Is MediaTek's designation as a disposition stock unreasonable? FSC to study exception conditions
Taiwan's IC design giant MediaTek was recently designated as a disposition stock due to a sharp rise in its share price, sparking market concern. The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced it will study exception conditions for such designations within one month, following calls from legislators to review existing regulations for large blue-chip stocks.
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(Central News Agency reporter Su Siyun, Taipei, 7th) IC design company MediaTek was recently designated as a disposition stock, becoming the largest market-cap disposition stock in Taiwan's stock market history, drawing market attention. Legislators believe that the current regulations for warning stocks and disposition stocks should be reviewed and proposed adding exemption clauses for large blue-chip stocks. FSC Chairman Peng Jin-lung stated today that the FSC will submit a related report within one month to study situations where exceptions can be made.
The Legislative Yuan's Finance Committee today invited Peng Jin-lung to deliver a special report on "The Promotion and Outlook of Financial Technology Development Business" and to be questioned.
IC design company MediaTek's stock price surged by NT$820, an increase of 31.42%, over the past three trading days. The Taiwan Stock Exchange announced that from May 7 to May 20, MediaTek would be listed as a disposition stock, with manual matching occurring approximately every 5 minutes during the disposition period. This led to MediaTek becoming the largest market-cap disposition stock in Taiwan's stock market history, attracting market attention.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Wu Ping-jui stated that foreign investors recognize MediaTek's higher value, leading to consecutive days of sharp stock price increases and its designation as a disposition stock. He questioned whether the relevant triggering regulations should be reviewed. DPP legislator Kuo Kuo-wen also said that past regulations were intended to prevent individual stocks from being manipulated, but it was unexpected that even TSMC could be listed as a warning stock and MediaTek as a disposition stock. He inquired about the progress of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's previous mention of studying exclusion clauses.
Taiwan People's Party (TPP) legislator Liu Shu-bin also asked whether the current disposition stock system should be reviewed and exemption clauses for large blue-chip stocks should be added to prevent supervisory tools from undermining stock market stability.
Peng Jin-lung stated that there must have been reasonable reasons for setting up the relevant system regulations at the time, but the context has changed. Taiwan's stock market has grown rapidly this year, and many stocks worth thousands or tens of thousands of NT dollars have emerged, but the system cannot be changed immediately and requires time for study.
Peng Jin-lung pointed out that the Taiwan Stock Exchange and the Securities and Futures Bureau are conducting related research, which may be more detailed, such as making exceptions under certain circumstances. A more complete report will be submitted within one month. (Editor: Lin Shuyuan) 1150507
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(Central News Agency reporter Su Siyun, Taipei, 7th) IC design company MediaTek was recently designated as a disposition stock, becoming the largest market-cap disposition stock in Taiwan's stock market history, drawing market attention. Legislators believe that the current regulations for warning stocks and disposition stocks should be reviewed and proposed adding exemption clauses for large blue-chip stocks. FSC Chairman Peng Jin-lung stated today that the FSC will submit a related report within one month to study situations where exceptions can be made.
The Legislative Yuan's Finance Committee today invited Peng Jin-lung to deliver a special report on "The Promotion and Outlook of Financial Technology Development Business" and to be questioned.
IC design company MediaTek's stock price surged by NT$820, an increase of 31.42%, over the past three trading days. The Taiwan Stock Exchange announced that from May 7 to May 20, MediaTek would be listed as a disposition stock, with manual matching occurring approximately every 5 minutes during the disposition period. This led to MediaTek becoming the largest market-cap disposition stock in Taiwan's stock market history, attracting market attention.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Wu Ping-jui stated that foreign investors recognize MediaTek's higher value, leading to consecutive days of sharp stock price increases and its designation as a disposition stock. He questioned whether the relevant triggering regulations should be reviewed. DPP legislator Kuo Kuo-wen also said that past regulations were intended to prevent individual stocks from being manipulated, but it was unexpected that even TSMC could be listed as a warning stock and MediaTek as a disposition stock. He inquired about the progress of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's previous mention of studying exclusion clauses.
Taiwan People's Party (TPP) legislator Liu Shu-bin also asked whether the current disposition stock system should be reviewed and exemption clauses for large blue-chip stocks should be added to prevent supervisory tools from undermining stock market stability.
Peng Jin-lung stated that there must have been reasonable reasons for setting up the relevant system regulations at the time, but the context has changed. Taiwan's stock market has grown rapidly this year, and many stocks worth thousands or tens of thousands of NT dollars have emerged, but the system cannot be changed immediately and requires time for study.
Peng Jin-lung pointed out that the Taiwan Stock Exchange and the Securities and Futures Bureau are conducting related research, which may be more detailed, such as making exceptions under certain circumstances. A more complete report will be submitted within one month. (Editor: Lin Shuyuan) 1150507
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