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  • New Regulations to Affect Taiwanese Insurers’ Overseas Investment Strategies

New Regulations to Affect Taiwanese Insurers’ Overseas Investment Strategies

March 23, 2016
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Taipei – CBRE releases its Marketflash on the new rules governing overseas real estate investment by insurance companies from Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory, which are expected to come into effect by the end of March 2016. CBRE believes the proposed new rules, once implemented, will benefit medium-sized insurance companies in good financial shape as it will allow them to allocate more capital to overseas real estate. However, large insurance companies which have purchased property overseas may become more cautious due to their total investment amount being capped at a certain level.

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission recently unveiled proposed new rules governing overseas real estate investment by insurance companies, which are expected to come into effect by the end of March 2016. Under the current regulations, the cap on offshore real estate investment is set at 10% of owner’s equity for Taiwanese insurers, unless otherwise specified. Under the proposed new rules, the maximum allocation to overseas real estate investment will be determined by the insurer’s risk-based capital (RBC) ratio. Furthermore, insurance companies will not be able to apply for an additional quota should their total investment exceed the ceiling amount.

CBRE believes the proposed new rules, once implemented, will benefit medium-sized insurance companies in good financial shape as it will allow them to allocate more capital to overseas real estate. However, large insurance companies which have purchased property overseas may become more cautious due to their total investment amount being capped at a certain level.

In recent years, yield levels in Taiwan have fallen to historical lows due to the significant increase in property prices combined with moderate rental growth. Domestic insurance companies, although cash rich, have been constrained by minimum yield requirements (currently 2.485%) which have hindered them from investing in the domestic real estate market.

Joseph Lin, Managing Director of CBRE Taiwan comments, “Investment opportunities overseas, which provide stable income streams and higher returns, will continue to entice Taiwanese insurers despite the changes in total permitted allocations. They are expected to continue to display a strong appetite for core office assets in gateway cities of mature markets.”

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