Taiwan Stock Market Value Rises by 60 Trillion Yuan in One Year
FSC Chairman Peng Jin-long said at the opening ceremony of "Taiwan Weeks 2026" on the 3rd that total Taiwan stock market capitalization increased from 98 trillion yuan at the end of October last year to 158 trillion yuan at the end of October this year, up over 61%. The TAIEX rose from about 28,000 points at the end of October 2025 to about 45,000 points at the end of October this year, with revenues and profits of listed companies continuing to hit new records. He said industrial growth needs capital markets to provide funding, talent and international linkages, and Taiwan's shift from a technology island to a capital island also brings development opportunities for capital markets and asset management.
Assets Under Management Up 33% Year-on-Year
Peng Jin-long noted that total financial assets under management increased by 12 trillion yuan from last year, up 33%. The Asian Asset Management Center plan focuses on the dual strategies of "retaining wealth and attracting foreign capital" and "investing in Taiwan and supporting industrial development," expanding financial service capacity through regulatory easing, local asset management zones, diversified products and cross-border cooperation. 62 financial institutions have set up operations in the Kaohsiung asset management zone, with bank high-net-worth clients up by 7,300 from last year, assets under management up by 804.1 billion yuan, 5 new private banks, and assets up by 1 trillion 4745 billion yuan.
ETF Scale Ranks Third in Asia-Pacific
Taiwan's ETF scale has reached 11.6 trillion yuan, making it the third-largest market in Asia-Pacific. Among them, active ETFs have reached nearly 1 trillion yuan in scale in just over a year since the first listing last May, showing rapidly accumulating active management capacity among domestic asset managers. Since the Taiwan-Japan ETF cross-listing started last September, 4 cross-border ETFs have been listed. Peng Jin-long described the changes as "more diversified products, more cross-border investment, more open markets, and Taiwan more connected." The number of Innovation Board listed companies increased by 12, with market capitalization up by 129.6 billion yuan.
Expedited Research on Dedicated Asset Management Law
The Taiwan Individual Savings Account (TISA) launched last July has attracted over 280,000 account holders. Last month the Executive Yuan finalized the direction for tax incentives, planning that annual contributions to TISA accounts of up to 24,000 yuan per person may be deducted from gross consolidated income, with the 24,000 yuan referring to the deductible income额度, and the incentive still requires legislative amendments and has not yet been implemented. Peng Jin-long said the FSC will accelerate research on a draft dedicated law for financial market and asset management development and complete related amendments as soon as possible. This year's Taiwan Weeks features 45 forums and events, with the 25th annual conference of the Asian Corporate Governance Association also held in Taipei, with hopes for international investors to see Taiwan, connect with Taiwan, and invest in Taiwan.