The Yuchengco Group’s Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) reported a 22 percent drop in net income to ₱9.5 billion last year from the record-high ₱12.2 billion earned in 2023, which had included non-recurring gains. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its...
Zobel-led property giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) is raising ₱75 billion to partly fund its capital expenditures amounting to ₱95 billion in 2025, while infusing ₱20.99 billion worth of mall, office, and hotel assets into real estate investment trust unit AREIT Inc. ALI President Anna Ma....
Digital-only commercial bank CIMB Bank Philippines has set its sights on processing up to ₱500-million worth of monthly transactions with its brand-new product, CIMB Pay, this year. Speaking to reporters last Monday, Feb. 17, CIMB Philippines CEO Vijay Manoharan said the digital bank’s monthly...
East West Banking Corporation (EastWest) of the Gotianun Group reported its highest-ever net income of ₱7.6 billion last year, a 25 percent increase from 2023 earnings, driven by strong consumer loan expansion and robust deposit generation. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the...
The Ayala Group continues to dispose of non-core businesses with the sale of its telehealth provider KonsultaMD to Metro Pacific Health Tech Corporation (mWell) so it can better focus on more promising endeavors. The move comes after the sale of a portion of its stake in GCash to Mitsubishi and the...
China Banking Corporation (Chinabank) is confident of its continued growth trajectory as it marked its return to the benchmark 30-member Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) last Feb. 3, 2025. The PSEi is the local bourse’s main index, providing a snapshot of the market's overall condition by...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects a major Malaysian player to enter the Philippines' Islamic digital banking sector, according to a senior central bank official. “We’re also expecting of course the entry of a major player, apart from Maybank, because Maybank already has an existing...
Starting Feb. 3, 2025, the country’s first real estate investment trust AREIT Inc. will debut at the Philippine Stock Exchange’s 30-company benchmark index while China Banking Corporation will return to the PSEi after almost 14 years. In a statement, the PSE said the two firms will join the PSE...
China Banking Corporation (Chinabank) has partnered with ACEN Renewable Energy Solutions (ACEN RES), a subsidiary of the Ayala Group, to transition its two main facilities to clean energy. In a statement, the bank said the move is intended to reduce its carbon emissions and contribute to the...
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has raised $350 million from the U.S. dollar debt markets through its $4 billion Medium Term Note Program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank announced the successful pricing of its five-year Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate...
Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has issued the initial price guidance at five-year US Treasury plus 145 basis points for its planned offering of benchmark-sized US-dollar senior unsecured sustainability notes. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the...
Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) plans to raise fresh funds through a benchmark-sized offering of US-dollar senior unsecured sustainability notes via a drawdown under its $4 billion Medium Term Note Program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said it...
