BPI-Philam banks on rising population, incomes to drive 2017 premium growth
BPI-PHILAM Assurance Corp. (BPI-Philam) is looking to ride on the country’s expanding consumer and middle class market and the growing population to drive its...
Yuan set for longest run since 2015 on GDP
THE onshore yuan rose for the sixth day in a row, the longest run of gains since 2015, boosted by a stronger central bank...
T-bills likely to fetch higher rates
TREASURY BILLS (T-bills) on offer today are expected to fetch higher yields across the board, tracking the direction of US Treasuries and offshore oil...
Yields mixed after Yellen
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YIELDS on government securities (GS) ended mixed last week following dovish comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen and upbeat data...
Peso may rebound after weak US reports
THE PESO may gain against the dollar this week after US inflation came out weaker than expected and hawkish bets on the European Central...
Banks told to ‘keep pace’ with fintech
BANKS and similar firms must “keep pace” with emerging financial technology (fintech) in the face of rising competition, the country’s central bank chief said,...
Bangko Sentral expands allowed investments for trust firms’ funds
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter
TRUST FIRMS will soon be allowed to invest pooled funds in more instruments under new rules released by...
Bank of Commerce net income up 85% in 2016
THE Bank of Commerce (BanCom) saw its bottom line soar by more than half last year primarily driven by its robust core businesses, with...
Peso barely changed as Fed chair turns dovish’
THE PESO closed nearly flat versus the greenback on Thursday amid muted trading among market players after US Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen’s...
Rise of Generation Z
FINEX Folio -- By Reynaldo C. Lugtu, Jr.
While watching my 19-year-old daughter at home with her friends playing some arcane group games, while checking...
Bangko Sentral expands allowed investments for trust firms’ funds
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez,Senior Reporter
TRUST FIRMS will soon be allowed to invest pooled funds in more instruments under new rules released by the...
Bank of Commerce net income up 85% in 2016
THE Bank of Commerce (BanCom) saw its bottom line soar by more than half last year primarily driven by its robust core businesses, with...