The initial public offering market in Taiwan was unable to sustain its momentum after posting a contracted growth this year. Experts also expect that the IPO activity will continue to be soft next year as companies prefer to list somewhere else. According ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Passes Legislation Creating Fintech Sandbox in Move to Keep Up with Financial Innovation
The Taiwan legislature has passed legislation that will create a regulatory Fintech Sandbox in a move designed to keep the country up to date on the fast changing financial services industry. Inspired by the UK Fintech Sandbox, the law hopes to stop ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Shares Draw Green Light For Thursday
The TSE finished modestly higher on Wednesday following gains from the financials, chemicals and steel companies, while the technology stocks came in mixed. Among the actives, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company shed 0.44 percent, while Catcher ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares rebound as old economy, financial stocks rise
Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan staged a technical rebound Wednesday as non-high-tech stocks, in particular in the petrochemical and financial sectors, moved higher, dealers said. The gains posted by petrochemical stocks were sparked by a robust ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Financial sticks with 2% growth forecast for Taiwan in 2018
Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) Cathay Financial Holding Co., one of Taiwan's leading financial holding companies, said Monday it was maintaining its forecast of 2 percent growth for Taiwan in 2018 that it originally made in September. National Central University ... ( read original story ...)
Pop divas to be part of Taipei 101 New Year LED display
Michael Liu (劉家豪), spokesman for Taipei Financial Center Corp. which operates the landmark building, said A-mei and Anna have pre-recorded their performances and when the firework display starts, the T-Pad will feature virtual animations of the two ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Central Banker Leaves Legacy of Stability, Sharp Elbows
When Perng Fai-nan took over as Taiwan’s central bank governor, one share in Apple Inc. cost less than 80 cents, China’s economy was smaller than Italy’s and the Asian financial crisis was in full force. Since February 1998, Perng has been a quiet ... ( read original story ...)
Impax Announces Sale of Taiwan Manufacturing Facility
About Bora Bora Pharmaceuticals is a publicly traded, Taiwan based, pharmaceutical company that covers the entire pharmaceutical value chain from research and development to marketing and sales. Bora has a solid financial foundation, experienced management ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn Parent Plans Shanghai IPO for Mainland Internet Unit
Taiwan’s contract manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., one of Apple Inc.’s main manufacturing partners, said it is planning to separately list one of its mainland-based units in Shanghai, aiming to tap capital markets on the other ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei 101 New Year’s Eve fireworks display to be longest ever
Chen Shih-ming (陳世明), president of Taipei Financial Center Co. which operates the landmark building, said due to recent concerns over air pollution, the fireworks display has been cut from 30,000 to 16,000 rounds. The use of LED displays and ... ( read original story ...)
Admission price for Taipei’s National Palace Museum to rise
Taipei, Dec. 13 (CNA) Regular ticket prices for visitors to ... said that according to the Ministry of Finance Charges and Fees Act, the NPM is required to revise its ticket prices once every three years. The last time a revision was made was in July ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Nov. Exports Up 14%
(November exports) again reached a historical high,” the finance ministry said in a statement. Taiwan’s November exports totaled $28.88 billion, up from $27.54 billion in October. The ministry said machinery shipments gained from foreign investments ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan continues to Financial support Belize
A loan motion of forty million US dollars from the Republic of China, Taiwan, was read today at the Sitting of the House of Representatives in Belmopan. The Government of Belize through its bi-lateral program of economic cooperation and development with ... ( read original story ...)
Rare Hand-Built Art on Wheels Heading to Bermuda Dunes DiMora Vicci 6.2 Slated For Display at Desert Event Fundraiser
Automobiles and art have been excellent investments throughout the collectors’ financial world and without exception ... Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Taipei. In an industry where quality and performance matter, the sporty and artistically stimulating DiMora ... ( read original story ...)
Accenture Appoints Financial Services Executive Wei Zhu Chairman of Accenture Greater China
SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has hired financial services executive Wei Zhu as chairman ... Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Taipei. Wei Zhu joins Accenture from Standard Chartered Bank Private Equity (SCPE), where he was a managing director ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn affiliate Kantatsu plans IPO in 2019
TAIPEI -- Apple lens supplier Kantatsu, a smaller rival to Taiwan's Largan Precision, is eyeing an initial public offering in 2019, according to its biggest stakeholder. "We hope that Kantatsu can go for an IPO in 2019 in Japan," Sharp President Tai Jeng ... ( read original story ...)