Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (2882.TW) Stock Price

Cathay Financial Holding is a Taiwanese financial holding company based in Taipei. According to its official page, it was established in December 2001 through a share swap by the shareholders of Cathay Life Insurance, and the Taiwan-listed shares of Cathay Life were converted into shares of the holding company under the code 2882 on the same day. The page also states that the group is independent from, and not affiliated with, Cathay Pacific Group.

According to its annual report, Tong Tai Insurance and the Hui-Tong commercial banks, later renamed Cathay Century Insurance and Cathay United Bank, joined the group through share swaps in April 2002, United World Chinese Commercial Bank merged with Cathay Bank and took the name Cathay United Bank in October 2003, and Cathay Securities was founded in May 2004. The official page lists its services as life and property insurance, consumer and private banking, securities brokerage, investment trusts, venture capital and asset management. Its markets are Taiwan, Greater China, the ASEAN countries and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region.

Those following Cathay usually watch interest rates in Taiwan, the return on the life insurance portfolio, bank credit quality, expansion in ASEAN and Greater China, and regulatory developments. On the Lzzo.com Cathay Financial Holding page, the price of the shares in Taiwan appears with its observation time, together with a price history chart and technical indicators.