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...
Philippine stocks and the peso tumbled on Monday, March 2, as the threat of an escalating war in the Middle East rattled regional markets, fueling concerns that surging energy costs will derail efforts to tame domestic inflation. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slumped 2.79 percent, or...
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...
Investors in the equity market are bracing for a week of high-stakes data releases, with February inflation figures and a heavy slate of United States (US) economic indicators expected to dictate the trajectory of the benchmark index. After a strong finish in February, the Philippine Stock Exchange...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) snapped a seven-day winning streak on Friday, Feb. 27, as investors locked in gains and digested disappointing trade figures. The benchmark gauge fell 14.22 points, or 0.21 percent, to close at 6,611.24 in Manila. While property developers led the decline,...
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...
Local equities market extended its winning streak to the seventh consecutive session on Thursday, Feb. 26, though a wave of late-session profit-taking pared gains as investors locked in returns from the recent rally. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) edged higher by 5.59 points, or 0.08...
The Philippine stock benchmark climbed for a sixth consecutive session, reclaiming the 6,600 level as a strengthening peso and optimistic corporate earnings outlooks spurred a broad-based rally. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) advanced 71.89 points, or 1.1 percent, to finish at 6,619.87...
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...
Local stocks climbed for a fifth consecutive session to reach a nine-month high as strengthening peso and robust corporate earnings results insulated the market from the broader global selloff. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 59.47 points, or 0.9 percent, to finish at its intraday...