Sewing tapped to steer Deutsche Bank through chaos

THE ERA of investment bankers calling the shots at Deutsche Bank appears to be over. Christian Sewing -- a three-decade veteran of the Frankfurt-based lender...

Peso to climb on weak US data

THE PESO is seen to strengthen against the dollar in the first few days of the week due to lukewarm US labor data and...

Gov’t securities to fetch mixed rates on Fed bets

YIELDS ON government securities on offer this week will likely end mixed amid concerns on US Federal Reserve rate hike. The Bureau of the Treasury...

Yields on gov’t papers flat amid increase in auctions

By Jochebed B. Gonzales Senior Researcher YIELDS ended flat on thin trading amid an increased supply of securities as the national government began conducting twice-a-week auctions...

BSP processing applications from 29 cryptocurrency exchange firms

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter THE CENTRAL BANK is evaluating more applications from virtual currency (VC) exchanges looking to operate in the Philippines, at...

Deutsche Bank to review CEO future amid clamor

DEUTSCHE BANK AG plans to clarify Chief Executive Officer John Cryan’s future Sunday as Chairman Paul Achleitner faces pressure from some key shareholders to...

Powell, Williams see more Fed hikes despite US-China dispute

FEDERAL RESERVE Chairman Jerome Powell backed further gradual interest-rate increases amid strong US economic momentum, in remarks that avoided the turbulent US stock market...

AUB to aggressively sign up WeChat Pay merchants during Boracay closure

THE impending closure of Boracay is viewed as an opportunity for WeChat Pay to sign up merchants eager to recoup lost revenue when the...

Peso rises ahead of long weekend amid pickup in dollar sales

THE peso strengthened against the dollar on Friday ahead of the long weekend. The currency ended yesterday’s session at P52.02 against the dollar, strengthening from...

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...