“Financial Supervisory Commission Recruits Researchers for ‘Virtual Currency’ at a Starting Salary of 68K, with No Investment in Financial Products Allowed”

To strengthen the supervision and innovation capabilities in the financial market, the Securities and Futures Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Commission (referred to as the Bureau) in Taiwan recently announced the opening of deputy research positions from March 29 to April 16, 2024. They hope to attract high-end talents in the fields of finance, law, and information management to jointly promote the healthy development of Taiwan’s financial market.
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FSC recruits three “virtual currency” researchers
Starting salary of NT$68,000, responsible for exchange supervision
Prohibition on investing in financial products for oneself and family members
Virtual Currency Business Association approved, additional regulatory personnel assigned
The deputy researchers recruited by the Bureau not only need to have a solid academic background in finance, but also require certain research and work experience. Applicants must have an intermediate level of English proficiency and meet one of the following conditions: holding a Ph.D. degree in finance, accounting, business management, economics, law, or financial regulation-related fields with more than one year of relevant research experience, or a master’s degree with more than three years of relevant research or six years of work experience.
The deputy research positions have a starting salary of NT$68,857 per month. The main responsibilities include regulating virtual currency platforms and trading businesses, preventing money laundering, and supervising and managing securities and futures markets. They are also required to collect, organize, and compile domestic and foreign financial regulatory and service-related regulations.
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According to the self-discipline regulations of the Bureau, newly hired employees and their families must comply with the relevant regulations on holding financial products. They and their spouses or minor children are not allowed to purchase stocks or other financial products to avoid conflicts of interest.
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With the formal establishment of the Virtual Currency Business Association, the Financial Supervisory Commission has also released related recruitment information, indicating that the Commission is also increasing its personnel to cope with the regulatory challenges brought by emerging industries.
(Milestone in Taiwan’s cryptocurrency industry, Virtual Currency Business Association officially approved)
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