The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is planning a drastic reduction in capitalization requirements for exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers, cutting the threshold to as low as ₱1 million from ₱250 million, in a regulatory overhaul aimed at reviving the dormant asset class. The local bourse is...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) has become the first stock exchange to join the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) as a capital markets signatory, in a move aimed at strengthening its commitment to advancing sustainable finance and corporate transparency. CDP is a global nonprofit...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Inc. proposed a uniform framework for all market-making operations, moving to revive thin trading volumes and expand liquidity tools beyond exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The draft rules seek to institutionalize a standardized system for brokers to continuously...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) intends to keep Chairman Jose T. Pardo on its board of directors, no longer as an independent director but as a non-broker director representing other market participants, when it holds its board elections during its annual stockholders’ meeting (ASM) on July...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) reported a 49.9 percent surge in first-quarter net income, driven by the burst of trading activity at the start of the year and disciplined cost management. The local bourse said net income rose to ₱381.71 million in January to March 2026 from ₱254.67...
Maya Innovations Holdings Pte. Ltd., the fintech arm of telecommunications giant PLDT Inc., is maintaining its ambition to pursue a $1 billion initial public offering as early as this year, even as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East threaten to disrupt global capital markets....
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is standing by its ₱170 billion capital-raising target for the year, betting that a de-escalation of Middle East hostilities will allow the recovery in investor sentiment after a volatile start to the year. The local bourse entered the year on a strong...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) will hold its flagship investment conference InvestPH for a second year from March 17 to 19, 2026, to showcase investment prospects in the country, particularly among publicly listed companies (PLCs). “After the successful inaugural run last year, we are...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) are moving to revitalize the domestic capital market by introducing rules for Global Philippine Depository Receipts, which would allow local investors to trade foreign stocks in the local currency. SEC Chairman...
Jollibee Foods Corp.’s ambitious plan to spin off its international business and list it on a United States (US) stock exchange is facing pushback from Philippine market regulators and analysts, who warn that local investors may find themselves holding shares they cannot easily trade. The...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) is turning to the country’s largest state-run pension funds to arrest the slump in market participation and offset a persistent exodus of foreign capital. PSE President Ramon S. Monzon told reporters that the exchange is in talks with the Social Security...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is targeting ₱170 billion in capital raising for the year, marking a more than 20 percent increase from the previous year’s ₱140 billion haul as regulators prepare to ease listing hurdles for tech giants and smaller enterprises alike. PSE President Ramon S....
