The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is drafting rules that will limit interest rates and other fees imposed by lending and financing companies, and their online lending platforms (OLPs). The draft memorandum circular released for public comment will operationalize Bangko Sentral ng...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned P3.15 billion stock rights offering of Philex Mining Corporation to fund the development of its Silangan mine. The Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration statement filed by Philex Mining for a stock...
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 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted the country’s first permanent license to operate as a crowdfunding platform to Investree Philippines Inc. 57909 The Commission En Banc approved Investree Philippines’ application for a permanent license to operate as a funding portal and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won another legal battle against on illegal lending with a regional trial court having convicted the incorporators and directors of X-CEE789 Lending and Trading, Inc. for submitting falsified documents for its registration. In a decision dated June...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued the draft guidelines for the registration and operation of online lending platforms (OLPs) as part of its efforts to stop abusive and predatory practices. The Commission released for public comment the draft guidelines on November 19,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved three public share offerings -- Figaro Coffee Group, Inc., Citicore Energy REIT Corp. (CREIT) and, Arthaland Corporation -- worth almost P15 billion. Figaro initial public offering will consist of up to 1.26 billion common shares priced at...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is calling on Filipinos to secure their future through smart and sustainable investments, as it leads the celebration of the 2021 Investor Protection Week. From Nov. 8 to 12, the SEC will celebrate the Investor Protection Week with webinars and other...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has affirmed the findings of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by recommending the filing of criminal charges against Organico Agribusiness Ventures Corporation and its officers for unauthorized solicitation of investments. In a resolution on September 3,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned P3.5 billion preferred shares offering by Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation. In its meeting on October 26, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration statement of Cirtek covering 50 million...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the P2-billion maiden share offering by Medilines Distributors Incorporated and the P9.55 billion follow-on offering by Sta. Lucia Land, Inc. In its meeting on October 12, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the P15.46 billion shares-for-asset swap between AREIT Inc. (AREIT), the pioneer real estate investment trust (REIT) in the Philippines, and its sponsor company Ayala Land Inc. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AREIT said the SEC...
