The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned bond offering of Megawide Construction Corporation worth up to P5 billion. In its meeting on June 18, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration statement of Megawide covering up to P4 billion of...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed its second money laundering case against Silverlion Livestock Trading Corp. for its allegedly illegal solicitation of investments from the public. A joint complaint was filed last June 4 by the SEC and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)...
The local stock market has turned bearish after last week’s plunge but investors are not seen to jump in to pick up bargains this week as they are expected to remain on the sidelines amid an absence of positive catalysts. “The local market declined last week by 2.07 percent. With its decline,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported that it has filed a criminal complaint against the group of a casino junket operator and some individuals for engaging in unlawful activities linked to money laundering. In a complaint filed before the Department of Justice on May 31, 2024, the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the P1-billion direct public offering (DPO) of Allied Care Experts Medical Center-Zamboanga, Inc. (ACE-MCZ). In its meeting on June 6, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration statement of the company covering...
Investors in the local stock market will be looking towards the US for cues as key economic data releases and the US Federal Reserve policy meeting will be front and center this week. “The highly anticipated Fed meeting on June 11 to 12, plus inflation reports for May should drive...
The Securities and Exchange Commission reported that the officers of delisted company Calata Corporation have been sentenced to pay fines totaling P8 million for making misleading and exaggerated statements. The commission said these statements were about the firm’s supposed Mactan Leisure City...
This week, stock market investors will be waiting for the release of the May inflation numbers as well as the labor market data while also keeping an eye on the peso-US dollar exchange rate. Philstocks Financial Research Manager Japhet Tantiangco said that there may also be some bargain-hunting as...
GCash, the country’s leading finance app, and its partner AB Capital Securities Inc. (ABSCI) has lifted the P20 broker’s commission fee in GStocks PH in a bid to further boost retail investor trading activity in the local stock market. In a statement, the firm said GStocks PH now offers a...
The local stock market is seen to remain volatile as sentiment continues to be weighed down by the weak peso, delayed interest rate cuts, and persistently-high inflation. “Broader market movements last week reflected a more hawkish US Fed, as officials indicated their lack of confidence to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the shelf registration of SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, for up to P100 billion of fixed-rate bonds and an initial offering worth up to P25 billion. In its meeting on May 23, the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has lodged criminal complaints against four groups soliciting investments from the public without the necessary registration and licenses. In a statement, the SEC said has lodged separate complaints before the Department of Justice against Bear Mountain...
