Banks are instructed to identify borrowers misusing business loans for property speculation. A nationwide regulatory inspection will run until 31 May.
March 30, 2021Taiwan central bank says the measures are aimed at curbing property hoarding and mitigating speculation by highly leveraged borrowers.
March 23, 2021The RBNZ will likely use prudential tools such as the LTV limits, bank stress testing, and capital requirements to deter certain types of mortgage lending.
March 3, 2021Deutsche Bank is permanently banned from trading TWD deliverable and non-deliverable forwards. ING, ANZ and Citi received lesser punishments.
February 9, 2021The accumulation of excessive debt may pose a risk to the economic recovery, the FSC said, pledging to introduce measures to rein in household and corporate debt.
February 1, 2021The banks helped grains merchants trade in deliverable FX forwards in contravention of foreign exchange regulations.
January 27, 2021The Taiwan dollar is up 1.4% against the US dollar this year, raising concerns from the government that Taiwan could be labelled a manipulator by the US.
January 14, 2021The rules require trading venues to improve trading rules, enhance risk monitoring, and establish appropriate investor suitability and information disclosure rules.
January 12, 2021Banks will be subject to a monthly inspection to assess their unsecured lending practices; the government will reduce the maximum legal lending rate from 24% to 20%.
November 17, 2020The central bank has said it could introduce selective credit controls if necessary to ensure financial system stability amid an over-heating property market.
November 16, 2020