Loan growth to put pressure on banks’ capital
ROBUST LOAN growth drove profits of Philippine banks higher in 2017, although this puts pressure on the lenders’ capitalization, Moody’s Investors Service said.
“Net profit...
Philippine National Bank to raise $1 billion via medium-term note program
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL Bank (PNB) is looking to raise $1 billion in fresh funds through a euro-denominated medium-term note program, it announced on Thursday.
In a...
Thrift banks post higher NPLs in January
SOURED DEBTS held by thrift banks climbed in January to outstrip the growth in total lending, central bank data showed, just as consumer credit...
Tech businesses powering Asia-Pacific growth
By J. Albert Gamboa
London’s venerable Financial Times (FT) recently released its first-ever “FT 1000 High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific” list -- with 26 Filipino firms making the grade, all...
Peso ends flat versus dollar
THE PESO closed flat against the dollar following the faster March inflation print.
The local currency ended yesterday’s session at P52.115 versus the dollar, almost...
BSP’s term deposit offer met with strong demand
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
DEMAND FOR term deposits recovered yesterday following last week’s holiday slowdown, although market preference for shorter tenors drove a...
UnionBank sees recovery in car loans by year’s end
UNIONBANK of the Philippines (UnionBank) said its car loan growth will pick up by the end of the year after the government implemented the...
Deutsche proposes Thain for board seat
DEUTSCHE BANK AG proposed former Merrill Lynch chief John Thain to its supervisory board as part of a wider reshuffle of the body that...
Peso extends decline vs dollar
THE PESO weakened slightly against the dollar following the new tariffs imposed by China against the US.
The local currency ended at P52.12 against the...
Gov’t raises P10B from three-year bonds
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
THE GOVERNMENT raised P10 billion worth of reissued three-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) yesterday as yields saw a minimal rise...
BPI Family sees strong loan growth despite higher prices due to TRAIN
By Karl Angelo N. Vidal
The thrift lending arm of listed Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is bullish on its loan growth despite the...
Boom in Asia cryptocurrency arbitrage fizzles amid profits
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE -- When China closed its local cryptocurrency exchanges late last year, an underground ecosystem of bitcoin “mules” and peer-to-peer platforms sprung up to...