Tencent, for example, is teaming with Taiwan's Fubon Financial Holding to sell insurance ... to invest more in hiring world-class data scientists going forward. Yet in its IPO prospectus, ZhongAn said it currently intends to place the net proceeds from ... ( read original story ...)
Sinopac Financial Holdings Company Ltd (2890) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Oct 1
Sinopac Financial Holdings Company Ltd currently has a total float of 11.05B shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 8.75 and high of 9.77. Taiwan cannot simply be underestimated and put in the shadow ... ( read original story ...)
Expat band making great music in Taiwan
What do you get when you mix English teachers, a software engineer, finance worker, full-time musicians and other expats in Taiwan together? A lively and innovative band that’s been creating music in Taipei for the past 15 years. They’ve even been ... ( read original story ...)
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (2892) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Sep 30
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. currently has a total float of 12.22 billion shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 16.25 and high of 20.75. Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX), Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
ERA relists on SGX as APAC Realty
APAC Realty has launched its IPO, with trading on the SGX to commence on Sept 28 ... It will cover 17 countries in the region including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in North Asia, as well as Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. From real estate brokerage ... ( read original story ...)
Chubb Life receives 2017 Most Innovative Product Award at the 19th Insurance Faith, Hope and Love Award in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan: The Risk Management, Insurance and Finance Foundation in Taiwan honored Chubb Life (Chubb Tempest Life Reinsurance Limited, Taiwan Branch) with the 2017 Most Innovative Product Award at its 19th "Insurance Faith, Hope and Love" Gala Award ... ( read original story ...)
Burton Mills: World Reaching “Peak Gold”, Says WGC
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Burton Mills: The World Gold Council has announced that global gold production may have reached what it is calling "peak gold". The term was traditionally been applied to oil production at a time when ... ( read original story ...)
Streetwise newsletter: Scotiabank customers see ‘zombie’ accounts; regulators ban short-term binary options
Story In a bid for an IPO, Aramco, Saudi Arabia's nationalized oil producer ... with participation of Foxconn of Taiwan and BDC Capital. Private Capital Journal It turns out Angry Birds is a billion-dollar idea. Rovio Entertainment, the company behind ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan leading the way in ESG disclosure
It is also the result of concrete steps taken over the past decade by the Taiwan and Taipei Stock Exchanges and the Financial Supervisory Commission to make listed companies more aware of sustainability issues and to encourage them to report on their ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market May Add To Its Winnings
For the day, the index jumped 69.66 points or 0.68 percent to finish at 10,326.68 after trading between 10,315.97 and 10,357.23 on turnover of 108.16 billion Taiwan dollars. Among the actives, Cathay Financial collected 0.62 percent, while Fubon Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Lazada slams Sea’s claim that Shopee is the top regional ecommerce player
He didn’t share concrete figures. In its IPO prospectus, Sea reported US$1.47 billion in GMV and 80.6 million in total orders for Shopee for January-June this year. The figures included its operations in Taiwan, hence the term “Greater Southeast Asia”. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s fintech sector must grow more quickly: survey
TAIPEI, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The development of financial technology (fintech) in Taiwan has to pick up the pace as it faces challenges of regulatory restriction and a lack of professionals, according to an industry survey released Thursday. Taiwan's ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s least and most stressful cities
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka tops the list of the most stressed cities in Asia whereas Sydney followed by Singapore, Taipei and Osaka are the least ... mental health, financial status of citizens including debt levels and even the amount of sun that ... ( read original story ...)
Dhaka most stressful city in Asia
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka tops the list of the most stressed cities in Asia whereas Sydney followed by Singapore, Taipei and Osaka are the least ... mental health, financial status of citizens including debt levels and even the amount of sun that ... ( read original story ...)
Government aims to more evenly develop smart cities, country: premier
Taipei, Sept. 28 (CNA) Premier Lai Ching-te (賴清德 ... However, it is difficult for rural areas to catch up, given their limitations in the areas of finance and talent, he said. With this in mind, the central government will review and integrate ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Taiwan launches dissertation contest
Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) Bank of Taiwan (BOT) on Monday unveiled an economics and finance dissertation contest that will boast total prize money of NT$660,000 (US$21,800). BOT Chairman Lyu Jye-cherng (呂桔誠) said the bank was hosting a contest like this ... ( read original story ...)