Philippines
The CEO of the Philippine Stock Exchange says the bourse is working closely with the securities regulator and seeing significant progress on various market developments.
The $7 billion Social Security System is posting strong returns on its portfolio and is also mulling Reits and infrastructure assets, but has no plans to invest offshore as yet.
Proposals to improve corporate governance standards in the country should go further, says the new head of the Manila-based Institute of Corporate Directors.
The bank launches a high-dividend sub-set of the MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Index and the MSCI Philippines Investable Market Index to tap institutional investors.
Retail funds look set to provide faster asset growth than institutional business, says the head of Manila-based BPI Asset Management, which is about to launch a funds trading ...
Europe’s biggest pension asset manager has bought a stake in Manila-based Century Properties, continuing its Asean focus on Indonesia and the Philippines.
Bank of the Philippine Islands says ING IM’s equity management capability and investment performance were compelling reasons behind its recent purchase.
Roads, rail and airports are the initial priorities for the Philippines' government’s offerings to infrastructure investors, but questions remain about who will provide ...
The Philippines Infrastructure Development Fund has ambitious plans to pay for improvements to the country’s ramshackle roads, railways and water networks.
Benigno Aquino outlines plans to expand airport capacity and to further liberalise the civil aviation industry in a keynote address at the Philippines Infrastructure 2010 ...
The exchange has signed an agreement with Thomson Reuters to help its smaller listed companies improve their exposure to investors.
Big banks managing bond funds are the rule. New entrants, new products and a new pension system have the potential to galvanise this sleepy industry.
New rules on real estate investment trusts (Reits) in the Philippines mandate the securities regulator to oversee both Reit managers and their underlying property managers.
Theresa Marcial Javier expects the Philippine fund house's AUM to grow by 10-15% annually in the next two years.
Michael Ferrer, who left ING Investment Management in Hong Kong at the start of the year, will lead a new asset management venture in the Philippines.