The fund management firm of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Philippines) unveiled a unit investment trust fund (UITF) that seeks to preserve capital and generate income by investing in fixed income securities and deposits. In a statement, Manulife Investment Management Philippines (Manulife...
Major business groups in the country believe there is a need to restrict the activities of unvaccinated persons for the common good. “We do believe that the state and the private sector should be able to restrict the activities of unvaccinated persons for the common good,” said the 12 big...
The public listing of the Philippines’ fourth real estate investment trust (REIT) company amid the lingering pandemic confirms investor optimism in the country’s solid recovery, the government’s chief economic manager said. At the listing ceremonies in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on...
The prime location of MREIT buildings make it attractive to tenants as these are surrounded by various township components, like parks and residential developments. With four real estate investment trusts (REITs) already listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange, catching the interest of...
Editorial After waiting years for the right regulations to be put in place, the country’s top property developers were finally ready to launch their real estate investment trust offerings only to have the party crashed by COVID-19 which ignited so much volatility in the local stock market....
Approved foreign investment pledges increased by nearly half in the second-quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday, Sept. 9. psa-logo Based on the PSA data, total foreign investments in the country reached P22.5 billion in April to June 2021, an increase of...
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday, Sept. 4 urged lawmakers to expedite the passage of the bill that would encourage the entry of more investments in Central Luzon. Gordon is referring to Senate Bill No. 1549 or the Regional Investment and Infrastructure Coordinating Hub (RICH) of Central Luzon which...
Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
Top Frontier Investment Holdings Inc., the owner of 67 percent of San Miguel Corporation, reported that its net income soared 802 percent to P28.15 billion in the first half of 2021 from the P4.01 billion net loss suffered in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
The Insurance Commission (IC) wants to remove variable insurance products from the list of mutual fund schemes to avoid increasing costs for consumers and defeating the goal of financial inclusion for all Filipinos. Sec. Dominguez and Comm. Funa In a letter to Finance Secretary and Capital Market...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the growing roster of real estate investment trust (REIT) offerings will propel the growth of the Philippines’ property sector beyond the pandemic, serving as one catalyst for the country's quick and strong recovery. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G....
A Real Estate Investment Trust or REIT is not something new but its significance became more pronounced as real estate companies began to ramp up their REIT portfolio or began to offer this among their products. For those who are not deep into the real estate industry but want to find new...
