Taiwan's FSC Encourages Life Insurers to Invest in 5 Key Industries, Targeting NT$80 Billion in First Phase
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced a plan to encourage life insurance companies to actively invest in domestic industries, including the five major trusted industries. The plan, divided into three phases, aims for NT$80 billion in new investments by the end of 2026, with a total target of NT$300 billion by 2028. This initiative aligns with the government's strategy to foster key industries.
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(Central News Agency reporter Su Ssu-fan, Taipei, April 14) The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced today that it encourages life insurance companies to actively evaluate and participate in investments in domestic real industries, such as the five major trusted industries. It has formulated an 'Encouragement Investment Program' and will implement it in three phases. The first phase, from April to the end of this year, targets new investments of NT$80 billion. In 2027 and 2028, the targets are NT$100 billion and NT$120 billion respectively, totaling NT$300 billion over the three phases.
The Executive Yuan approved the 'Five Major Trusted Industries Promotion Program' on July 8 last year. To support the government's fostering of the five major trusted industries and guide insurance funds into domestic industries and important constructions, the FSC formulated the 'Encouragement Program for Insurance Enterprises to Invest in Five Major Trusted and Six Core Strategic Industries, Infrastructure, Public Investment, Long-term Care for the Elderly, and Sustainable Development Bonds' (Encouragement Investment Program). This program encourages insurance companies to actively evaluate and participate in investments in domestic real industries, such as the five major trusted industries.
The FSC continues to encourage life insurance funds to be invested in domestic public infrastructure and strategic industries, and has successively adjusted regulations. In addition to expanding the scope of insurance enterprise fund utilization and optimizing risk coefficients, it further proposed the Encouragement Investment Program today.
Tsai Huo-yen, Deputy Director-General of the FSC's Insurance Bureau, pointed out two major adjustment focuses: First, the addition of the five major trusted industries, and the expansion of encouragement for insurance enterprises to invest in specialized applications for infrastructure, policy-cooperative public investment, long-term care service businesses, health and welfare, childcare and elderly care medical businesses, and other long-term care for the elderly businesses.
Second, the adjustment of the performance evaluation method for the encouragement program, increasing the weighting of key items for specialized investments (such as sustainable development bonds, aging society, public infrastructure, five major trusted industries), and increasing the number of selected candidates and awards.
According to the FSC's program, the investment targets for life insurance companies include the five major trusted industries and six core strategic industries listed in the promotion program, infrastructure, public investment, long-term care for the elderly, and sustainable development bonds.
The implementation period is from April 1 this year until the end of 2028, divided into three phases with set targets. Tsai Huo-yen pointed out that the first phase is from April 1 to December 31 this year. The first phase targets a total new investment of NT$80 billion by insurance companies in the five major trusted industries and six core strategic industries, infrastructure, public investment, long-term care for the elderly, and sustainable development bonds. The second phase in 2027 targets an additional NT$100 billion for the full year, and the third phase in 2028 targets an additional NT$120 billion for the full year, totaling NT$300 billion in new investments over the three phases.
Regarding the applicable risk coefficients, Tsai Huo-yen pointed out that if investments are made through specialized applications in the six core and five major trusted industries, and the invested company is a non-publicly traded company, the applicable risk coefficient is 30%. If it is a publicly traded company, the risk coefficient for listed stocks is 21.65%, and for OTC stocks it is 30%, but for the 15-year transition period, the coefficients for listed and OTC stocks will gradually be adjusted to 35%. If investments are made through venture capital and private equity funds, the applicable risk coefficient is 17.25%. If an investment target meets both the five major trusted and six core strategic industry categories, the calculation will first be based on the five major trusted industries.
According to FSC statistics, from July 1, 2022, to the end of December 2025, the total new investment in the six core strategic industries, public investment, long-term care businesses, and sustainable development bonds was NT$573.6 billion. (Editor: Yang Kai-hsiang) 1150414
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(Central News Agency reporter Su Ssu-fan, Taipei, April 14) The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced today that it encourages life insurance companies to actively evaluate and participate in investments in domestic real industries, such as the five major trusted industries. It has formulated an 'Encouragement Investment Program' and will implement it in three phases. The first phase, from April to the end of this year, targets new investments of NT$80 billion. In 2027 and 2028, the targets are NT$100 billion and NT$120 billion respectively, totaling NT$300 billion over the three phases.
The Executive Yuan approved the 'Five Major Trusted Industries Promotion Program' on July 8 last year. To support the government's fostering of the five major trusted industries and guide insurance funds into domestic industries and important constructions, the FSC formulated the 'Encouragement Program for Insurance Enterprises to Invest in Five Major Trusted and Six Core Strategic Industries, Infrastructure, Public Investment, Long-term Care for the Elderly, and Sustainable Development Bonds' (Encouragement Investment Program). This program encourages insurance companies to actively evaluate and participate in investments in domestic real industries, such as the five major trusted industries.
The FSC continues to encourage life insurance funds to be invested in domestic public infrastructure and strategic industries, and has successively adjusted regulations. In addition to expanding the scope of insurance enterprise fund utilization and optimizing risk coefficients, it further proposed the Encouragement Investment Program today.
Tsai Huo-yen, Deputy Director-General of the FSC's Insurance Bureau, pointed out two major adjustment focuses: First, the addition of the five major trusted industries, and the expansion of encouragement for insurance enterprises to invest in specialized applications for infrastructure, policy-cooperative public investment, long-term care service businesses, health and welfare, childcare and elderly care medical businesses, and other long-term care for the elderly businesses.
Second, the adjustment of the performance evaluation method for the encouragement program, increasing the weighting of key items for specialized investments (such as sustainable development bonds, aging society, public infrastructure, five major trusted industries), and increasing the number of selected candidates and awards.
According to the FSC's program, the investment targets for life insurance companies include the five major trusted industries and six core strategic industries listed in the promotion program, infrastructure, public investment, long-term care for the elderly, and sustainable development bonds.
The implementation period is from April 1 this year until the end of 2028, divided into three phases with set targets. Tsai Huo-yen pointed out that the first phase is from April 1 to December 31 this year. The first phase targets a total new investment of NT$80 billion by insurance companies in the five major trusted industries and six core strategic industries, infrastructure, public investment, long-term care for the elderly, and sustainable development bonds. The second phase in 2027 targets an additional NT$100 billion for the full year, and the third phase in 2028 targets an additional NT$120 billion for the full year, totaling NT$300 billion in new investments over the three phases.
Regarding the applicable risk coefficients, Tsai Huo-yen pointed out that if investments are made through specialized applications in the six core and five major trusted industries, and the invested company is a non-publicly traded company, the applicable risk coefficient is 30%. If it is a publicly traded company, the risk coefficient for listed stocks is 21.65%, and for OTC stocks it is 30%, but for the 15-year transition period, the coefficients for listed and OTC stocks will gradually be adjusted to 35%. If investments are made through venture capital and private equity funds, the applicable risk coefficient is 17.25%. If an investment target meets both the five major trusted and six core strategic industry categories, the calculation will first be based on the five major trusted industries.
According to FSC statistics, from July 1, 2022, to the end of December 2025, the total new investment in the six core strategic industries, public investment, long-term care businesses, and sustainable development bonds was NT$573.6 billion. (Editor: Yang Kai-hsiang) 1150414
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