Overcoming great challenges will not be possible if half of humanity is excluded from shaping solutions. This was what President Marcos told world leaders during the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, emphasizing that women must be present where decisions are...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registration of MCM Royalty Legacy International Inc. and fined its leadership for the unauthorized solicitation of investments from the public, according to an order from the regulator. The SEC’s Enforcement and Investor...
The Philippine Association of Securities Brokers and Dealers Inc. (PASBDI) has opposed the plan by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to impose a mandatory 10-year term limit on broker directors of exchanges, arguing the move would strip the local bourse of critical expertise. In a...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to overhaul the stock exchange 's leadership, proposing strict term limits that would unseat several long-serving power players in the local brokerage community. Under draft SEC rules released for public comment, broker directors would be...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released new rules on sukuk issuances in the Philippines to support the continued development of the country’s Islamic capital market and further expand the range of Shari’ah-compliant investment opportunities. On Feb. 25, the SEC issued...
In the Philippine energy sector, ‘greed integration’ isn’t subtle anymore. It has been stamped in black and white with the jaw-dropping ₱11/kWh offshore wind price recently approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). This rate applies to the targeted 3,300-megawatt capacity auction...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered Digido Finance Corp. to permanently stop its financing activities after finding that the firm continued operations despite the revocation of its corporate registration and secondary license last year. In a Feb. 18 order, the SEC’s Financing and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to lift the nearly four-year-old moratorium on online lending licenses by April, a move aimed at boosting competition and lowering borrowing costs in the country’s burgeoning digital finance sector. SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo announced the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved debt-raising plans for Rockwell Land Corp. and Haus Talk Inc. totaling ₱22 billion, as the developers look to lock in funding for residential and commercial expansion. Rockwell Land, the high-end property arm of the Lopez family, received the...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has formally objected to the proposed minutes of the February 4 hearing of the Commission on Appointments (CA), seeking to correct what he said were material mischaracterizations of his interpellation on issues surrounding the West Philippine Sea and the Kalayaan Island...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued the final version of its tiered minimum public ownership (MPO) requirement for initial public offerings (IPOs), a move expected to entice major corporations such as GCash and Maya to list their shares locally rather than seek overseas bourses....
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for the shift from framework development to active implementation of regional sustainability goals as it assumes its role as the 2026 Chair of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF). During a joint meeting of the ACMF and the Working...
