Taiwan's Fubon to sell out of Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd

TAIPEI Fubon Financial Holding Co (2881.TW) is planning to take a cash offer for its entire stake in Delta Lloyd (DLL.AS) from NN Group (NN.AS) amid concerns about the outlook for the two Dutch insurers' merger. The move follows Delta Lloyd's agreement to ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks slip tracking Asian shares; auto, plastics drag

Additionally, the financial subindex was also down 0.27 percent. Among actively traded shares, Taiwan's integrated steel maker China Steel slid as much as 0.59 percent. The Taiwan dollar softened T$0.034 to stand at T$30.319 to the U.S. dollar, distancing ... ( read original story ...)

Fitch Rates ICBCIL Finance's USD Notes 'A(EXP)'

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) TAIPEI, March 28 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has assigned ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd.'s (A/Stable) proposed long-term senior unsecured US dollar notes an expected 'A(EXP)' rating. ICBCIL Finance functions ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan company says name used in $100 million email fraud

VILNIUS/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer Inc has acknowledged that its name was used as part of an email fraud scheme that bilked two U.S.-based internet companies out of more than $100 million. U.S. prosecutors last ... ( read original story ...)

Indonesian nickel smelter Indoferro targets $60 mln IPO

JAKARTA, March 27 (Reuters) - Indonesian nickel smelter Indoferro, owned by Growth Steel Group, aims to raise up to $60 million in an initial public offering (IPO) in the third quarter ... India and Taiwan. [http://reut.rs/2nXvpXP ] The company, which ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks flat ahead of cenbank rate meet; T$ strengthens

TAIPEI, March 23 (Reuters ... The electronics subindex rose 0.1 percent, while the financials subindex remained unchanged. Among the most actively traded, Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd, parent company of Taiwan's biggest life insurer, climbed as ... ( read original story ...)

Cathay Financial raises Taiwan’s 2017 GDP forecast

TAIPEI: Cathay Financial Holding Co. one of the leading financial holding firms in Taiwan, has raised its forecast of Taiwan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2017 to 2.1 percent, citing an improvement in exports amid recovering global demand. ( read original story ...)

ChipMOS PROVIDES 1Q17 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL FORECAST

This is intended to provide additional information on the underlying financial forecast of the first quarter of 2017 guidance provided by the Company on March 9, 2017 and does not represent a change in that guidance. Based on Taiwan's applicable ... ( read original story ...)