DHSUD Secretary, Jose Rizalino “Jerry” Acuzar, keynotes the recently held 1 st Stakeholders’ Night of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation. Now ready for housing developers Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development...
The Ayala Group of Companies accounted for a quarter of the 32 Philippine publicly listed companies (PLCs) recognized during the recently held 2021 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) awards. These firms are Ayala Corporation, Ayala Land, Inc., Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues its crackdown against firm’s illegally soliciting investments from the public and operating Ponzi schemes to defraud Filipinos of hard-earned money during these hard times. In various orders issued recently, the corporate watchdog has issued...
The local stock market will be taking cues this week from the result of the last meeting of the US Federal Reserve to see if it will start tempering its previously aggressive rate hikes. “Last week, the local bourse staged a 1.39 percent rebound. However, an extension of its ascent is still...
The national government's aggressive housing program got another boost after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the compliance Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC). This means more funds for the housing projects as the move is...
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a warning to the public to stop, or not to invest, in any scheme being offered by OTCJKE, OTC Automated Trading Platform, and JKE International Limited. “Based on information received by the Commission, individuals claiming to represent OTCJKE/OTC...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Sophia Francisco Holding OPC and BeastnessAllDay Corporation to stop soliciting investments from the public, as part of its crackdown against illegal investment schemes. The investment schemes of BeastnessAllDay and Sophia Francisco Group...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is offering an additional payment option to the transacting public through an enhanced partnership with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK). The Commission signed an amended Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with LANDBANK to allow for payments for...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) celebrated its 86th anniversary by recognizing individuals and organizations that have helped it champion the development of the corporate sector and further deepening of the capital markets. In its first face-to-face celebration since the pandemic, the...
The week may start with some bargain hunting following the PSEi’s plunge last Friday after hitting overbought levels, but the November inflation report on Tuesday will determine the stock market’s direction in the following days. Online brokerage 2TradeAsia.com said “The Fed's shift in tone...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has busted the operations of Silverlion Livestock Trading Corp. in Zamboanga City as it continues the crackdown against unauthorized investment schemes. In a joint operation, the combined forces of the SEC Zamboanga Extension Office (ZEO) and the...
Benchmark yields for short-term loans moved sideways, prompting the Bureau of the Treasury to partially borrow. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Nov. 28, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate dropped to 4.205 percent from 4.375 percent last week. This, however, is higher than the...
