KGI Bank
The KGI Bank (Chinese: 凱基商業銀行; pinyin: Kǎijī Shāngyè Yínháng) is a commercial bank of Taiwan, Under the China Development Financial Holding Corporation. Its Headquarter is located in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Industry | Banking |
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Founded | 12 February 1992 |
Founder | Hsu Sheng-fa |
Headquarters | Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. |
Key people | Mark Wei, Chairperson Richard Chang, President |
Products | Financial Services |
Total assets | NT$519,056,260,000 (30 June 2016) |
Website | www.kgibank.com |
History
Cosmos Bank
The financial institution founded by Hsu Sheng-fa obtained its incorporation approval on 13 August 1991 as Cosmos Bank. It acquired its license on 14 January 1992 and commenced its business on 12 February 1992.
On 10 February 2014, the bank agreed on share-swap to make it a subsidiary of China Development Financial Holding Corporation (CDF) and officially became CDF subsidiary on 15 September 2014. In 2014, CDF acquired Cosmos Bank as a subsidiary at the cost of NT$23.09 billion, and in 2015 Cosmos Bank became known as “KGI Commercial Bank”.[1][1][2]
KGI Bank
In January 2015, the bank was renamed as KGI Bank.[3][4][5][6]
From this point on, CDIB's Corporate Finances and Financial Markets were ceded to KGI Commercial Bank.[7]
References
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- 陳瑩欣、林巧雁 (2014-09-16). "併入開發金 萬泰銀下市". 台灣蘋果日報. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- "Introduction" (PDF). KGI Bank. 2004. p. 9. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- "Introduction". KGI Bank. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- 陳瑩欣 (2014-10-09). "萬泰銀掰掰! 正式更名為凱基銀行". 台灣蘋果日報即時新聞. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- 田裕斌 (2014-10-09). "萬泰銀走進歷史 改名凱基銀行" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- 楊筱筠 (2015-05-05). "凱基銀讓與完成 開發金拚總資產破兆" (in Chinese). United Daily News. Retrieved 2015-05-12.