The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is streamlining the securities borrowing and lending framework by centralizing administrative functions with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), reinforcing efforts to build a more efficient and integrated short-selling market in the country. The...
ILOILO CITY – The Western Visayas Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Task Force is investigating a foreigner allegedly behind 46 fake corporations registered in Iloilo and other parts of the country. “We have an ongoing investigation into a foreigner who faked his nationality to form...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that one of its directors was arrested for extortion by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in an entrapment operation. The commission said the NBI and SEC coordinated in the arrest of the unnamed SEC director for allegedly extorting...
Reforms in public procurement, infrastructure oversight, and accountability must be fully carried out to ensure that the billion-peso flood-control corruption scandal does not happen again and those responsible are made to answer, according to four governance and business groups. In a joint...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning the public against dealing with and engaging scammers offering to facilitate unauthorized online loan and banking transactions through online messaging platforms and social media, as well as fraudsters posing as bank or government employees....
DigiPlus Interactive Corp., the country’s premier digital entertainment provider, is on track to meet the stricter financial reporting guidelines imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm announced the publication of its 2025 Integrated Report, establishing a comprehensive...
Local fintech firm BlockShoals Technologies Inc. has been allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a crypto asset intermediary (CAI), giving Filipinos access to the products and services of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. Under the partnership,...
The interagency Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC) has flagged rising risks to the Philippine financial system stemming from the prolonged war in the Middle East, increasing corporate vulnerabilities, and growing household debt, although officials said the country’s banking sector...
Former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said he is unfazed by new regulatory rules that will strip him of most of his independent board seats, even as GMA Network Inc. fails in its initial court bid to block the sweeping boardroom shakeup. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized rules imposing a maximum 10-year cumulative term limit for broker-directors of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), standing firm against pushback from local stockbrokers while offering a two-year transition window. Under SEC Memorandum...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the broker-dealer registration of Mount Peak Securities Inc. after uncovering widespread regulatory violations, fraudulent financial reporting, and the use of a dummy account by the firm’s top executive. The regulator’s Markets and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended its rules by expressly including securities exempt from registration with the commission, such as government securities (GS), in the portfolio threshold requirements for qualified buyers. The SEC said the amendment is aimed at promoting...
