Taiwan Weeks 2025 to open Oct. 15 to promote asset hub plan

Taipei, Oct. 8 (CNA) Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said Tuesday that the opening ceremony for Taiwan Weeks 2025 will be held on Oct. 15, aiming to promote the island as a leading asset management center in Asia.

The event, which will run from Oct. 15-23, will bring together securities-related organizations, academic institutions, and industry partners, featuring a weeklong series of forums, seminars, and exhibitions on financial innovation, ESG and cross-border cooperation.

As of Oct. 2, about 24,000 participants had registered, including 34 institutional organizations and roughly 140 international attendees from Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, Indonesia, India, Vietnam and Cambodia, with registration still open, the FSC said.

FSC Securities and Futures Bureau Deputy Director Kao Ching-ping (高晶萍) said a press conference launching the highly anticipated "Asian Nasdaq" initiative is scheduled for Oct. 20 at the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

The Taiwan Week opening ceremony will feature speakers from international exchanges, global asset management firms, multinational financial groups, and leading Taiwanese corporations, while the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research will moderate a panel with representatives from the financial and industrial sectors, Kao noted.

A key highlight will be the Asian Asset Management Center Forum, opened by FSC Chairman Peng Jin-lung (彭金隆), where experts from government, academia, and industry will discuss strategies to enhance Taiwan's global financial visibility and competitiveness, including tax incentives for foreign investors and progress on the asset management center policy.

Other Taiwan Week events will cover policy, industry, and investment themes, including a regional capital market summit, an ETF investment expo in Kaohsiung, and forums on ESG, corporate governance, and public-private collaboration.

The initiative is part of the Executive Yuan's broader plan to make Taiwan a key Asian asset management hub, Peng said, adding that it seeks to leverage abundant private capital and globally competitive industries to showcase Taiwan's economic strength.