banking

BSP enables banks to freeze funds

Banks and financial institutions that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) supervises may now temporarily…

BSP okays CityState share sale

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved a Hong Kong-listed firm’s P735.9-million acquisition of…

BIZ BUZZ: Amatong joins ICCP

Ephyro Luis Amatong, formerly a commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has added…

BPI nears P1 trillion in booked ‘green’ loans

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) may see P1 trillion in sustainability-linked loan issuances earlier…

BIZ BUZZ: Landbank, DBP ‘Cha-cha’ on hold

The much-talked-about Charter changes—or “Cha-cha,” as many like to call it—for the Land Bank of…

BSP orders stricter client due diligence 

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) wants banks and financial companies to incorporate news reports…

Landbank remits record-high P33-B cash dividend to gov’t

Land Bank of the Philippines has declared a record-high cash dividend of P33.53 billion to…

BPI cuts offer period for hit ‘green’ bond offer

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has shortened the offer period for its P5-billion sustainability-linked…

Bangko Sentral to tighten trust industry supervision

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) wants trust companies to meet supplemental data requirement (SDR)…

BPI offers 1.5-year sustainability bonds at 5.85% 

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has priced its sustainability-linked bond issuance at 5.85 percent…