banking

BIZ BUZZ: BPI Capital on a roll—again

Looks like dealmakers are having a moment.  Investment banking arm BPI Capital Corp. walked away…

Security Bank Q1 profit up 6% to P2.7B

Security Bank Corp. posted a net income of P2.7 billion in the first quarter of…

Bank loans grow faster despite MidEast shock

Philippine bank lending rose at its fastest pace in seven months in March as the…

BIZ BUZZ: Passing the deal book at BDO

One of the country’s busiest dealmakers appears to be sketching out the next chapter of…

BSP again holds off new FX reporting portal

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) again deferred the full implementation of a new reporting…

Higher provisions drag down PSBank earnings

Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) saw its net income drop by 21.3 percent to P944 million…

Banks to weather Iran shocks–BSP

The Philippine banking system has limited direct exposure to the conflict in the Middle East,…

PNB Holdings’ IPO in limbo

LT Group Inc. (LTG) may push back the planned listing of the real estate arm…

BSP seen weighing off-cycle rate hike 

A surprise half-point rate hike outside the usual policy schedule of the Bangko Sentral ng…

Metrobank booked P12.6-B first quarter income

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) grew its net income in the first quarter by…