Taiwan’s central bank has warned “a few foreign investors” against violating its capital controls as it seeks to contain volatility in its rapidly appreciating currency.

The local dollar’s strong rally against the greenback will hit earnings at Cathay Life and peers, which have some $760 bln invested abroad. Hedges and reserves soften the blow. But the underlying ...

Fitch estimates the insurers have sufficient capital buffers to withstand a 10% rise in the Taiwan dollar against the U.S. dollar from the start of 2025. Currently, the local currency is up about ...

Taiwan’s life insurers’ foreign exchange losses more than doubled to a combined NT$263.8 billion ($9.1 billion) from January through May, as the US dollar’s recent slide drove down the value ...

HONG KONG, May 09, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Taiwan dollar has rallied against the U.S. dollar at an unprecedented pace over the past few days, which holds implications for domestic life insurers ...

Another flare-up in the Taiwan dollar’s strength is unwelcome news for the island’s exporters and life insurers. The New Taiwan dollar hit a three-year high against the greenback on Friday ...

Taiwan has a huge pile of overseas assets amounting to $1.7tn, much of it in US bonds — including Treasuries and corporate debt — held by its life insurers.. However, many of those insurers ...

The Best’s Commentary, “Taiwan Dollar Rallies, Life Insurers More Exposed to Foreign Exchange Risk,” notes that the local currency surged by a combined 8% against the U.S. dollar over a two ...