TSMC records largest number of shareholders among listed firms
04/05/2021 12:22 PM
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Taipei, April 5 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world s largest contract chipmaker, last week saw the number of shareholders in the company rise to a new high, the largest among listed companies on the local equity market, according to Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corp. (TDCC)
Data compiled by TDCC showed the number of TSMC shareholders rose by 2,495 last week to set a new record of 1,002,564 as of April 1, the last trading session ahead of the on-going Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday.
TSMC passed China Steel Corp., the largest steel maker in Taiwan, which had 998,980 shareholders as of April 1, the data indicated.
Donations open for injured passengers, families of train crash victims
04/04/2021 07:14 PM
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Workers at the north entrance of the Qingshui Tunnel, where four carriages of the eight-car train remained inside. CNA April 4, 2021
Taipei, April 4 (CNA) The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Sunday it has set up a system to start accepting donations for the people who were injured in last Friday s train crash and for the families of those who died.
In response to an outpouring of public sentiment, accounts have been opened at Bank of Taiwan, Chunghwa Post Co. and the Department of the Treasury under the central bank, where donations can be made until April 30, the ministry said.
Starting this year, listed companies and stock affairs institutions need to unveil the results of electronic voting a day before annual shareholders’ meetings, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said on Tuesday as part of its efforts to achieve information transparency for investors.
The requirement is to take effect after the commission approves an amendment to the Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies (公開發行股票公司股務處理準則) next month at the earliest, Securities and Futures Bureau Deputy Director-General Tsai Li-ling (蔡麗玲) said.
Most listed companies’ annual general meetings are to be held from May, Tsai said.
Currently, absentee shareholders can use electronic voting