[Finance] Is Taiwan Stock Market Welcoming New Capital Again? FSC Announces Relaxation of Insurance Industry Investment in AI Industry
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Will the Taipei stock market welcome new liquidity again? To encourage the insurance industry to invest in domestic public construction and physical industries, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced today (16th) that it will open up investment in strategic industries under the "AI New Ten Major Construction Promotion Plan" for insurance companies. In addition, to align with the development of the domestic private equity fund market, the investment limit for insurance companies investing in domestic private equity funds will be adjusted from 20% to 25%.
The FSC pointed out that in line with the government's policy direction of fostering strategic industries such as the "5+2 Industrial Innovation Plan," the "Six Core Strategic Industries," and the "Five Trusted Industries," the FSC has successively issued the "Regulations for Insurance Fund Management of Project Investment in Public and Social Welfare Enterprises," allowing insurance companies to invest in or lend to these industries. As the Executive Yuan approved the "AI New Ten Major Construction Promotion Plan" on January 28, 2026, to encourage insurance companies to invest in industries related to the AI New Ten Major Construction, assist the government in accelerating AI development, and realize Taiwan's vision of becoming a smart technology island, the interpretation and ruling have been amended to specify that insurance companies may invest in or lend to strategic industries under the "AI New Ten Major Construction Promotion Plan," thereby expanding the scope of insurance fund utilization.
In addition, the FSC also announced the adjustment of the investment limit for insurance companies investing in domestic private equity funds. The FSC pointed out that this measure, aimed at promoting "Trillion Investment National Development Plan" Strategy 2, optimizing investment and financing for public construction, and encouraging insurance companies to invest in public construction-type PE, adjusts the limit from 20% of the total issued shares or paid-in capital of the investee to 25%, the same as for venture capital enterprises, to enhance the efficiency of insurance fund utilization and flexibility in fund allocation.
The FSC stated that this amendment to the regulations is expected to guide and encourage insurance companies to leverage their long-term capital advantages, continue to align with the policy direction of approved promotion plans by the Executive Yuan, such as the "AI New Ten Major Construction Promotion Plan," assist in national construction and domestic industrial development, and achieve the policy objective of retaining capital and attracting investment. (Editor: Liao Yi-ting)
Source Link: https://www.rti.org.tw/news?uid=214900
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