Taiwan
What drove the Taiwan dollar surge?
Foreign speculators, carry unwinds and central bank inaction fuelled the 10% move, not just life insurers, say traders
Taiwan’s central bank vows to defend currency
Taiwanese currency hits 28-month low against US dollar as US-China trade tensions worsen
LCH adds five currencies to non-deliverable swaps offering
Expansion in response to customer demand in Asia and Latin America
Fed’s room to hike spells trouble for EMs – Scotiabank
Central banks’ interest rate tightening will make it hard for emerging markets with large deficits
Renminbi payments hold steady in June – Swift
China’s currency keeps its fifth most-used currency spot for global payments, according to Swift
Yu-Jer Sheu takes over as Taifex chair
He was Taiwan’s finance minister between May 2016 and July 2018
Renminbi’s share of global payments slides in February
It falls two places to become the seventh most-used currency for global payments, according to Swift
Taifex adds sterling and Aussie futures
The GBP/USD contracts will trade in sizes of 20,000 and the AUD/USD futures in clips of 25,000
US Treasury declines to brand China a currency manipulator
In its second report on FX policies since Donald Trump took office, the US Treasury only criticises China, despite campaign promise
Demand for Taiwan RMB futures puts Hong Kong in the shade
Taifex says the exchange-traded instruments launched this week are a ‘milestone' in offshore market development, but analyst believes foreign investors are unlikely to bite
DTCC expands repository footprint into Asia
The DTCC this week unveiled a data centre in Asia to support global reporting but the October launch of its FX repository may slip as a result of CFTC delays, the firm has warned
Taiwan’s trade repository setting up reporting agreement with DTCC
Taiwan's new trade repository for over-the-counter derivatives is looking to ink a reporting agreement with DTCC
Ta Chong Bank live with FinIQ’s Liquidity Link
Ta Chong Bank in Taipei went live with FinIQ's Liquidity Link system at the end of November, to automate the liquidity-provision process in forex options.
BoC and Bocom set to open first mainland bank rep offices in Taiwan
Bank of China and Bank of Communications are set to make history by becoming the first mainland Chinese banks to have representative offices in Taiwan, since the island broke away from the mainland in the 1950s. To-date, seven Taiwanese banks have…
Hervé Ferhani: EM countries in capital controls dilemma
NEW YORK - Emerging market (EM) countries that enforce capital controls will trigger a domino effect across neighbouring countries, according to Hervé Jacques Ferhani, deputy director of monetary and capital markets at the International Monetary Fund in…
BBVA looks to Taiwan for growth
TAIPEI – BBVA will, in the coming weeks, apply to the Taiwan financial regulator to open a locally incorporated unit on the island, as the bank continues to look for expansion opportunities across Asia.
Ta Chong Bank to implement FinIQ structured products solution
TAIPEI - Ta Chong Bank, Taiwan (TCB) is going live with technology from FinIQ to manage currency-linked investment products sold through its treasury and branch network.