former group chairman, who was barred in 2020.

Companies are given greater flexibility to open and use offshore banking unit accounts held with domestic banks to take out foreign currency loans.

Investment firms will have to take ESG and climate considerations into account in investment decisions - even for non-ESG-themed fund products and proprietary trades.

The National Police Agency and financial institutions will jointly establish a new platform that will allow real-time information exchange for use in combatting fraud.

Banks whose capital adequacy falls below the regulatory minimum as a result of the new risk weights will have to reduce risk-weighted assets or raise new capital.