Yields on gov’t securities go down at 2017’s close
YIELDS on government securities (GS) traded in the secondary market went down almost across the board last week as market players preferred to stay...
Powell says Fed needs to manage against risk that tariff inflation proves persistent
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s tariff plans may well just cause a one-time jump in prices, but the risk it could cause more persistent...
BSP’s green investments may reach $1B by 2023
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) investment in green bonds could reach $1 billion in the next two years as it continues to move towards sustainability, BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said.
Fed’s Bowman open to cutting rates at July policy meeting
NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, recently tapped by President Trump as the U.S. central bank’s top bank overseer,...
Global Crypto Hub starts operations
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez,
Senior Reporter
BANGKOK-BASED Global Crypto Hub has started operations in the Philippines, with plans to dangle an initial coin offering (ICO)...
Peso tumbles to three-week low as tariff worries drag sentiment
THE PESO sank to a three-week low against the dollar on Wednesday as the market remained worried over the potential economic impact of the...
Rates of T-bills seen declining further
RATES OF Treasury bills (T-bills) on offer this week will likely ease further on robust liquidity as investors put their idle funds to work via the short-term government papers.
S&P sees slower credit loss for Philippine banks
S&P GLOBAL RATINGS has forecast credit loss for banks in the Philippines to decline in 2023 due to a positive outlook on the country’s...
Coronavirus fears push gov’t debt yields up as bondholders prefer cash
YIELDS ON government securities (GS) rose almost across-the-board last week as market players sold off their bonds due to the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country.
Rates of T-bills, T-bonds to rise as gov’t cuts GDP goal
RATES of government securities on offer this week will likely increase after economic managers trimmed the country’s growth outlook and as investors await the Treasury’s September borrowing plan.
Principles for positive impact finance
By Benel D. Lagua
As former Chief Development Officer at the Development Bank of the Philippines, this writer had the privilege of representing the bank, and the country, at the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiatives or UNEP-FI.
BDO AUMs hit P1 trillion at end-Sept.
BDO UNIBANK, Inc. (BDO) saw its assets under management (AUM) grow to P1 trillion as of September on the back of strong demand for its unit investment trust fund (UITF) products amid the coronavirus pandemic.