Tag : philippines

The recent falls in Asean stock markets have created a tremendous buying opportunity, says investment director Abdul Jalil Rasheed, but further falls could be coming.

The Philippines is set to finalise rules for locally listed exchange-traded funds soon, and industry players are hoping for domestic and foreign investor buy-in.

Liquidnet founder Seth Merrin says exchanges are upgrading systems to cater to high-frequency traders amid slow markets, raising the risk of glitches and potentially alienating some players.

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 platform.

Europe’s biggest pension asset manager has bought a stake in Manila-based Century Properties, continuing its Asean focus on Indonesia and the Philippines.

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 funding.

The Philippines Infrastructure Development Fund has ambitious plans to pay for improvements to the country’s ramshackle roads, railways and water networks.

The exchange has signed an agreement with Thomson Reuters to help its smaller listed companies improve their exposure to investors.