Benchmark interest rates declined anew as investors await the US Federal Reserve's meeting. At Monday's auction Jan. 24, the yields on short-term government debt papers, which banks use in pricing their loans, went down, with the returns on the 91-day Treasury bill fell to 0.693 percent from 0.875...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tapped institutional partners to expand the reach of its financial literacy campaign that aims to encourage Filipinos to place their money in safe and secure investments. In its report to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, the SEC said its...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Goodpocket and Easymoney Lending Corporation to stop operating as lending firms because they do not have the necessary licenses from the Commission. In an order issued January 18, the Commission En Banc directed Goodpocket and Easymoney to...
The local stock market will take cues this week from the US Federal Reserve’s first round of Federal Open Market Committee meeting as well as the release of the Philippines’ fourth quarter gross domestic product data. “The Fed's first round of FOMC this year on Jan 25-26 (statement out on the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved five corporations that will acquire the bad loans and non-performing assets (NPAs) of financial institutions affected by the pandemic-induced crisis, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, the DOF said that five Financial...
Lingering anticipation over unwinding monetary policies in the United States pushed up the interest rate for long-term Philippine debt papers. At a Bureau of the Treasury auction on Tuesday, Jan. 18, the coupon rate for new 10-year Treasury bond fetched 4.875 percent, up from an interest rate of...
Benchmark interest rates declined across the board at Monday's auction as inflation began showing signs of cooling down and investors await the policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve. The rate for the 91-day Treasury bill, which banks use in pricing their loans, dropped to 0.875 percent on...
The local stock market is seen to remain volatile this week despite growing optimism over the recovery of the country’s economy amid the surge in COVID cases fueled by the Omicron variant. “Next week, we may see selling pressures take over the market following its 3.57 percent rally last week....
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared final and executory the revocation of the Certificate of Authority (CA) of Fynamics Lending Inc. to operate as a lending company. In a statement, the SEC said this comes after Fynamics’ repeated failure to comply with reportorial...
Stocks gains more ground The local stock market continued to rise on belief that the Omicron variant may not derail economic recovery. The main index jumped 92.62 points or 1.28 percent to close at 7,307.75 with the Mining and Oil counter leasing the advance. However, volume dropped to 1.2 billion...
The local stock market jumped on positive news here and abroad. The main index rose 129.44 points or 1.83 percent to close at 7,215.13 as the Property and Mining and Oil counters led gains across the board. Volume was lower though at 854 million shares worth P5.95 billion as gainers swamped losers...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it is implementing a zero face-to-face transaction policy in its offices in Metro Manila starting Jan. 13 until further notice. In a statement, the commission said this is in light of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country....