The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to release guidelines for sukuk issuances in the Philippines, a key step in the government’s push to develop the Islamic capital market and expand local investment options. The SEC has opened its proposed guidelines on the issuance and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) called for collective action to strengthen corporate governance standards and promote sustainability-oriented decision-making. The SEC recently concluded the 12th Corporate Governance Forum, which was held in partnership with Institute of Corporate...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported 43,185 new corporate registrations as of the end of October, reflecting sustained entrepreneurial activity despite a slight dip from the previous year. According to the SEC, the figure is 5.4 percent lower than the 45,624 registrations recorded...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is giving entrepreneurs an online platform that allows them to simulate the company registration process as part of efforts to make it easier to do business in the country. The Commission said it has launched Company Registration Simulation, a feature...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved 16 rental pool deals of Sta. Lucia Land Inc. (SLI), processed under the streamlined guidelines for Securing and Expanding Capital in Real Estate Non-Traditional Securities (SEC RENT). The Commission En Banc, in a meeting on Nov. 25, resolved...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned ₱5-billion sustainability-linked bond offering of Cebu Landmasters Inc., representing the third and last tranche of securities registered under its shelf registration of ₱15-billion debt securities program. In a disclosure to...
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has partnered with the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) to collaborate on developing their respective capital markets. The two agencies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, earlier this...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) came out as the country’s public-sector “Paper-less Champion” for saving nearly 217 million pages of paper through its online platforms that digitalized company registration and reports submission. Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines has officially assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Capital Markets Forum (ACMF), following the handover ceremony earlier this month in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Taking the helm from the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pushing for reforms to strengthen the Philippine corporate bond market and broaden capital market access for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with strategic engagement from the World Bank Group (WBG) and its private-sector lending arm,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued for public comment its draft amendments to the rules governing real estate investment trusts (REITs), expanding the list of allowable assets and relaxing limitations on public ownership and the reinvestment period. The Commission released the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to establish a witness protection program for individuals who report illegal activities like investment scams, predatory lending, money laundering, terrorist financing, market abuse, and disclosure violations. On Nov. 12, the SEC issued for...
