The Department of Finance (DOF) onboarded a new talent from the Sy-led China Banking Corp. to lead the unit responsible for analyzing emerging economic issues and developments. Domini S. Velasquez, the former chief economist of Chinabank, is set to join the DOF this week to head the Office of the...
The Ayala Group’s financial services arm Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is looking to raise $300 million by September this year to refinance maturing bonds of the same amount. BPI Chief Finance Officer Eric M. Luchangco “We're looking at various options, but we will we will refinance that...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), the banking arm of the Ty Group, reported a 28.9 percent growth in net income to a record P42.2 billion as total consolidated assets expanded by 9.2 percent to P3.1 trillion in 2023. “Our solid performance in 2023 was strongly driven by our asset...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is exploring changes to the charters of the Land Bank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to pave the way for their potential public listing. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, speaking at a reception hosted by the Philippine Stock...
After the shelving the planned merger, the Department of Finance (DOF) is now considering the public listing of Land Bank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto told Manila Bulletin that informal discussions have...
The local stock market recovered the previous day’s loss as investor sentiment got a boost from the higher foreign direct investments data for November. The main index added 20.10 points or 0.30 percent to close at 6,872.92 as Industrials led the advance. Volume improved a bit to 557 million...
The local stock market will be looking for cues from fresh corporate earnings reports and the US inflation data this week, even as some profit-taking is expected after the recent rally fueled by the low inflation rate and expectations of rate cuts later this year. “The local market continues to...
(File photo) Around 400 checks intended for the payout of the second batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs in various construction companies in Saudi Arabia nearly a decade ago will finally be distributed “within the next month.” Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)...
Filipinos looking to take out loans for major expenses can find some relief, as the Department of Finance (DOF) expects that interest rates are likely to remain steady or even decrease in the latter half of the year. On the sidelines of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s National Tax Campaign...
BPI Securities, the stock brokerage arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), is confident that the current rally in the local bourse will be sustained all the way up to the 7,500 level. While some investors worry about a short-term pullback following the sharp rally in many stock indices...
BPI President and CEO TG Limcaoco and GET President Freddie Tinga (center) launched the electric vehicle service for BPI employees. With them are (from left): Severino Sumulong, GET Director of Legal Services; Frankie Endriga, GET Chief Operating Officer; Anthony Dy, GET Managing Director; Jaime...
Asia United Bank (AUB), controlled by Republic Biscuit Corporation (Rebisco) owner Jacinto L. Ng Sr., reported a record consolidated net income of P8.3 billion in 2023, reflecting over 32 percent increase than the previous year’s P6.3 billion, due to rising interest rates. In a disclosure to the...
