The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) emphasized that credible data and transparency are critical in driving sustainable finance and advancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes. During the CRIF Forum 2025, SEC Commissioner Javey Paul D. Francisco challenged businesses and...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell for the fourth consecutive day, reacting to the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) which investors felt did not adequately address pressing economic concerns. The main index shed 54.33 points, or 0.85 percent, to close at 6,325.42 on...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to crack down on erring lending firms and has recently fined LHL Online Lending Inc., doing business under the names and styles of Pautang Online and Pautang Peso, for providing misleading information in its loan agreements. In an order dated...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped a ₱1-million penalty on Link Credit Lending Investors Inc., doing business under the names and styles of iPeso and Pesoin, for engaging in unfair debt collection practices. In an order dated July 18, the SEC Financing and Lending Companies...
The PSEi dropped for the third-consecutive day as investors wait for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) and also due to the weaker peso. The main index lost 33.43 points, or 0.52 percent, to close at 6,379.75. Miners led the retreat, while the services sector...
After issuing a cease-and-desist order last May, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registration and secondary license of Convenience Cash Lending Corp. (CCLC), doing business under the name and style of Zada Cash and Bloom Cash, for engaging in unfair debt...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped a 60-day suspension on Jia Financing Inc. for operating an illegal website and for failure to disclose new loan products and services. In a statement, the SEC said it has suspended the certificate of authority of Jia Financing operate as a...
Investors are closely watching President Marcos ' State of the Nation Address (SONA) and second-quarter earnings reports, while concerns about United States (US) tariffs and recent typhoon damage weigh on sentiment. “The local market made a comeback last week, regaining its ground above the...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) continued its decline as investors engaged in profit-taking while anticipating news on the benchmark index 's recomposition and the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). “The PSEi declined, primarily driven by profit-taking from...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed criminal charges against the employees, officers, and owners of Creditable Lending Corp., the operator of online lending application Easypeso, for engaging in abusive collection practices. Through an inquest proceeding on July 17, the SEC,...
To encourage more corporations to offer stocks and bonds to the public, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is enforcing strict 45-day processing timelines and giving a 30-percent discount to companies that will conduct public offerings until the end of the year. The Commission on July 24...
The local stock market declined on Thursday, July 24, driven by profit-taking after a four-day rally, as investors digested news of President Marcos’ successful negotiation for a one-percentage-point reduction in US tariffs. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 18.09 points, or 0.28...
