Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation

The 2025 World Central Securities Depositories (WFC) Forum took place from September 24 to 26 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, bringing together over 75 institutions and more than 250 senior executives from around the world. Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation (TDCC) was represented by Chairman Bing-Huei Lin, who led a delegation to engage with global industry leaders. The event focused on the theme “Evolving Landscape of CSDs: Navigating Challenges, Opportunities, and the Future of Post-Trade Infrastructures.” TDCC had the opportunity to share Taiwan's pioneering work in promoting ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) development within the CSD sector, earning enthusiastic feedback from attendees.

Chairman Lin emphasized that, in light of disruptive innovations such as AI and digital assets, the global consensus on sustainable development has significantly transformed the role of CSDs. What was once a traditional back-office operation is now a critical hub driving market development. He highlighted Taiwan’s efforts in applying ESG data to enhance market transparency and improve sustainability, and participating in discussions at the forum covered key topics such as cross-border custody services, real-world asset tokenization (RWA), and digital shareholder services, all of which align with TDCC’s strategy to connect Taiwan with global capital market trends.

TDCC is also an active member of the Asia-Pacific Central Securities Depositories Group (ACG). In addition to attending the WFC Forum, Chairman Lin participated in bilateral meetings with industry leaders, including the WFC Chairman, ACG Chairman, ECSDA (European Central Securities Depositories Association) Chairman, AECSD (The Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories) Chairman, and heads of CSDs from countries such as Korea, Indonesia, and Japan. He also contributed to discussions at the ACG Executive Committee Meeting and ACG Regional Meeting, reinforcing Taiwan’s influence in the international financial ecosystem.

At the event, TDCC Director of Corporate Strategy & Public Affairs Department Julie Wang was invited to share Taiwan's best practices in ESG and post-trade industry development. In the Case Study session, she presented "The Role of the Post-Trade Community in Advancing Sustainable Development," which describes TDCC’s “ESG IR Platform” aggregating data from six leading international rating agencies to provide investors and corporations with neutral, objective ESG performance benchmarks. In terms of process digitalization, TDCC has devoted significant efforts to developing the “Shareholder Services 4e Platform,” which establishes a comprehensive paperless ecosystem — from eVoting, eMeeting, eNotice services, to the eCounter for shareholder services — pioneering the global practices in this field.

Ms. Wang not only outlined the dual-track strategy of enhancing information transparency and digitizing processes to improve corporate governance in Taiwan’s market, but also called on all participating institutions to jointly respond and leverage the leadership role of market infrastructure to drive the world towards a more sustainable future.

TDCC Chairman Bing-huei Lin (left) attended the 2025 WFC Forum, where he posed for a photo with WFC Chairman Yedil Medeu (center) and Chairman Soonho Lee of Korea Securities Depository.