Institutional stock brokerage Philippine Equity Partners Inc. (PEP), which has a consistently enviable ranking among independent and locally owned brokerage houses, emerged as the top broker in the local stock market in 2022, based on value turnover. Recall that in 2016, Lorenzo Andres “Randy” Roxas bought into the brokerage house after bowing out as chair and president of Maybank ATR Kim Eng Securities. PEP itself was formed in 2001 following the management buyout of shares in the Philippine unit of Merrill Lynch. To date, PEP still handle ...
Telecommunication companies are preparing to roll out their respective SIM registration portals in the coming weeks while new SIM cards will be sold in “deactivated mode”, as the mandatory rules on registration take effect on Dec. 27 this year. The National Telecommunications Commission on Monday issued the implementing rules for the SIM Registration Act. The rules require all mobile subscribers to enrol their SIM cards within 180 days or six months from the effectivity of the act or face au...
MANILA -The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) is keen on eliminating unreliable and noncompliant suppliers to improve the procurement of agri-fishery machinery and infrastructure. In a statement, PCAF said stakeholders agreed that blacklisting should not be automatically revoked upon completion of the ban period for the errant supplier or constructor. It also said suppliers whose certificates of accreditation had been suspended or revoked and those who had been blacklisted by the Government Procurement Policy Board should ...
MANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will proceed with blocking the website of cryptocurrency giant Binance, saying that it posed a threat to the security of the funds of Filipinos. The corporate watchdog on Monday said its Commission En Banc approved on March 12 the filing of a formal request with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for assistance in blocking Binance’s website and other web pages it used. “The SEC has identified the aforementioned platform and concluded that the public’s conti ...
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Pru Life UK, one of the leading life insurers in the country, launched a new investment option that would allow customers to invest in a global technology fund managed by ATRAM Trust Corporation. ; The PRULink Global Tech Navigator Fund is a peso-denominated fund which would allow consumers to access ATRAM Global Technology Feeder Fund of ATRAM Trust Corporation. ; ATRAM’s fund is set to invest in a major global technology fund managed by Fidelity International. ; READ: Pru Life UK picks insurance veteran as new CEO
MANILA, Philippines — The government has ordered internet providers to block local access to websites associated with the peer-to-peer sharing brand YTS, a move that will cut access to 11 of its online portals where movies can be downloaded for free. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a memorandum on May 16 directing internet service providers to immediately block the said websites. The NTC issued the order in response to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines’ (IPOPHL) site-blocking request against those d ...