[Finance] Will the Taiwan Stock Market Welcome More Capital? FSC Announces Easing of Insurance Industry Investment in AI Industry
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Will the Taipei stock market welcome more capital? To encourage the insurance industry to invest in domestic public construction and real industries, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced today (16th) that it will allow insurance companies to invest in strategic industries under the "AI New Top Ten Construction Promotion Plan." Additionally, to support the development of the domestic private equity fund market, the FSC has adjusted the investment limit for insurance companies investing in domestic private equity funds 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 Governing the Investment and Management of Special Project Funds by Insurance Enterprises 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 Top Ten Construction Promotion Plan" on January 28, 2026, to encourage insurance companies to invest in industries related to the AI New Top Ten Construction and assist the government in accelerating AI development and realizing Taiwan's vision of becoming a smart technology island, the FSC has amended its interpretive ruling to specify that insurance companies may invest in or lend to strategic industries under the "AI New Top Ten Construction Promotion Plan," thereby expanding the scope of insurance fund utilization.
Furthermore, the FSC also announced the adjustment of the investment limit for insurance companies investing in domestic private equity funds. The FSC stated 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-oriented 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. This aims to enhance the efficiency of insurance fund utilization and the flexibility of 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 directions of approved Executive Yuan promotion plans such as the "AI New Top Ten 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=3&pid=214900
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