Financial Holding Company Act Article 36
A financial holding company shall ensure the sound management of the business activities of its subsidiaries. The business of a financial holding company shall be limited to investment in, and management of, its invested enterprises.A financial holding company may apply to the Competent Authority for approval to invest in the following enterprises:1. Financial holding companies;2. Banking enterprises;3. Bills finance enterprises;4. Credit card businesses;5. Trust enterprises;6. Insurance enterprises;7. Securities enterprises;8. Futures enterprises;9. Venture capital enterprises;10. Foreign financial institutions which have been approved for investment by the competent authority; and11. Other enterprises for which the competent authority determines to be financial related.The term "banking enterprise" as used in Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph shall include commercial banks, banks for a special business purpose and investment and trust companies; the term "insurance enterprise" as used in Subparagraph 6 of the preceding paragraph shall include an insurance enterprise in the "non-life insurance" category, an insurance enterprise in the "insurance of the person" category, reinsurer, insurance agents and brokers; the term "securities enterprises" as used in Subparagraph 7 of the preceding paragraph shall include securities firms, securities investment trust enterprises, and securities investment consulting enterprises; the term "futures enterprises", as used in Subparagraph 8 of the preceding paragraph shall include futures commission merchants, leverage transaction merchants, futures trust enterprises, managed futures enterprise and futures advisory enterprises.In the event that a financial holding company applies to invest in any of the enterprises listed in Subparagraphs 1 through 9, or Subparagraphs 10 and 11 of Paragraph 2 hereof, the application shall be deemed approved if the competent authority does not object thereto within fifteen (15) business days or thirty (30) business days, respectively, from the next day following the receipt of such application. Except in the case where a financial enterprise makes investment in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the industry the financial enterprise belongs to, a financial holding company and its directly or indirectly controlled affiliates shall not engage in any investment activity they apply for before it is approved by the competent authority. Violators of the preceding provision shall be subject to fines pursuant to Article 62 herein, and the shares acquired by the violator thereof either before or after the amendment of the Act, shall not carry voting rights and shall not be counted in the total shares issued. In addition, the competent authority shall order the violating financial holding company to dispose the unlawful investment within a prescribed period of time.If the business or investment of the subsidiary of a financial holding company exceeds that which is permitted by laws and regulations upon establishment of the financial holding company, or the business or investment of a financial institution exceeds that which is permitted by laws and regulations upon its conversion into a subsidiary of a financial holding company, the competent authority shall require such company to make adjustment within a prescribed period of time.The prescribed period of time mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall not be more than three (3) years. If necessary, the company may apply for an extension of such prescribed period twice, provided, that each extension shall not be more than two (2) years.The responsible persons or employees of a financial holding company shall not act as the managerial personnel of an enterprises in which the venture capital subsidiary of the financial holding company invests.The subsidiaries of a financial holding company must apply to the competent authority for prior approval before they undergo a reduction of capital. The regulations governing the required documentation for the application, application procedure, review criteria, and other matters to be complied with shall be prescribed by the competent authority.
中文原文 金融控股公司法第36條
金融控股公司應確保其子公司業務之健全經營，其業務以投資及對被投資事業之管理為限。
金融控股公司得向主管機關申請核准投資之事業如下：
一、金融控股公司。
二、銀行業。
三、票券金融業。
四、信用卡業。
五、信託業。
六、保險業。
七、證券業。
八、期貨業。
九、創業投資事業。
十、經主管機關核准投資之外國金融機構。
十一、其他經主管機關認定與金融業務相關之事業。
前項第二款所定銀行業，包括商業銀行、專業銀行及信託投資公司；第六款所定保險業，包括財產保險業、人身保險業、再保險公司、保險代理人及經紀人；第七款所定證券業，包括證券商、證券投資信託事業、證券投資顧問事業；第八款所定期貨業，包括期貨商、槓桿交易商、期貨信託事業、期貨經理事業及期貨顧問事業。
金融控股公司投資第二項第一款至第九款之事業，或第十款及第十一款之事業時，主管機關自申請書件送達之次日起，分別於十五個營業日內或三十個營業日內，未表示反對者，視為已核准。
金融控股公司及其直接或間接控制之關係企業未經核准，除金融事業依各業法之規定辦理外，不得進行所申請之投資行為。
違反本項規定者，除應依第六十二條處以罰鍰外，其取得之股份，不論於本法修正前或修正後，應經核准而未申請核准者，無表決權，且不算入已發行股份之總數，主管機關並應限令金融控股公司處分違規投資。
因設立金融控股公司而致其子公司業務或投資逾越法令規定範圍者，或金融機構轉換為金融控股公司之子公司而致其業務或投資逾越法令規定範圍者，主管機關應限期命其調整。
前項調整期限最長為三年。
必要時，得申請延長二次，每次以二年為限。
金融控股公司之負責人或職員，不得擔任該公司之創業投資事業所投資事業之經理人。
金融控股公司之子公司減資，應事先向主管機關申請核准；其申請應檢附之書件、申請程序、審查條件及其他應遵行事項之辦法，由主管機關定之。
金融控股公司得向主管機關申請核准投資之事業如下：
一、金融控股公司。
二、銀行業。
三、票券金融業。
四、信用卡業。
五、信託業。
六、保險業。
七、證券業。
八、期貨業。
九、創業投資事業。
十、經主管機關核准投資之外國金融機構。
十一、其他經主管機關認定與金融業務相關之事業。
前項第二款所定銀行業，包括商業銀行、專業銀行及信託投資公司；第六款所定保險業，包括財產保險業、人身保險業、再保險公司、保險代理人及經紀人；第七款所定證券業，包括證券商、證券投資信託事業、證券投資顧問事業；第八款所定期貨業，包括期貨商、槓桿交易商、期貨信託事業、期貨經理事業及期貨顧問事業。
金融控股公司投資第二項第一款至第九款之事業，或第十款及第十一款之事業時，主管機關自申請書件送達之次日起，分別於十五個營業日內或三十個營業日內，未表示反對者，視為已核准。
金融控股公司及其直接或間接控制之關係企業未經核准，除金融事業依各業法之規定辦理外，不得進行所申請之投資行為。
違反本項規定者，除應依第六十二條處以罰鍰外，其取得之股份，不論於本法修正前或修正後，應經核准而未申請核准者，無表決權，且不算入已發行股份之總數，主管機關並應限令金融控股公司處分違規投資。
因設立金融控股公司而致其子公司業務或投資逾越法令規定範圍者，或金融機構轉換為金融控股公司之子公司而致其業務或投資逾越法令規定範圍者，主管機關應限期命其調整。
前項調整期限最長為三年。
必要時，得申請延長二次，每次以二年為限。
金融控股公司之負責人或職員，不得擔任該公司之創業投資事業所投資事業之經理人。
金融控股公司之子公司減資，應事先向主管機關申請核准；其申請應檢附之書件、申請程序、審查條件及其他應遵行事項之辦法，由主管機關定之。