Taiwan Regulators Urge Asset Managers to Grow Beyond T$1tn

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Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) chairman, Peng Jin-lung, announced the need for larger domestic asset managers to compete with international firms. Currently, eight Taiwanese asset managers oversee more than T$1tn each, with Yuanta and Cathay managing over T$2tn each. Cathay Financial Holding Co. plans to assign over T$7tn from its life insurance arm to its asset management. Taiwanese firms are facing increased competition from BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, and AllianceBernstein in the local market, as regulators also seek to address rising local wealth associated with the AI boom.