The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to overhaul the stock exchange 's leadership, proposing strict term limits that would unseat several long-serving power players in the local brokerage community. Under draft SEC rules released for public comment, broker directors would be...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released new rules on sukuk issuances in the Philippines to support the continued development of the country’s Islamic capital market and further expand the range of Shari’ah-compliant investment opportunities. On Feb. 25, the SEC issued...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered Digido Finance Corp. to permanently stop its financing activities after finding that the firm continued operations despite the revocation of its corporate registration and secondary license last year. In a Feb. 18 order, the SEC’s Financing and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to lift the nearly four-year-old moratorium on online lending licenses by April, a move aimed at boosting competition and lowering borrowing costs in the country’s burgeoning digital finance sector. SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo announced the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved debt-raising plans for Rockwell Land Corp. and Haus Talk Inc. totaling ₱22 billion, as the developers look to lock in funding for residential and commercial expansion. Rockwell Land, the high-end property arm of the Lopez family, received the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued the final version of its tiered minimum public ownership (MPO) requirement for initial public offerings (IPOs), a move expected to entice major corporations such as GCash and Maya to list their shares locally rather than seek overseas bourses....
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for the shift from framework development to active implementation of regional sustainability goals as it assumes its role as the 2026 Chair of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF). During a joint meeting of the ACMF and the Working...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Philippines hosted the first in-person meeting this year of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Taxonomy Board (ATB) as part of its strong commitment to advancing the growth of sustainable investments in the region. Last January 223, the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new procedural rules aimed at speeding up the resolution of cases, streamlining administrative and adjudicative processes, and providing greater clarity and predictability for stakeholders. The commission issued SEC Memorandum Circular (MC)...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a comprehensive compliance checklist for one-person corporations (OPCs) to ensure that they stay up to date with their reportorial requirements. The commission on Feb. 16 issued SEC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 10, series of 2026, providing...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced this year’s schedule for submission of corporations’ annual financial statements (AFS) and general information sheets (GIS). The SEC on Feb. 11 issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 9, series of 2026, which provides the schedule for the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Umeta Credit Lending Corp. to stop its unauthorized operation of unrecorded online lending platforms (OLPs)—FinLedger-Smart Ledger, Cash Twig, Meta Cash, and MorePautang-Loan Hub—and for engaging in unfair debt collection practices. In a...
